IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ciales
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1988PR119001
  • User Pedon ID: 88PR119001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0369
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60487
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location In Web Soil Survey
  • AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.
  • Location in SoilWeb
  • Location in Google Maps
  • Std. Latitude: 18.2938881
  • Std. Longitude: -65.7947235
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Puerto Rico, Rio Grande Municipio, Jct. HWY 191 & 990 at km 130 2000 feet SW of HWY 191 on Trade Winds Trail.
  • State: Puerto Rico
  • County: PR119—Rio Grande
  • MLRA: 270—Humid Mountains and Valleys
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PR700—El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Williams and L. Huffaker
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ciales
  • PSC - 23 to 73 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ciales
  • Taxonomic Class - Clayey, mixed, isothermic Aeric Umbraquult
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/1988
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Geomorphic Component Hills: nose slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/1/1988 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    histic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    spodic horizon

    0—23

    23—110

    110—143

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    Setting and Climate
    Slope Slope Length USLE Upslope Length Elev. Corr. Elev Aspect MAP REAP FFD MAAT MSAT MWAT MAST MSST MWST MFFP PE Index Climate Station ID Climate Station Name Climate Station Type
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    20

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    785

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    45

    381

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    1Oa—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) interior mucky loam; 12 percent clay; 1 percent dark red (10R 3/6) fine faint mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 medium roots and 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01877. Common large earthworm holes filled with dark material (7.5YR 2/0). (5YR 5/8) surrounding large worm holes.; many medium roots; many fine roots throughout; few fine faint 10R36 mottles
    1Btg1—23 to 40 centimeters (9.1 to 15.7 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior clay; 46 percent clay; 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01878. Common large wormholes filled with (7.5YR 2/0).; few mica flakes concentrations; common clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; common medium roots; common fine roots throughout; common medium distinct 2.5Y54 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 222975; continuous - phpvsfiid 222975
    1Btg2—40 to 64 centimeters (15.7 to 25.2 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior clay; 50 percent clay; 1 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) fine distinct and 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) medium distinct and 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese masses; 1 percent mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01879. Few large wormholes filled with (7.5YR 2/0). Few quartz grains.; common fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few mica flakes concentrations; common clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; common fine roots throughout; common medium distinct 2.5Y54 mottles; common medium distinct 5YR58 mottles; few fine distinct 2.5YR46 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 222976; continuous - phpvsfiid 222976
    1Bt—64 to 91 centimeters (25.2 to 35.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior clay loam; 33 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P01880. 5-10% highly weathered parent material.; few fine roots
    1Bw—91 to 110 centimeters (35.8 to 43.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior loam; 18 percent clay; 1 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 11 percent mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P01881. common mica flakes concentrations; few fine roots; few medium distinct 2.5YR46 mottles
    1Bw—110 to 143 centimeters (43.3 to 56.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior loam; 16 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout; 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01886. few medium roots throughout
    1Bh&Bw—110 to 143 centimeters (43.3 to 56.3 inches); loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; 30 percent mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01882. many mica flakes concentrations
    1Bh—110 to 143 centimeters (43.3 to 56.3 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior loam; 12 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout; 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01885. few medium roots throughout
    1CRED—143 to 185 centimeters (56.3 to 72.8 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) interior loam; 14 percent clay; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified. Lab sample # 88P01884. few fine roots throughout
    1CYELL—143 to 185 centimeters (56.3 to 72.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior sandy loam; 8 percent clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P01883. few medium roots throughout; few fine distinct 7.5YR58 mottles