IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Parcelas
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1988PR151001
  • User Pedon ID: 88PR151001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0367
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60485
  • Print Date: 1/30/2025

    • 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: 18.0452785
  • Std. Longitude: -65.8750000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Puerto Rico, Yabuco Municipio, .5 mi E of junction HWY 3 & 901 on HWY 901 100 feet S in cropland.
  • State: Puerto Rico
  • County: PR151—Yabucoa
  • MLRA: 272—Humid Coastal Plains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Williams and G. Acevedo
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, superactive, isohyperthermic Vertic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Parcelas
  • Classificaton Date - 9/29/2021
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Parcelas
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed Vertic Hapludalfs
  • PSC - 20 to 70 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/1988
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain valleys or canyons
  • Landform: terrace—outwash or marine
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • 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 - crop cover
  • 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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—20

    20—170

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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

    4

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    16

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    0

    203

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    1A—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior clay; 42 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 fine roots throughout; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, phenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P01863; moist when described;. many fine roots throughout
    1Bt1—20 to 39 centimeters (7.9 to 15.4 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior clay; 55 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, phenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01864; moist when described;. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1923485; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1923485
    1Bt2—39 to 61 centimeters (15.4 to 24.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior clay; 55 percent clay; moderate medium angular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 37 percent distinct , moist, pressure faces; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, phenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01865; moist when described;. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common pressure faces surface features; few fine roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 1923487; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1923486; patchy - phpvsfiid 1923487; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1923486
    1Bt3—61 to 107 centimeters (24.0 to 42.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior clay; 55 percent clay; moderate coarse angular blocky, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 37 percent distinct , moist, pressure faces; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, phenol red; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01866; moist when described;. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common pressure faces surface features; few fine roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 1923489; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1923488; patchy - phpvsfiid 1923489; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1923488
    1Bt4—107 to 135 centimeters (42.1 to 53.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior clay; 55 percent clay; moderate medium angular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 37 percent distinct , moist, pressure faces and 37 percent , moist, slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, phenol red; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01867; moist when described;. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common pressure faces surface features; common intersecting slickensides surface features; few fine roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 1923491; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1923490; patchy - phpvsfiid 1923491; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1923490
    1Bt5—135 to 170 centimeters (53.1 to 66.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior clay; 43 percent clay; moderate coarse angular blocky, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent , moist, slickensides (pedogenic) and 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 37 percent distinct , moist, pressure faces; 11 percent fine platy iron-manganese masses; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, phenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01868; moist when described;. common fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common pressure faces surface features; few intersecting slickensides surface features; few fine roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 1923494; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1923493; patchy - phpvsfiid 1923494; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1923493
    2Bk—170 to 204 centimeters (66.9 to 80.3 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior clay loam; 34 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 11 percent medium platy iron-manganese masses; 11 percent medium spherical carbonate masses; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, phenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01869; moist when described;. common medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1923496; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1923496
    2Bw—204 to 225 centimeters (80.3 to 88.6 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior sandy clay loam; 26 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent mica flakes, unspecified and 1 percent fine spherical carbonate masses; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, phenol red. Lab sample # 88P01870; dry when described;. few fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common mica flakes concentrations