IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Blimo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989NV007002
  • User Pedon ID: 89NV007002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 89P0567
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61669
  • 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: 40.6236115
  • Std. Longitude: -115.1324997
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Elko County. 3C Road, East-Central Ruby Valley S of Highway.
  • State: Nevada
  • County: NV007—Elko

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Blimo
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Durixerollic Camborthids
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/1989
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/1/1989 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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

    3

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    1859

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    270

    20

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    8

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    A1—0 to 6 centimeters (0.0 to 2.4 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; silt loam; moderate medium and coarse prismatic structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 fine vesicular and 2.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P03115. few medium roots; common very fine and fine roots
    A2—6 to 17 centimeters (2.4 to 6.7 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; silt loam; strong very fine platy structure; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P03116. few medium and coarse roots; common very fine and fine roots
    Bw—17 to 32 centimeters (6.7 to 12.6 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; silt loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 2.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P03117. bottom 4" of horizon has > accumulation of lime; noneffervescent in pockets; common very fine and fine roots; common medium roots
    Bq1—32 to 42 centimeters (12.6 to 16.5 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; gravelly sandy loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; violent effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P03118. frags lime coated on bottoms; few m and co lime masses and durinodes; 50% 1/2" to 1" diameter; few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    Bq2—42 to 82 centimeters (16.5 to 32.3 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; gravelly sandy loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; violent effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P03119. hard and firm and brittle common fine lime filaments; few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    2Ck1—82 to 112 centimeters (32.3 to 44.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; gravelly loamy sand; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P03120. 3 to 4" lens of grx-fs gravels dominantly well rounded 2-5mm; frags weakly lime and silica coated on undersides; few fine, medium, and coarse lime nodules and durinodes (<5%); few medium roots; common very fine and fine roots
    3Ck2—112 to 180 centimeters (44.1 to 70.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist; extremely gravelly fine sand; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 fine and medium interstitial pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 89P03121. lime and silica coatings on undersides of well rounded frags (old gravel beach bar); very weakly cemented - few soft and hard lime masses in some parts partially stratified beach plain/bar