IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Palmarejo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989PR079002
  • User Pedon ID: 89PR079002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 89P0398
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61502
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 18.0383339
  • Std. Longitude: -67.0899963
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Lajas Municipal P.R.; Lajas s.s. sheet #2; 0.7 mi W on Hwy 306 from jct with Hwy 101; 0.4 mi N and E on municipal road; 0.15 mi N and W on unimproved road and 200 feet N in pineapple field
  • State: Puerto Rico
  • County: PR079—Lajas
  • MLRA: 273—Semiarid Coastal Plains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Williams, C. Santiago, Torres Maas
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Palmarejo
  • PSC - 71 to 122 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/3/2003
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Palmarejo
  • Taxonomic Class - Clayey, mixed, isohyperthermic Epiaquic Haplustult
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/1989
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/1/1989 (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

    umbric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—46

    46—130

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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

    3

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    52

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    180

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    5097

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    Ap1—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches);, very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, bromcresol green; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P02211. common fine roots throughout
    Ap2—25 to 46 centimeters (9.8 to 18.1 inches);, very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, bromcresol green; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P02212. common fine roots throughout
    Bt1—46 to 71 centimeters (18.1 to 28.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist; clay; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 fine roots throughout; fine and medium pores; distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) clay films on all faces of peds and distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, bromcresol green; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P02213. common fine roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 224047; continuous - phpvsfiid 224048; continuous - phpvsfiid 224047; continuous - phpvsfiid 224048
    Bt2—71 to 104 centimeters (28.0 to 40.9 inches);, reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8), moist; clay; 11 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium and coarse prismatic, and moderate coarse blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 fine roots throughout; fine and medium pores; distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and distinct , moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, bromcresol green; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P02214. common fine roots throughout; common medium distinct 2.5YR48 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 224049; continuous - phpvsfiid 224050; continuous - phpvsfiid 224049; continuous - phpvsfiid 224050
    Bt3—104 to 117 centimeters (40.9 to 46.1 inches);, strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist; clay; 1 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium and coarse prismatic, and moderate coarse blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 fine roots throughout; fine and medium pores; distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, bromcresol green; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P02215. common fine roots throughout; few medium distinct 2.5YR48 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 224051; continuous - phpvsfiid 224052; continuous - phpvsfiid 224051; continuous - phpvsfiid 224052
    Bt4—117 to 130 centimeters (46.1 to 51.2 inches);, strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist; clay; 1 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium and coarse prismatic, and moderate coarse blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 fine roots throughout; fine and medium pores; distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, bromcresol green; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P02216. common fine roots throughout; few medium distinct 2.5YR46 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 224053; continuous - phpvsfiid 224053
    BC—130 to 178 centimeters (51.2 to 70.1 inches);, strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist; clay loam; 1 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) fine distinct and 11 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; fine and medium pores; distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, bromcresol green. Lab sample # 89P02217. few fine roots throughout; few fine distinct 2.5YR48 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR64 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 224054; patchy - phpvsfiid 224054
    C—178 to 234 centimeters (70.1 to 92.1 inches);, reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8), moist; gravelly sandy clay loam; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, bromcresol green. Lab sample # 89P02218