IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Foidel
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990CO083002
  • User Pedon ID: 90CO083002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0994
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62927
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 37.4802780
  • Std. Longitude: -108.1886139
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 37N
  • Range: 12W
  • Section: 9
  • Location Description: Montezuma County, Colorado.
  • Map Unit: 355—Flygare-Foidel complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO083—Montezuma
  • MLRA: 48A—Southern Rocky Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CO672—Animas-Dolores Area, Colorado, Parts of Archuleta, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma, San Juan, and San Miguel Counties

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive Pachic Palecryolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Foidel
  • PSC - 33 to 108 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Foidel
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Cryic Pachic Paleboroll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1990
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: colluvium derived from mixed
  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1990 (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

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    2865

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    225

    76

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    Oe—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06047. organic mat of leaves and roots
    A1—8 to 33 centimeters (3.1 to 13.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; loam; weak fine granular structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06048. few coarse roots; many fine roots
    A2—33 to 79 centimeters (13.0 to 31.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; loam; moderate coarse granular structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 1 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 90P06049. few coarse roots; many fine roots
    E—79 to 112 centimeters (31.1 to 44.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06050. few coarse roots; common fine roots
    E/Bt—112 to 135 centimeters (44.1 to 53.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), dry; sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and angular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 37 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06051. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots
    Bt1—135 to 160 centimeters (53.1 to 63.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), dry; clay loam; strong medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 55 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06052. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots
    Bt2—160 to 181 centimeters (63.0 to 71.3 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), dry; clay loam; strong medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 55 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 90P06053. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots