IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Rombo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990NM039003
  • User Pedon ID: 90NM039003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0213
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63260
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 36.6766663
  • Std. Longitude: -106.7483368
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM039—Rio Arriba

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Rombo
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed Typic Ustochrepts
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1990 (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
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    2179

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    43

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    6

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    A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; loam; weak thin platy, and weak very fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01309. common very fine and fine roots
    Bw1—5 to 25 centimeters (2.0 to 9.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 0.5 very fine pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01310. few coarse roots; many very fine and fine roots
    Bw2—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, extremely firm*, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 0.5 very fine pores; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01311. few coarse roots; common very fine and fine roots
    Bw3—43 to 66 centimeters (16.9 to 26.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, extremely firm*, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 0.5 very fine pores; fragments; strong effervescence; clear smooth boundary. few medium roots; common very fine and fine roots; few fine distinct 10YR56 mottles
    Bk—66 to 76 centimeters (26.0 to 29.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; clay loam; 11 percent yellow (10YR 8/6) fine distinct mottles; very hard, extremely firm*, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 0.5 very fine pores; fragments; strong effervescence; clear smooth boundary. few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots; common fine distinct 10YR86 mottles
    2Cr1—76 to 109 centimeters (29.9 to 42.9 inches); fragments. soft layered weathered shale
    2Cr2—109 to 112 centimeters (42.9 to 44.1 inches); yellow (10YR 7/6) mottles; fragments. soft layered weathered shale
    2Cr3—112 to 152 centimeters (44.1 to 59.8 inches); fragments. soft layered weathered shale