IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Tellura
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991CO037001
  • User Pedon ID: 91CO037001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1991CO037001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P1039
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64076
  • 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: 39.7652779
  • Std. Longitude: -106.6169434
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 3S
  • Range: 82W
  • Section: 30
  • PLSS Details: SW 1/4, NE 1/4
  • Location Description: Eagle County, CO.
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO037—Eagle

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Tellura
  • Taxonomic Class - Clayey-skeletal, montmorillonitic Argic Cryoborolls
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1991
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1991 (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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ARTR

    Arisaema triphyllum

    Jack in the pulpit

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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

    30

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    2530

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    225

    46

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    A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) exterior and brown (10YR 4/3) exterior and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) crushed cobbly loam; 30 percent sand; 18 percent clay; weak very fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and 5.5 fine interstitial pores; 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06755. mollic diagnostic horizon; few medium roots; many very fine and fine roots
    A2—5 to 20 centimeters (2.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior and brown (10YR 4/3) exterior and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed cobbly silt loam; 20 percent sand; 18 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and 5.5 fine interstitial pores; 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06756. few medium roots; many very fine and fine roots
    ABt—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) exterior and brown (10YR 4/3) exterior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) crushed very cobbly clay loam; 25 percent sand; 28 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate very fine angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine and 2.5 fine pores; 55 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 91P06757. argillic diagnostic horizon; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine and medium roots; common very fine roots
    Bt1—36 to 46 centimeters (14.2 to 18.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) exterior and brown (7.5YR 5/4) exterior and dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) crushed very cobbly clay loam; 25 percent sand; 38 percent clay; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine pores; 55 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06758. argillic diagnostic horizon; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine and medium roots; common very fine roots
    Bt2—46 to 66 centimeters (18.1 to 26.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) exterior and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) crushed very cobbly clay; 20 percent sand; 42 percent clay; strong coarse prismatic, and moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine pores; 55 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06759. argillic diagnostic horizon; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; common very fine roots
    Bt3—66 to 89 centimeters (26.0 to 35.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed extremely cobbly clay; 20 percent sand; 45 percent clay; massive, and moderate medium subangular blocky; extremely hard, firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine pores; 55 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P06760. argillic diagnostic horizon; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine and fine roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227576; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227576
    Bt4—89 to 112 centimeters (35.0 to 44.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed very cobbly clay loam; 55 percent sand; 38 percent clay; massive, and moderate medium subangular blocky; extremely hard, firm, very sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine pores; 37 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P06761. argillic diagnostic horizon; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227577; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227577
    BC—112 to 132 centimeters (44.1 to 52.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) exterior and very pale brown (10YR 7/3) exterior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) crushed very gravelly sandy clay loam; 45 percent sand; 28 percent clay; massive, and moderate fine subangular blocky; extremely hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine pores; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P06762. argillic diagnostic horizon; few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few medium roots
    C—132 to 155 centimeters (52.0 to 61.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior and very pale brown (10YR 7/4) exterior very gravelly sandy clay loam; 45 percent sand; 20 percent clay; massive; extremely hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 15 percent distinct , moist, iron stains; 11 percent fine carbonate masses; 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 4 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 38 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 91P06763. carbonate giving smoother feel; common fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few iron stains surface features