IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Calemore
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 91CO628000
  • User Pedon ID: 91CO628000
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 91CO628000
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Pedon # - 94P0015
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66205
  • Print Date: 11/13/2024

    • 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: 37.1242222
  • Std. Longitude: -103.8683611
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 33 S.
  • Range: 57 W.
  • Section: 36
  • PLSS Details: 2200 feet north and 100 feet east of SW corner
  • Map Unit: CpB—Calemore silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO071—Las Animas
  • MLRA: 67B—Central High Plains, Southern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CO628—Las Animas County Area, Colorado, Parts of Huerfano and Las Animas Counties
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37103-A7—Branson SE, Colorado

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: LAN
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aridic Argiustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 574
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Calemore
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aridic Argiustolls
  • PSC - 30 to 86 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/9/1991
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess derived from noncalcareous sandstone
  • Landscape: plains
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Position: on a slope
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Bedrock: sandstone, noncalcareous
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/9/1991 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 1-100
  • Plant Association Name: Loamy
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    AB

    Bt1

    Bt2

    Btk

    Bk1

    Bk2

    Bk3

    15

    23

    30

    61

    86

    130

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    AB

    Bt1

    Bt2

    Btk

    Bk1

    Bk2

    Bk3

    15

    23

    30

    61

    86

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    AB

    Bt1

    Bt2

    Btk

    Bk1

    Bk2

    Bk3

    15

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    61

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    Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    BOGR2

    GUSA2

    PASM

    Bouteloua gracilis

    Gutierrezia sarothrae

    Pascopyrum smithii

    blue grama

    broom snakeweed

    western wheatgrass

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—30

    30—86

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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

    2

    91

    61

    1783

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    381

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    11.1

    21.7

    1.1

    8.9

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    0898

    BRANSON

    TAPS
    A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; silt loam; 22 percent clay; moderate fine granular structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 11.0 very fine roots throughout; 1.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; 7.4000001 Bromthymol blue; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in trench
    AB—15 to 23 centimeters (5.9 to 9.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; silt loam; 24 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 10.0 very fine roots throughout; 1.0 fine interstitial and 5.0 fine discontinuous tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described;
    Bt1—23 to 30 centimeters (9.1 to 11.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; silty clay loam; 32 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 8.0 very fine roots throughout; 5.0 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 38 percent distinct , moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 110667; continuous - phpvsfiid 110667
    Bt2—30 to 61 centimeters (11.8 to 24.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; silty clay loam; 35 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine to medium interstitial and tubular pores; 40 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, noncalcareous fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 110668; continuous - phpvsfiid 110668
    Btk—61 to 86 centimeters (24.0 to 33.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; silty clay loam; 31 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 25.0 very fine to medium interstitial and tubular pores; 30 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent medium spherical lime masses throughout; 1 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, noncalcareous fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary.; dry when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 110669; continuous - phpvsfiid 110669
    Bk1—86 to 130 centimeters (33.9 to 51.2 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; silty clay loam; 35 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 5.0 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 1 percent medium spherical lime masses throughout; 2 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, noncalcareous fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary.; dry when described;
    Bk2—130 to 170 centimeters (51.2 to 66.9 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; silt loam; 24 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 25.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 1 percent fine spherical lime masses throughout; 2 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, noncalcareous fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary.; dry when described;
    Bk3—170 to 216 centimeters (66.9 to 85.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; 29 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent medium threadlike lime masses throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog.; dry when described;