IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Susannaberg
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991VI020007
  • User Pedon ID: 91VI020007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P1195
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64231
  • Print Date: 4/23/2025

    • 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: 18.3527775
  • Std. Longitude: -64.7583313
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Cinnamon Bay watershed, St. John, USVI; 110 feet upslope from jeep trail
  • State: Virgin Islands
  • MLRA: 27—Fallon-Lovelock Area
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: VI690—Virgin Islands of the United States

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JD,GA,HM,JBA
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Clayey, vermiculitic, isohyperthermic, shallow Typic Haplustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Susannaberg
  • PSC - 9 to 45 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Descalabrado
  • Taxonomic Class - Clayey, mixed, isohyperthermic, shallow Typic Argi
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/9/1991
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountainside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/9/1991 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • 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

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    paralithic contact

    0—114

    23—114

    114—114

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    —-

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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

    45

    610

    381

    98

    —

    18

    1168

    —

    —

    26.1

    27.2

    25

    26.1

    27.2

    25

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    —

    —

    —

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    Oi—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; 5.0 medium roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; fragments.; moist when described;
    A—1 to 10 centimeters (0.4 to 3.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.0 medium roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 10.0 fine and medium void between rock fragments pores; 20 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese masses; 10 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, fine crystal fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07965; moist when described;
    Bt1—10 to 28 centimeters (3.9 to 11.0 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 10.0 fine and medium void between rock fragments pores; 15 percent distinct very dark brown (10YR 2/2) clay films on faces of peds; 20 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese masses; 10 percent fine and medium cylindrical worm casts; 10 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, fine crystal fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P07966; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 173144; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 173144
    Bt2—28 to 46 centimeters (11.0 to 18.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) gravelly clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 10.0 fine and medium void between rock fragments pores; 15 percent distinct very dark brown (10YR 2/2) clay films on faces of peds; 30 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese masses; 10 percent fine and medium cylindrical worm casts; 20 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, fine crystal fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 91P07967; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 173145; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 173145
    Crt—46 to 46 centimeters (18.1 to 18.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) weathered bedrock, clay; massive; 1.0 fine roots around fragments; 1.0 fine and medium void between rock fragments pores; fragments. Lab sample # 91P07968; moist when described;