IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Susannaberg
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1991VI020009
User Pedon ID:
91VI020009
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
91P1197
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
64233
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:
18.3525009
Std. Longitude:
-64.7597198
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
Cinnamon Bay watershed, St. John, US VI, 50 meters west of small cut and approximately 100 meters west of S91VI-020-008.
State:
Virgin Islands
County:
VI020—St. John
MLRA:
271—Semiarid Mountains and Valleys
PEDON
Describers Name:
J. Davis, G. Acevedo, and H.R. Mount on 9/9/91 in
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine, vermiculitic, isohyperthermic Typic Haplustolls
Current Taxon Kind:
taxadjunct
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from SSL-CMS data
Pedon #:
9
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Susannaberg
PSC -
8 to 61 cm.
Classificaton Date -
2/1/2010
Moisture Class -
ustic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Cramer
Taxonomic Class -
Fine, mixed, isohyperthermic Typic Argiustoll
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
9/1/1991
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landform:
hillside or mountainside
Geomorphic Component Hills:
side slope
Hill Slope Profile:
backslope
Slope Shape Down:
convex
Runoff:
negligible
Drainage Class:
well
Bedrock:
with <10
Surface Fragments:
32.50 percent
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
9/1/1991 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
tree cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
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—48
8—61
61—61
—-
—-
—-
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
50
—
—
104
—
0
117
—
—
26
27
25
26
27
25
—
—
—
—
—
Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); undecomposed organic matter; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described;. loose leaves and twigs
A—3 to 11 centimeters (1.2 to 4.3 inches);, very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; very gravelly clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium void between rock fragments and 0.5 coarse tubular pores; 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P07973; moist when described;. few coarse roots throughout; common fine roots throughout
Bt1—11 to 21 centimeters (4.3 to 8.3 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; gravelly clay; strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine to coarse tubular and 2.5 fine and medium void between rock fragments pores; 37 percent faint very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 30 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses; 11 percent coarse cylindrical worm casts; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P07974; moist when described;. many fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common coarse worm casts concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few medium roots throughout; common fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234611; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234611
Bt2—21 to 51 centimeters (8.3 to 20.1 inches);, dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; gravelly clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 medium and coarse roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine to coarse tubular and 2.5 fine and medium void between rock fragments pores; 37 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 30 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses; 11 percent coarse cylindrical worm casts; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07975; moist when described;. many fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common coarse worm casts concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few medium and coarse roots throughout; common fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234612; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234612
Bt3—51 to 64 centimeters (20.1 to 25.2 inches);, dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist; clay; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine to coarse tubular and 2.5 fine and medium void between rock fragments pores; 37 percent faint dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 30 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses; 11 percent coarse cylindrical worm casts; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 91P07976; moist when described;. soil temperature at 50 cm at 3:00 PM is 80 degrees F; many fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common coarse worm casts concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; few medium roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234613; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234613
Cr—64 to 64 centimeters (25.2 to 25.2 inches); weathered bedrock; massive; fragments.