IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): HOGENSBORG
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1992VI010003
  • User Pedon ID: 92VI010003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0461
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64700
  • Print Date: 9/24/2024

    • 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: 17.6877785
  • Std. Longitude: -64.8347244
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 4/10 mile S of the intersection of VI-66 and VI-665 on paved road entering the housing development of Cane Estate. Site is 125 feet W of the road.
  • State: Virgin Islands
  • MLRA: 27—Fallon-Lovelock Area
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: VI690—Virgin Islands of the United States

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J.R. Davis, C.L. Santiago, W.C. Lynn, B.C. Dubee
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, montmorillonitic, isohyperthermic Sodic Haplusterts
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - HOGENSBORG
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hogensborg
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, isohyperthermic Entic Chro
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 3/2/1992
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Landform: alluvial flat
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: nose slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/2/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—18

    31—204

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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

    23

    15

    6

    —

    260

    1092

    —

    —

    26.7

    27.8

    25.6

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    —

    —

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    4820

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    A—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches);, dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; clay; strong fine granular structure; hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; slow permeability; 21.0 fine and medium roots between peds and 0.5 coarse roots between peds; 0.5 fine to coarse low-continuity filled with coarse material and 21.0 fine to coarse high-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 75 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains on faces of peds and in pores; 21 percent medium and coarse cylindrical worm casts and 21 percent medium and coarse cylindrical insect casts and 21 percent medium and coarse cylindrical worm nodules; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02793; dry when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 174548; continuous - phpvsfiid 174548
    A2—18 to 31 centimeters (7.1 to 12.2 inches);, dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; clay; 3 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3) fine and medium distinct mottles; strong fine and medium granular structure; very sticky, very plastic; slow permeability; 21.0 fine and medium roots between peds and 0.5 coarse roots between peds; 21.0 fine to coarse high-continuity vesicular and tubular and 0.5 fine and medium low-continuity filled with coarse material pores; 75 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains on faces of peds and in pores; 3 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 21 percent medium and coarse cylindrical worm casts and 21 percent medium and coarse cylindrical insect casts; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02794; dry when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 174549; continuous - phpvsfiid 174549
    Bw—31 to 46 centimeters (12.2 to 18.1 inches);, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist; clay; 1 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3) fine and medium distinct and 1 percent olive yellow (2.5Y 6/8) fine distinct mottles; strong medium and coarse prismatic structure; very sticky, very plastic; slow permeability; 0.5 fine and medium roots in cracks; 3.0 fine to coarse moderate-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 75 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains on faces of peds and in pores; 21 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 3 percent fine and medium cylindrical worm casts and 3 percent fine and medium spherical insect casts; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02795; dry when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 174550; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 174550
    Bkss—46 to 73 centimeters (18.1 to 28.7 inches);, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist; clay; 3 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) fine and medium distinct and 3 percent pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4) fine and medium distinct and 3 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) fine and medium prominent mottles; strong medium and coarse prismatic structure; very sticky, very plastic; slow permeability; 3.0 fine and medium roots in cracks; 3.0 fine to coarse moderate-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 10 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains in root channels and/or pores and 30 percent prominent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate coats throughout and 30 percent distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds; 21 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 3 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate masses and 3 percent fine and medium cylindrical worm casts; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02796; dry when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 174553; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 174551; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 174552; continuous - phpvsfiid 174553; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 174551; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 174552
    Bss1—73 to 102 centimeters (28.7 to 40.2 inches);, light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), moist; clay; strong medium and coarse prismatic structure; very sticky, very plastic; slow permeability; 0.5 fine and medium roots in cracks; 0.5 fine to coarse low-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 10 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains in root channels and/or pores and 30 percent distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds; 21 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent fine and medium spherical insect casts and 1 percent medium and coarse cylindrical worm casts; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02797; dry when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 174555; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 174554; continuous - phpvsfiid 174555; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 174554
    Bss2—102 to 141 centimeters (40.2 to 55.5 inches);, olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6), moist; clay; strong medium and coarse prismatic structure; very sticky, very plastic; slow permeability; 0.5 fine and medium roots in cracks; 0.5 fine to coarse low-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 10 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains in root channels and/or pores and 30 percent distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds; 21 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent fine and medium spherical insect casts and 1 percent medium and coarse cylindrical worm casts; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02798; dry when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 174557; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 174556; continuous - phpvsfiid 174557; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 174556
    Bss3—141 to 204 centimeters (55.5 to 80.3 inches);, olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6), moist; clay; 1 percent light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/4) fine and medium faint and 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine and medium prominent mottles; strong medium prismatic structure; very sticky, very plastic; slow permeability; 0.5 very fine and fine roots in cracks; 0.5 fine to coarse low-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 10 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains in root channels and/or pores and 10 percent distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds; 21 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent fine and medium spherical insect casts and 1 percent medium and coarse cylindrical worm casts; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # 92P02799; dry when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 174559; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 174558; continuous - phpvsfiid 174559; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 174558