IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Solitude
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1992VI010011
  • User Pedon ID: 92VI010011
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0469
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64708
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 17.7488880
  • Std. Longitude: -64.6902771
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Near Altona, NE on road exiting VI-82; 3/10 mile W of the intersection of VI-82 and VI-62; 400 feet NE across drain to northern boundary of the drain; 500 feet NW on foot trail following the border of N and E boundary of drain/salt marsh; 200 feet SW into vegetated drain.
  • 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: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, nonacid, isohyperthermic Aeric Tropic Fluvaquents
  • 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 #: 11
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Solitude
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Solitude
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, nonacid, isohyperthermic Aeric
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 3/5/1992
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Landform: alluvial flat
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: occasional flooding
  • Ponding: occasional ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/5/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - other
  • 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—8

    8—61

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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

    1

    46

    23

    -2

    —

    320

    1092

    —

    —

    26.7

    27.8

    25.6

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    4820

    —

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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) clay loam; 1 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine faint and 3 percent very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) fine and medium faint and 3 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine and medium faint mottles; weak fine granular structure; very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 21.0 medium and coarse high-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 30 percent faint olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) organic stains in root channels and/or pores and 75 percent faint dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) organic stains in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent fine and medium spherical insect casts and 3 percent medium and coarse cylindrical worm casts; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P02850; moist when described;. irregular surface topography and gray surface colors are the result of crab activity; subsurface material is deposited in mounds on the surface by crabs; continuous - phpvsfiid 174622; continuous - phpvsfiid 174623; continuous - phpvsfiid 174622; continuous - phpvsfiid 174623
    Bw1—8 to 18 centimeters (3.1 to 7.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) fine prominent and 3 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) medium faint and 3 percent very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) fine and medium distinct mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 21.0 medium and coarse high-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 30 percent faint dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) organic stains in root channels and/or pores and 75 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 5/8) organic stains in root channels and/or pores; 3 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent fine and medium spherical insect casts and 3 percent medium and coarse cylindrical worm casts; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P02851; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 174624; continuous - phpvsfiid 174625; continuous - phpvsfiid 174624; continuous - phpvsfiid 174625
    Bw2—18 to 61 centimeters (7.1 to 24.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) gravelly sandy clay loam; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent and 1 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) fine faint and 3 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium faint mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine and medium moderate-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 30 percent faint brown (7.5YR 4/4) organic stains in root channels and/or pores; 3 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; 3 percent fine and medium cylindrical worm casts and 1 percent fine and medium spherical insect casts; 20 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02852; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 174626; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 174626
    Bg—61 to 76 centimeters (24.0 to 29.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) extremely gravelly clay loam; 1 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine and medium faint and 1 percent reddish yellow (5YR 6/8) fine prominent and 3 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium faint mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine and medium low-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 30 percent faint reddish yellow (5YR 6/8) organic stains in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese concretions and 3 percent fine and medium irregular masses of dark accumulation; 65 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02853; wet when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 174627; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 174627
    2CBg—76 to 109 centimeters (29.9 to 42.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) gravelly sandy clay loam; 1 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) fine and medium faint and 3 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine and medium faint and 3 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine and medium distinct mottles; massive; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine and medium low-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 30 percent faint reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) organic stains in root channels and/or pores; 3 percent fine and medium irregular masses of dark accumulation; 20 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02854; wet when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 174628; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 174628
    3Cg—109 to 127 centimeters (42.9 to 50.0 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) silt loam; 3 percent dark gray (5Y 4/1) fine and medium prominent and 3 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine and medium prominent and 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine and medium prominent mottles; massive; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine and medium low-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 30 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) organic stains in root channels and/or pores and 30 percent prominent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) organic stains in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent fine and medium irregular masses of dark accumulation; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # 92P02855; wet when described;. moderately fluid; ferric hydrite (5YR 4/4); discontinuous - phpvsfiid 174629; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 174630; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 174629; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 174630