IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bandarito
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 93CO628010
  • User Pedon ID: 93CO628010
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 93CO628010
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Pedon # - 94P0013
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66203
  • Print Date: 4/24/2025

    • 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: 37.0620000
  • Std. Longitude: -105.0192222
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 34 S
  • Range: 68 W
  • PLSS Details: unsectionalized area about 1500 feet west of the Tercio Cemetary in the Quatro Meadows
  • Location Description: unsectionalized area about 1500 feet west of the Tercio Cemetary in the Quatro Meadows, T34S, R68W.
  • Map Unit: FuD—Bandarito clay loam, 3 to 9 percent slopes
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO071—Las Animas
  • MLRA: 48A—Southern Rocky Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CO628—Las Animas County Area, Colorado, Parts of Huerfano and Las Animas Counties
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37105-A1—Torres, Colorado

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: LAN
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, superactive, frigid Pachic Argiustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 636
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Bandarito
  • PSC - 8 to 102 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/29/2008
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bandarito
  • Classificaton Date - 7/14/1993
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium derived from sedimentary rock
  • Landscape: valley
  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/14/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 14B
  • Plant Association Name: Clayey Foothills
  • 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
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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 % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Btk1

    Btk2

    BCtk

    Bk

    74

    89

    102

    142

    89

    102

    142

    168

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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

    Btk1

    Btk2

    BCtk

    Bk

    74

    89

    102

    142

    89

    102

    142

    168

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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 %

    Btk1

    Btk2

    BCtk

    Bk

    74

    89

    102

    142

    89

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    142

    168

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

    ARFR

    ARFR4

    BRIN2

    DAGL

    PASM

    Arenaria franklinii

    Artemisia frigida

    Bromus inermis

    Dactylis glomerata

    Pascopyrum smithii

    Franklin's sandwort

    prairie sagewort

    smooth brome

    orchardgrass

    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—102

    8—102

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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

    4

    244

    121.9

    2426

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    136

    508

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    6.7

    13.3

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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) exterior, black (10YR 2/1) interior and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) crushed, moist; clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 75.0 very fine roots throughout; fragments; 7.1999998 Bromthymol blue; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 006-001; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bt1—8 to 30 centimeters (3.1 to 11.8 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, moist; silty clay loam; 36 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong fine subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 65.0 very fine roots throughout; 10 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; 6.8000002 Bromthymol blue; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 006-002; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 111126; continuous - phpvsfiid 111126
    Bt2—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) exterior, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) exterior, moist; silty clay; 41 percent clay; strong medium prismatic parts to strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; slow permeability; 5.0 very fine roots throughout; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; 7 Bromthymol blue; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 006-003; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 110684; continuous - phpvsfiid 110684
    Bt3—46 to 74 centimeters (18.1 to 29.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) exterior, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, moist; silty clay; 42 percent clay; strong coarse prismatic parts to strong coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; very slow permeability; 5.0 very fine roots between peds; 35 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; 6.5999999 Bromthymol blue; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 006-004; dry when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 110685; continuous - phpvsfiid 110685
    Btk1—74 to 89 centimeters (29.1 to 35.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) exterior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; clay; 46 percent clay; strong coarse prismatic parts to strong coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; very slow permeability; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent medium spherical carbonate masses throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 006-005; dry when described;. The matrix of this horizon is noncalcareous with common medium soft masses of lime in the matrix.; continuous - phpvsfiid 110686; continuous - phpvsfiid 110686
    Btk2—89 to 102 centimeters (35.0 to 40.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) exterior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, moist; clay; 50 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; very slow permeability; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 10 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent fine irregular carbonate masses throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 006-006; dry when described;. The matrix of this horizon is slightly calcareous with common fine soft masses of lime.; continuous - phpvsfiid 110687; continuous - phpvsfiid 110687
    BCtk—102 to 142 centimeters (40.2 to 55.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) exterior, moist; silty clay; 42 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; slow permeability; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 25 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate masses throughout; 2 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 006-007; dry when described;
    Bk—142 to 168 centimeters (55.9 to 66.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) exterior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, moist; clay loam; 34 percent clay; massive; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 15 percent medium irregular carbonate masses throughout; 2 percent by volume rounded 75-162-250 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, hellige-truog.; dry when described;