IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Gallinas
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • Local Phase: Stream Terrace; KSSL
  • User Site ID: S1993NM007005
  • User Pedon ID: 93NM007005
  • User Site Association ID: Stream Terraces 70A.1
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 94P0010
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66200
  • User Project ID: 2017 - 8-SAN - 70A.1
  • Project Name: MLRA 70A.1 - Update to Canadian Plateaus LRU
  • Print Date: 4/25/2025

    • 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: 36.4644432
  • Std. Longitude: -104.9691696
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1.25 miles west and 100 feet south from intersection of Route 21 and Philmont Scout Ranch HQ turnoff.
  • Map Unit: Ma—Manzano loam
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM007—Colfax
  • MLRA: 70—Pecos-Canadian Plains and Valleys
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NM007—Colfax County, New Mexico

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Pachic Argiustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Gallinas
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Pachic Argiustolls
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 20 to 70 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/15/1993
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: stream terrace on plateau
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

  • Ecological Sites. (Click Ecological Site ID For Link to EDIT.)
    Ecological Site ID Ecological Site Name Correlation Data Classifier
    R070AA012NM Low Terraces

    • SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/15/1993 (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
    • 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
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    A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; loam; 39 percent sand; 24 percent clay; strong fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 6.8, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P00056
    Bt1—5 to 20 centimeters (2.0 to 7.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; sandy clay loam; 37 percent sand; 26 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to strong coarse granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P00057. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1693961; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1693961
    Bt2—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; sandy clay loam; 35 percent sand; 29 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic structure; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P00058. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1693962; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1693962
    Bt3—33 to 51 centimeters (13.0 to 20.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; gravelly sandy clay loam; 40 percent sand; 28 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P00059. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1693963; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1693963
    Btk1—51 to 86 centimeters (20.1 to 33.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; silt loam; 31 percent sand; 23 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent fine lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P00060. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1693964; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1693964
    Btk2—86 to 106 centimeters (33.9 to 41.7 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; clay; 30 percent sand; 32 percent clay; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 30 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent fine lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P00061. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1693965; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1693965
    2Btk3—106 to 135 centimeters (41.7 to 53.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3), brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist; gravelly sandy clay; 32 percent sand; 37 percent clay; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 75 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 3 percent fine and medium lime masses; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1. Lab sample # 94P00062. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1693966; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1693966