IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Humbug

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1995UT015003

User Pedon ID: 95UT015003

Vegetation Plot ID: S1995UT015003

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 02N0196

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 13814

Print Date: 11/11/2024

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: 39.2080574

Std. Longitude: -110.4922256

Datum: WGS84

Township: 18S

Range: 13E

Section: 32

PLSS Details: 1400 feet North and 150 feet East of SW corner

Map Unit: 070—Humbug-Mussentuchit complex, 3 to 12 percent slopes

State: Utah

County: UT015—Emery

MLRA: 34B—Warm Central Desertic Basins and Plateaus

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: UT623—Emery Area, Utah, Parts of Emery, Carbon, Grand, and Sevier Counties

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39110-B4—Dry Mesa, Utah

PEDON

Describers Name: Leland Sasser

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-gypseous, hypergypsic, mesic Ustic Calcigypsids

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: OSD pedon

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Humbug

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 12/2/2011

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Class - aridic (torric)

Moisture Subclass - ustic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Humbug

Classificaton Date - 5/5/1995

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: eolian sands over gypsiferous residuum weathered from calcareous shale

Landform: gypsiferous shale hill

Hill Slope Profile: footslope

Slope Shape Across: concave

Slope Shape Down: concave

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Bedrock: moderately coherent sandstone and shale at 112cm

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
R034BY207UT	Semidesert Gypsum (Mormontea)

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 5/5/1995 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

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			%	%	%	%	%	%		%	%	%	%	%			%	%
A A A Bw Bw Bw Bk Bk Bk Bky Bky Bky By1 By1 By1 By2 By2 By2 Cy Cy Cy	0 0 0 7 7 7 20 20 20 35 35 35 63 63 63 84 84 84 95 95 95	7 7 7 20 20 20 35 35 35 63 63 63 84 84 84 95 95 95 112 112 112	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

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
A A A Bw Bw Bw Bk Bk Bk Bky Bky Bky By1 By1 By1 By2 By2 By2 Cy Cy Cy	0 0 0 7 7 7 20 20 20 35 35 35 63 63 63 84 84 84 95 95 95	7 7 7 20 20 20 35 35 35 63 63 63 84 84 84 95 95 95 112 112 112	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —		— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

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	%
A A A Bw Bw Bw Bk Bk Bk Bky Bky Bky By1 By1 By1 By2 By2 By2 Cy Cy Cy	0 0 0 7 7 7 20 20 20 35 35 35 63 63 63 84 84 84 95 95 95	7 7 7 20 20 20 35 35 35 63 63 63 84 84 84 95 95 95 112 112 112	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— 11 — — 6 — — 13 — — 7 — — 4 — — 4 — — 14 —	— — 2 — — 0 — — 0 — — 66 — — 69 — — 68 — — 25	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	1 — — 0 — — 0 — — 0.5 — — 1 — — 0.5 — — 0.5 — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
BOGR2 EPHED	Bouteloua gracilis Ephedra	blue grama jointfir	— —	— —	— —

Pedon Restrictions
Kind	Hardness	Restriction Depth L-H	Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
		cm
bedrock, paralithic	weakly coherent	122 -	—

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon calcic horizon gypsic horizon lithologic discontinuity lithologic discontinuity paralithic contact	0—7 20—63 35—112 84— 95— 112—	—7— —43— —77— —- —- —-

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
3	—	—	1634	—	315	167	—	145	9	16	1	10.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

A—0 to 7 centimeters (0.0 to 2.8 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist; very fine sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 27 percent silt; 9 percent clay; weak fine granular, and weak thin platy structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; Ksat of 9 um/s; 10.0 very fine roots and 3.0 medium roots and 10.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 very fine interstitial and 3.0 fine tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-38-75 millimeter sandstone, calcareous fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.

Bw—7 to 20 centimeters (2.8 to 7.9 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; very fine sandy loam; 64 percent sand; 27 percent silt; 9 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; Ksat of 9 um/s; 10.0 very fine roots and 3.0 medium roots and 10.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 very fine interstitial and 3.0 fine tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-38-75 millimeter sandstone, calcareous fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.

Bk—20 to 35 centimeters (7.9 to 13.8 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; very fine sandy loam; 54 percent sand; 32 percent silt; 14 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; Ksat of 9 um/s; 10.0 very fine roots and 3.0 medium roots and 10.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated in matrix and 10 percent dendritic carbonate masses throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-38-75 millimeter sandstone, calcareous fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary.

Bky—35 to 63 centimeters (13.8 to 24.8 inches); pink (7.5YR 8/3), light brown (7.5YR 6/3), moist; loam; 50 percent sand; 36 percent silt; 14 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; Ksat of 9 um/s; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 10 percent dendritic carbonate masses throughout and carbonate, finely disseminated in matrix and 10 percent dendritic gypsum masses throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-38-75 millimeter sandstone, calcareous fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.

By1—63 to 84 centimeters (24.8 to 33.1 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist; fine sandy loam; 56 percent sand; 34 percent silt; 10 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; Ksat of 28 um/s; 3.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated in matrix and 30 percent dendritic gypsum masses throughout and 30 percent gypsum crystals, unspecified throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-38-75 millimeter sandstone, calcareous fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-38-150 millimeter sandstone, calcareous fragments and 8 percent by volume flat subangular weakly coherent cemented 2-38-75 millimeter shale, calcareous fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, pH meter; clear smooth boundary.

By2—84 to 95 centimeters (33.1 to 37.4 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), moist; channery fine sandy loam; 54 percent sand; 39 percent silt; 8 percent clay; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, slightly plastic; Ksat of 28 um/s; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 10.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine interstitial pores; carbonate, finely disseminated in matrix and 30 percent gypsum crystals, unspecified throughout and 30 percent dendritic gypsum masses throughout; 6 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-38-75 millimeter sandstone, calcareous fragments and 10 percent by volume flat angular weakly coherent cemented 2-38-75 millimeter shale, calcareous fragments and 10 percent by volume flat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-38-150 millimeter sandstone, calcareous fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, pH meter; clear smooth boundary.

Cy—95 to 112 centimeters (37.4 to 44.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/3), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; very channery silt loam; 33 percent sand; 56 percent silt; 11 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; Ksat of 9 um/s; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated in matrix and 30 percent very strongly coherent cemented gypsum crystals, unspecified throughout and 30 percent dendritic gypsum masses throughout; 16 percent by volume nonflat angular very strongly coherent cemented 2-38-75 millimeter sandstone, calcareous fragments and 25 percent by volume flat angular weakly coherent cemented 2-38-150 millimeter shale, calcareous fragments and 25 percent by volume flat angular very strongly coherent cemented 2-38-150 millimeter shale, calcareous fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, pH meter.

Cr—112 centimeters (44.1 inches); bedrock; Ksat of 0.7 um/s; fragments.