IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): REDBONE
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 679J
  • User Pedon ID: 97CA612027
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 679J
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - NSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 98P0293
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10564
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 40.0390556
  • Std. Longitude: -121.5836111
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 25 N
  • Range: 3 E
  • Section: 7
  • PLSS Details: unsectionalized; about 1600 feet west and 2400 feet north of the southwest 1/4
  • Location Description: unsectionalized; about 1600 feet West and 2400 feet North of the Southwest quarter of Sec. 7, T.25N, R.3E, Mount Diablo Meridian
  • Map Unit: 826—Redbone gravelly medial sandy loam, 3 to 15 percent slopes
  • State: California
  • County: CA007—Butte
  • MLRA: 22—Sierra Nevada Range
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA612—Butte Area, California, Parts of Butte and Plumas Counties
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40121-A5—Butte Meadows, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: AEC
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Medial over loamy-skeletal, amorphic over isotic, mesic Ultic Haploxerands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - REDBONE
  • PSC - 3 to 105 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/24/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Redbone
  • Classificaton Date - 8/7/1997
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: ridge
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Bedrock: s strong weathered tuff breccia with 10 to <45
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/7/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 439-113
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - conifers
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ABCO

    CADE27

    LIDE

    PILA

    PIPO

    PSEUD7

    Abies concolor

    Calocedrus decurrens

    Libocedrus decurrens

    Pinus lambertiana

    Pinus ponderosa

    Pseudotsuga

    white fir

    incense cedar

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    sugar pine

    ponderosa pine

    Douglas-fir

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    andic soil properties

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    cambic horizon

    paralithic contact

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    3—8

    18—105

    105—138

    138—0

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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

    10

    —

    —

    1402

    —

    205

    1778

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    10.6

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    —

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments.
    Oe—3 to 4 centimeters (1.2 to 1.6 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments.
    A—4 to 9 centimeters (1.6 to 3.5 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4), moist; gravelly medial sandy loam; 14 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 21.0 very fine to medium interstitial and tubular pores; 30 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, fine crystal fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P1786; dry when described;
    Bt1—9 to 19 centimeters (3.5 to 7.5 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4), moist; gravelly medial sandy loam; 16 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine to medium roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 20 percent clay bridges between sand grains; 10 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, fine crystal fragments; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P1787; dry when described;
    Bt2—19 to 42 centimeters (7.5 to 16.5 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6), red (2.5YR 4/6), moist; gravelly medial fine sandy loam; 17 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots and 21.0 fine and medium roots and 0.1 coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 40 percent clay bridges between sand grains; 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, fine crystal fragments and 30 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, fine crystal fragments; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P1788; dry when described;
    Bt3—42 to 70 centimeters (16.5 to 27.6 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/3), moist; very gravelly fine sandy loam; 17 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots and 21.0 fine and medium roots and 0.1 coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 30 percent clay bridges between sand grains; 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter tuff breccia fragments and 35 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter tuff breccia fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P1789; dry when described;
    Bt4—70 to 103 centimeters (27.6 to 40.6 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/3), moist; very gravelly coarse sandy loam; 17 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine to medium roots and 0.1 coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 5 percent clay bridges between sand grains; 45 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter tuff breccia fragments; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P1790; dry when described;
    Bt5—103 to 138 centimeters (40.6 to 54.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; very gravelly coarse sandy loam; 15 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.1 coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 5 percent clay bridges between sand grains; 50 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter tuff breccia fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P1791; dry when described;
    Cr—138 centimeters (54.3 inches); bedrock; fragments.