IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Salamander
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1999CO083001
  • User Pedon ID: 99CO083001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P0052
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 11560
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 37.0991669
  • Std. Longitude: -108.8294449
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO083—Montezuma
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CO671—Cortez Area, Colorado, Parts of Dolores and Montezuma Counties

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Calcigypsids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Salamander
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Calcigypsids
  • Classificaton Date - 10/27/1999
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plateau
  • Landform: fan remnant
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/27/1999 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; loam; 12 percent clay; moderate medium platy parts to moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 3 percent fine irregular carbonate masses throughout; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P00207
    Bwk—8 to 25 centimeters (3.1 to 9.8 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; loam; 24 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine discontinuous tubular pores; 3 percent fine irregular carbonate masses throughout; 3 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P00208
    Bk—25 to 69 centimeters (9.8 to 27.2 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/2), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), moist; loam, sandy clay loam; 25 percent clay; massive; moderately hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 21 percent fine irregular carbonate masses throughout; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P00209
    2Bk—69 to 89 centimeters (27.2 to 35.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/2), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist; very gravelly sandy loam; 14 percent clay; massive; moderately hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 21 percent fine irregular carbonate masses throughout; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 45 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P00210
    2By1—89 to 127 centimeters (35.0 to 50.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist; very gravelly sandy loam; 7 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 21 percent fine platy gypsum crystals, unspecified throughout; 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P00211
    2By2—127 to 203 centimeters (50.0 to 79.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; very gravelly loamy sand; 3 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 3 percent fine platy gypsum crystals, unspecified around rock fragments; 10 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 00P00212