IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Unknown
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 99FN415002
  • User Pedon ID: 99FN415002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 99FN415002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P0063
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 11571
  • 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: 14.5246391
  • Std. Longitude: -90.7739410
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Urias archaeological site, about 12 meters south of pozo 7, Antigua, Guatemala; Datum: Mexico NADA 1927
  • State: Foreign

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Hari Eswaran, Russell Almaraz, Pat Farrell
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Unknown
  • Taxonomic Class - Dystric Haplustands
  • PSC - 0 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/10/1999
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: mountain valley
  • Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/10/1999 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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

    ZEMAH

    Zea mays ssp. parviglumis var. huehuetenangensis

    maize

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

    umbric epipedon

    andic soil properties

    cambic horizon

    0—74

    0—60

    74—168

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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

    5

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    1500

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    300

    953

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    18

    19

    17

    20

    21

    19

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    Antigua

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    A1—0 to 39 centimeters (0.0 to 15.4 inches);, very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; sandy loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; very friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 00P00275. very loose consistence; few fine gravels; Estimated bulk density = 0.9.
    A2—39 to 74 centimeters (15.4 to 29.1 inches);, very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; gravelly sandy loam; weak and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; fragments; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 00P00276. very loose consistence; few fine elongated roots; common coarse stones and few fine gravels; Estimated bulk density = 0.8.
    2Bw1—74 to 110 centimeters (29.1 to 43.3 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; gravelly sandy loam; weak and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 00P00277. very loose consistence; very few medium and coarse stones; Estimated bulk density = 0.8.
    3Bw2—110 to 168 centimeters (43.3 to 66.1 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; gravelly sandy loam; weak and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P00278. very loose consistence; very few medium and coarse stones; Estimated bulk density = 0.8.
    4Bgm1—168 to 200 centimeters (66.1 to 78.7 inches);, dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; gravelly clay loam; very hard; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 00P00279. coarse angular blocky fragment structure; very compact consistence; no roots; Estimated bulk density = 1.5 to 1.6.
    4Bgm2—200 to 240 centimeters (78.7 to 94.5 inches);, dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; gravelly clay loam; very hard; fragments; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 00P00280. coarse angular blocky fragment structure; very compact consistence; slightly thixitropic; no roots; Estimated bulk density = 1.5 to 1.6.
    5A1—240 to 280 centimeters (94.5 to 110.2 inches);, very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; gravelly sandy loam; fine granular structure; very friable; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 00P00281. very loose structure; no roots.
    5A2—280 to 355 centimeters (110.2 to 139.8 inches);, very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; gravelly sandy loam; fine granular structure; very friable; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 00P00282. very loose structure; no roots; abundant pottery chards and bine fragments.
    5A3—355 to 438 centimeters (139.8 to 172.4 inches);, very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; gravelly sandy loam; fine granular structure; very friable; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 00P00283. very loose structure; no roots.
    5A4—438 to 469 centimeters (172.4 to 184.6 inches);, very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; gravelly sandy loam; fine granular structure; very friable; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 00P00284. very loose structure; no roots.
    6A1—469 to 475 centimeters (184.6 to 187.0 inches);, black (10YR 2/1), moist; fine sandy loam; granular structure; fragments. Lab sample # 00P00285. no roots; very few stones and few fine gravels.