IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Medrano
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 99NM049014a
  • User Pedon ID: 99NM049014
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 99NM049014a
  • User Site Association ID: Santa Fe Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P0269
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 11777
  • 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: 35.0355556
  • Std. Longitude: -106.1347222
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 16N
  • Range: 8E
  • Section: 18
  • PLSS Details: 1900 feet South and 1400 feet east of north west corner
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM049—Santa Fe
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NM687—Santa Fe County Area, New Mexico
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 35106-E2—Tetilla Peak, New Mexico

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jason Nemecek
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 14
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Medrano
  • Classificaton Date - 6/27/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Medrano
  • Classificaton Date - 9/27/1999
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/27/1999 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    BOGR2

    JUMO

    PLJA

    SPCR

    Bouteloua gracilis

    Juniperus monosperma

    Pleuraphis jamesii

    Sporobolus cryptandrus

    blue grama

    oneseed juniper

    James' galleta

    sand dropseed

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    duripan

    0—13

    13—117

    117—155

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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

    24

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    598

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    336

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    A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), brown (7.5YR 4/3), dry; extremely cobbly loam; 20 percent clay; weak thick platy parts to moderate medium granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 2.0 fine roots; 2.0 very fine interstitial and 1.0 fine interstitial pores; 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. excavation difficulty: mod.; 2C (mmhos/cm): .23L.
    Bt1—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), brown (7.5YR 4/3), dry; gravelly loam; 26 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 2.0 very fine roots and 2.0 fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 45 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. excavation difficulty: mod.;clay films: 1fpf.
    Bt2—15 to 33 centimeters (5.9 to 13.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), brown (7.5YR 4/3), dry; gravelly clay loam; 38 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 1.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium roots and 2.0 fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. excavation difficulty: mod.; 2C (mmhos/cm): .49 L; clay films: 1d, 2fpf.
    Btk—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dry; gravelly clay loam; 33 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very fine roots and 2.0 fine roots and 1.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 1.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 45 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. excavation difficulty: mod.; 2C (mmhos/cm) 5.6L; clay films: 2fpf; visible CaCO3: 3mclsp,sr.
    Bkqm—46 to 62 centimeters (18.1 to 24.4 inches); fragments; violent effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P01922. duripan with some CaCO3 cementation; excavation difficulty: ex high.
    Ck1—62 to 116 centimeters (24.4 to 45.7 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4), reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), dry; cinders; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots; 1.0 medium interstitial and 2.0 coarse interstitial pores; 95 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. excavation difficulty: high; visible CaCO3: 3f, misr; 1ciusr; cinders continue below 80 inches; F.E. is cos.w/0% clay.
    Ck2—116 to 203 centimeters (45.7 to 79.9 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4), reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), dry; cinders; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 medium interstitial and 2.0 coarse interstitial pores; 95 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent. cinders continue below 80 inches; excavation difficulty: high; visible CaCO3: 1m,cisr; 1ciusr CaSO4; F.E. is cos.w/0% clay.