IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Layton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1999UT057001
  • User Pedon ID: 99UT057001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P0315
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 11829
  • 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: 41.2229996
  • Std. Longitude: -112.0375290
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6N
  • Range: 2W
  • Section: 25
  • State: Utah
  • County: UT057—Weber

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Layton
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed, mesic Oxyaquic Haploxeroll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/8/1999
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture SUBClass - oxyaquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/8/1999 (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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    Ap1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; loamy sand; 2 percent clay; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 medium tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P02273
    Ap2—5 to 25 centimeters (2.0 to 9.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; loamy sand; 2 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 medium tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P02274
    Ap3—25 to 41 centimeters (9.8 to 16.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; loamy sand; 2 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 medium tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P02275
    CBk—41 to 69 centimeters (16.1 to 27.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and tubular and 0.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P02276. trace of gravel; carbonate masses-few-fine-dendritic-irregular-in the matrix; iron masses-common-fine-faint-irregular-infused into the matrix adjacent to pores (hypercoats).
    C—69 to 130 centimeters (27.2 to 51.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P02277. trace of gravel; iron masses-few-fine-faint-irregular-in the matrix 10YR 4/4.
    CBkb—130 to 152 centimeters (51.2 to 59.8 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/2), light gray (10YR 7/2), moist; sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 00P02278. carbonate masses-many-few-dendritic-irregular-in the matrix.