IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Tuborcio
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S05CA069009
  • User Pedon ID: PINN135
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - NSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 06N0208
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 18940
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 36.4745833
  • Std. Longitude: -121.2271667
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 17S
  • Range: 7E
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: 594 feet north and 845 feet west of southeast corner
  • Map Unit: 122—Tuborcio sandy loam, 35 to 50 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: California
  • County: CA069—San Benito
  • MLRA: 15—Central California Coast Range
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA069—San Benito County, CaliforniaCA788—Pinnacles National Monument, California
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 36121-D2—North Chalone Peak, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: K. Oster and K. Moseley
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, superactive, thermic Ultic Palexerolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Tuborcio
  • PSC - 26 to 46 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/27/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Tuborcio
  • Classificaton Date - 10/7/2005
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: residuum weathered from granite
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hill
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: very high
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Bedrock: indurated granite at 94cm with <10
  • Geology: Granitic Basement formation.
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/7/2005 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 5
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Air Temp - 27
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    bedrock, paralithic

    bedrock, lithic

    moderately coherent

    indurated

    68 - 94

    94 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    paralithic materials

    lithic contact

    0—26

    26—68

    68—94

    94—

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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

    35

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    —

    607

    —

    180

    432

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    250

    15

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    A1—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; gravelly coarse sandy loam; 10 percent clay; weak coarse granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 20.0 very fine roots throughout; 20.0 very fine irregular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 5-?-20 millimeter granite fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-5 millimeter granite fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N00752; observed in pit, small
    A2—8 to 26 centimeters (3.1 to 10.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; sandy clay loam; 20 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 20.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots; 20.0 very fine irregular and 1.0 medium tubular and 1.0 fine irregular pores; 15 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-5 millimeter granite fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N00753; observed in pit, small
    Bt1—26 to 57 centimeters (10.2 to 22.4 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; sandy clay; 45 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 4.0 very fine roots and 4.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots; 20.0 very fine irregular and 4.0 medium tubular and 4.0 fine irregular pores; sand coats and 60 percent faint clay films on surfaces along pores; 15 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-5 millimeter granite fragments; neutral, pH 7.3, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N00754; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 306123; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 306123
    Bt2—57 to 105 centimeters (22.4 to 41.3 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; gravelly sandy clay; 50 percent clay; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 4.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium roots and 4.0 fine roots and 4.0 coarse roots; 20.0 very fine tubular and 4.0 medium tubular and 20.0 fine tubular pores; 60 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 5-?-20 millimeter granite fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-5 millimeter granite fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N00755; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 304647; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 304647
    Crt—105 to 153 centimeters (41.3 to 60.2 inches); extremely paragravelly sandy clay loam; 20 percent clay; distinct clay films; 100 percent by volume nonflat subangular weakly coherent cemented 2-50-75 millimeter granite fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH meter. Lab sample # 06N00756; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 306124; patchy - phpvsfiid 306124