IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Haplargids

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S09AF006003

User Pedon ID: S09AF006003

User Site Association ID: Afghanistan

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 09N0394

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 24465

Print Date: 11/12/2024

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: 32.4265833

Std. Longitude: 62.1632222

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: Near Mawran Village in Farah Province

Country: AF—Afghanistan

PEDON

Describers Name: Jason Nemecek, Ed Tallyn

Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, semiactive, hyperthermic Typic Haplargids

Current Taxon Kind: family

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC

Pedon #: 3

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Haplargids

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 1/11/2017

Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition

Moisture Class - aridic (torric)

Moisture Subclass - typic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - SND

Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, hyperthermic Typic Haplargids

Taxon Kind - family

PSC - 49 to 99 cm.

Classificaton Date - 1/21/2009

Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition

Moisture Class - aridic (torric)

Moisture SUBClass - typic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 0

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: mixed alluvium

Landscape: river valley

Landform: stream terrace

Anthropogenic Feature: conservation terrace

Geomorphic Component Terraces: tread

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: linear

Runoff: negligible

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: rare flooding for extremely brief periods begining in dec

Surface Fragments: 2.00 percent nonflat subrounded indurated 2- to 75-millimeter mixed,

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 1/21/2009 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID:

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - barren land

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - culturally induced barren

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Yield Study ID -

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	Data Collector	Total Clay	CaCO3 Clay	Total Silt	Fine Silt	Co. Silt	Total Sand	Total Sand Method	VC Sand	Co. Sand	Med. Sand	Fine Sand	VF Sand	VF Sand Method	Texture Class - Field Lab	Rubbed Fiber	Unrubbed Fiber	pH H2O
	cm	cm			%	%	%	%	%	%		%	%	%	%	%			%	%
Ap Ap Ap Bn Bn Bn 2Btn1 2Btn1 2Btn1 2Btn2 2Btn2 2Btn2 2Btn3 2Btn3 2Cn 2Cn	0 0 0 18 18 18 49 49 49 67 67 67 114 114 141 141	18 18 18 49 49 49 67 67 67 114 114 114 141 141 200 200	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	pH CaCl2	pH NaF	pH Ox	Delta pH	LL	PL	PI	Atter. Samp. Cond.	COLE	Pot. Acidity	Ca + Mg - Meh 2	K	Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste	KCl Extract. Acidity	Base Sat. - Meh 2	CEC-7	CEC-8.2
	cm	cm						%	%	%		cm/cm	meq/100g	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg	mmol(+)/l	cmol(+)/kg	%	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg
Ap Ap Ap Bn Bn Bn 2Btn1 2Btn1 2Btn1 2Btn2 2Btn2 2Btn2 2Btn3 2Btn3 2Cn 2Cn	0 0 0 18 18 18 49 49 49 67 67 67 114 114 141 141	18 18 18 49 49 49 67 67 67 114 114 114 141 141 200 200	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —		— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	ECEC	Phosphate P	NO3-N	EC	EC Method	EC 1:5 by volume	CaCO3 Equiv.	Equiv. Gypsum	Na	SAR	Gypsum Req.	Humic Color	Fulvic Color	Humic + Fulvic Color	Al	PI	Pyro. Hue	PyrO. Value	Pyro. Chroma
	cm	cm		cmol(+)/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	dS/m		dS/m	%	%	mmol(+)/l	%	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	%
Ap Ap Ap Bn Bn Bn 2Btn1 2Btn1 2Btn1 2Btn2 2Btn2 2Btn2 2Btn3 2Btn3 2Cn 2Cn	0 0 0 18 18 18 49 49 49 67 67 67 114 114 141 141	18 18 18 49 49 49 67 67 67 114 114 114 141 141 200 200	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— 27 — — 29 — — 32 — — 31 — — 34 33 —	— — 0 0 — — — — 0 0 — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	2 — — — — 4 5 — — — — 7 7 — — 5	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon cambic horizon lithologic discontinuity argillic horizon	0—49 18—49 49— 49—67	—49— —31— —- —18—

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
1	—	—	671	—	0	75	—	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist; silt loam; 11 percent sand; 68 percent silt; 21 percent clay; weak very coarse columnar structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 1.0 very fine roots in cracks and 1.0 medium roots in cracks and 1.0 coarse roots in cracks; 20.0 very fine low-continuity vesicular and 20.0 fine low-continuity vesicular pores; ; ; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 09N02088; dry when described; observed in trench

Bn—18 to 49 centimeters (7.1 to 19.3 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist; silt loam; 16 percent sand; 60 percent silt; 24 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.3 very fine roots in cracks and 0.5 fine roots in cracks; 20.0 very fine low-continuity vesicular and 20.0 fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N02089; dry when described; observed in trench

2Btn1—49 to 67 centimeters (19.3 to 26.4 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist; loam; 30 percent sand; 48 percent silt; 22 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, slightly sticky, very plastic; 0.1 very coarse roots in cracks; 10.0 very fine low-continuity vesicular and 10.0 fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 5 percent distinct clay films on rock fragments; 30 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N02090; dry when described; observed in trench. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 445355; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 445355

2Btn2—67 to 114 centimeters (26.4 to 44.9 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist; fine sandy loam; 70 percent sand; 18 percent silt; 12 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very coarse roots in cracks and 1.0 coarse roots in cracks; 10.0 very fine low-continuity vesicular and 5.0 fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 5 percent faint clay films on rock fragments; 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-163-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N02091; dry when described; observed in trench. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 445356; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 445356

2Btn3—114 to 141 centimeters (44.9 to 55.5 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist; loam; 42 percent sand; 35 percent silt; 23 percent clay; structureless massive; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 1.0 very coarse roots in cracks and 1.0 coarse roots in cracks; 5.0 very fine low-continuity vesicular and 10.0 fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 25 percent prominent clay films on rock fragments; 20 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-163-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.9, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 09N02092; dry when described; observed in trench. continuous - phpvsfiid 445357; continuous - phpvsfiid 445357

2Cn—141 to 200 centimeters (55.5 to 78.7 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), moist; sandy loam; 70 percent sand; 22 percent silt; 9 percent clay; structureless massive; extremely hard, very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 35 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 35 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-163-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, pH meter. Lab sample # 09N02093; dry when described; observed in trench