IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Calciargids
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S09AF006004
  • User Pedon ID: S09AF006004
  • User Site Association ID: Afghanistan
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Pedon # - 09N0395
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 24466
  • 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: 32.3768056
  • Std. Longitude: 62.1078333
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Near Farah City by the Agriculture High School and the Citadel in the Farah Province.
  • Country: AF—Afghanistan

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jason Nemecek, Ed Tallyn
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, semiactive, hyperthermic Typic Calciargids
  • Current Taxon Kind: family
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Calciargids
  • PSC - 29 to 79 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/11/2017
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - SND
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, superactive, hyperthermic Typic Calciargids
  • Taxon Kind - family
  • PSC - 29 to 79 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/22/2009
  • 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
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent nonflat subangular indurated 2- to 75-millimeter mixed,
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/22/2009 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • 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

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    Bw

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    Bt1

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    Bt2

    Bt2

    Btkn1

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    Btkn2

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    12

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    29

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    57

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    153

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    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

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    Bw

    Bw

    Bt1

    Bt1

    Bt2

    Bt2

    Btkn1

    Btkn1

    Btkn2

    Btkn2

    0

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    12

    12

    29

    29

    57

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    122

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    153

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    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

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    Bw

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    Bt1

    Bt1

    Bt2

    Bt2

    Btkn1

    Btkn1

    Btkn2

    Btkn2

    0

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    12

    12

    29

    29

    57

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    122

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    153

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    ec meter, saturated paste

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    calcic horizon

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    0—29

    29—200

    122—200

    122—200

    —29—

    —171—

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    —78—
    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

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    Ap—0 to 12 centimeters (0.0 to 4.7 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist; silt loam; 14 percent sand; 64 percent silt; 23 percent clay; strong coarse columnar parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 medium roots throughout and 4.0 fine roots throughout; 20.0 very fine low-continuity vesicular and 20.0 fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 09N02095; dry when described; observed in trench
    Bw—12 to 29 centimeters (4.7 to 11.4 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist; silt loam; 13 percent sand; 61 percent silt; 26 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 20.0 very fine low-continuity vesicular and 1.0 medium low-continuity vesicular pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-76 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 09N02096; dry when described; observed in trench
    Bt1—29 to 57 centimeters (11.4 to 22.4 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; silty clay loam; 8 percent sand; 56 percent silt; 36 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 1.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 20.0 very fine low-continuity vesicular and 1.0 coarse low-continuity vesicular pores; 10 percent prominent clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 09N02097; dry when described; observed in trench. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 445358; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 445358
    Bt2—57 to 122 centimeters (22.4 to 48.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; silty clay loam; 16 percent sand; 55 percent silt; 30 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 1.0 medium roots throughout and 4.0 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 20.0 very fine low-continuity vesicular and 3.0 medium low-continuity vesicular and 20.0 fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 40 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 09N02098; dry when described; observed in trench. continuous - phpvsfiid 445359; continuous - phpvsfiid 445359
    Btkn1—122 to 153 centimeters (48.0 to 60.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; silt loam; 22 percent sand; 57 percent silt; 21 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 medium roots throughout; 15.0 medium low-continuity vesicular and 5.0 fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 40 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent fine prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented white (10YR 8/1), dry, carbonate nodules with clear boundaries throughout and 4 percent medium prominent irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented white (10YR 8/1), dry, carbonate masses with clear boundaries throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 09N02099; dry when described; observed in trench. continuous - phpvsfiid 445360; continuous - phpvsfiid 445360
    Btkn2—153 to 200 centimeters (60.2 to 78.7 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; silt loam; 23 percent sand; 58 percent silt; 20 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 medium roots throughout; 20.0 medium low-continuity vesicular and 4.0 fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 40 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 4 percent medium prominent irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented white (10YR 8/1), dry, carbonate masses with clear boundaries throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, pH meter. Lab sample # 09N02100; dry when described; observed in trench. continuous - phpvsfiid 445361; continuous - phpvsfiid 445361