IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Calciargids
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S09AF015003
  • User Pedon ID: S09AF015003
  • User Site Association ID: Afghanistan
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Pedon # - 09N0402
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 24473
  • 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: 34.8493333
  • Std. Longitude: 71.1458611
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Marawara, Kunar Afghanistan
  • Country: AF—Afghanistan

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jason Nemecek, Ed Tallyn
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, thermic Xeric Calciargids
  • Current Taxon Kind: family
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Calciargids
  • PSC - 27 to 72 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/12/2017
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Moisture Subclass - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - SND
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Aridic Calcixerolls
  • Taxon Kind - family
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/12/2009
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture SUBClass - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: mixed alluvium
  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: fan apron
  • Anthropogenic Feature: hillslope terrace
  • Geomorphic Component Terraces: tread
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 10.00 percent nonflat subrounded indurated 75- to 250-millimeter mixed,
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/12/2009 (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 -
  • Current Weather - rain
    • 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

    Bk

    Btk1

    Btk2

    B'k1

    B'k2

    0

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    11

    27

    47

    72

    104

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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

    Ap

    Bk

    Btk1

    Btk2

    B'k1

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    11

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    47

    72

    104

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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

    Ap

    Bk

    Btk1

    Btk2

    B'k1

    B'k2

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

    ochric epipedon

    secondary carbonates

    argillic horizon

    calcic horizon

    0—11

    27—130

    27—72

    47—72

    —11—

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    Site Soil Temperature
    Site Obs. Date Depth Sensor Kind Temperature
    cm C

    1/12/2009

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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

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    Ap—0 to 11 centimeters (0.0 to 4.3 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), dark olive brown (2.5Y 3/3), moist; fine sandy loam; 45 percent sand; 46 percent silt; 9 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout and 3.0 coarse roots throughout; 0.5 medium low-continuity vesicular and 0.5 fine low-continuity vesicular and 0.5 coarse low-continuity vesicular pores; 5 percent fine prominent irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented mica flakes, unspecified with sharp boundaries throughout; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-163-250 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 09N02138; dry when described; observed in trench
    Bk—11 to 27 centimeters (4.3 to 10.6 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), dark olive brown (2.5Y 3/3), moist; loam; 44 percent sand; 47 percent silt; 10 percent clay; weak very coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very coarse roots throughout and 2.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very coarse low-continuity tubular and 1.0 medium low-continuity tubular and 1.0 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent fine prominent irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented mica flakes, unspecified with sharp boundaries throughout and 1 percent fine prominent irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented white (10YR 8/1), dry, carbonate masses with sharp boundaries on surfaces along pores; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 09N02139; dry when described; observed in trench
    Btk1—27 to 47 centimeters (10.6 to 18.5 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), 2.5Y 3/6 (2.5Y 3/6), moist; loam; 33 percent sand; 49 percent silt; 14 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine low-continuity tubular and 3.0 medium low-continuity tubular and 3.0 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 4 percent distinct skeletans on bottom faces of peds and 5 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine prominent irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented mica flakes, unspecified with sharp boundaries throughout and 8 percent fine prominent irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented carbonate, finely disseminated with sharp boundaries on surfaces along root channels and 5 percent fine prominent irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented white (10YR 8/1), dry, carbonate masses with sharp boundaries on surfaces along pores; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 09N02140; dry when described; observed in trench. patchy - phpvsfiid 445390; patchy - phpvsfiid 445391; patchy - phpvsfiid 445390; patchy - phpvsfiid 445391
    Btk2—47 to 72 centimeters (18.5 to 28.3 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; silt loam; 15 percent sand; 62 percent silt; 22 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 6.0 very fine low-continuity tubular and 3.0 medium low-continuity tubular and 2.0 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine prominent irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented mica flakes, unspecified with sharp boundaries throughout and 5 percent medium prominent spherical extremely weakly coherent cemented white (10YR 8/1), dry, carbonate nodules with sharp boundaries throughout and 35 percent medium prominent irregular moderately coherent cemented white (10YR 8/1), dry, carbonate masses with sharp boundaries throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 09N02141; dry when described; observed in trench. continuous - phpvsfiid 445392; continuous - phpvsfiid 445392
    B'k1—72 to 104 centimeters (28.3 to 40.9 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; silt loam; 20 percent sand; 60 percent silt; 20 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very coarse high-continuity tubular and 0.5 medium low-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent fine prominent irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented mica flakes, unspecified with sharp boundaries throughout and 5 percent medium prominent spherical moderately coherent cemented white (10YR 8/1), moist, carbonate nodules with sharp boundaries throughout and 5 percent medium prominent irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented light bluish gray (10B 8/1), moist, carbonate masses with sharp boundaries throughout; fragments; 3 to 5 percent krotovinas (volume percent); 3 to 5 percent krotovinas (lateral area percent); violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 09N02142; dry when described; observed in trench
    B'k2—104 to 130 centimeters (40.9 to 51.2 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; silt loam; 35 percent sand; 50 percent silt; 15 percent clay; structureless massive; moderately hard, friable, moderately sticky, very plastic; 5 percent fine prominent irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented mica flakes, unspecified with sharp boundaries throughout and 5 percent medium prominent spherical moderately coherent cemented carbonate nodules with sharp boundaries throughout and 5 percent medium prominent irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented carbonate masses with sharp boundaries throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, pH meter. Lab sample # 09N02143; dry when described; observed in trench