IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Calciargids
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S09AF015004
  • User Pedon ID: S09AF015004
  • User Site Association ID: Afghanistan
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Pedon # - 09N0403
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 24474
  • 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: 34.9464722
  • Std. Longitude: 71.0417222
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Mabogai, Kunar Afghanistan
  • Country: AF—Afghanistan

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jason Nemecek, Ed Tallyn
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, micaceous, thermic Xeric Calciargids
  • Current Taxon Kind: family
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Calciargids
  • PSC - 87 to 137 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
  • Classificaton Date - 1/13/2009
  • 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: fan piedmont
  • 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: 5.00 percent nonflat subrounded indurated 2- to 75-millimeter mixed,
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/13/2009 (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

    Bk1

    Bk2

    Btk1

    Btk2

    0

    12

    38

    87

    116

    12

    38

    87

    116

    142

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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

    Bk1

    Bk2

    Btk1

    Btk2

    0

    12

    38

    87

    116

    12

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    87

    116

    142

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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

    Bk1

    Bk2

    Btk1

    Btk2

    0

    12

    38

    87

    116

    12

    38

    87

    116

    142

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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

    secondary carbonates

    calcic horizon

    argillic horizon

    0—38

    12—142

    87—116

    87—142

    —38—

    —130—

    —29—

    —55—
    Site Soil Temperature
    Site Obs. Date Depth Sensor Kind Temperature
    cm C

    1/13/2009

    50

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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 12 centimeters (0.0 to 4.7 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), dark olive brown (2.5Y 3/3), moist; sandy loam; 62 percent sand; 28 percent silt; 10 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine low-continuity dendritic tubular and 3.0 medium low-continuity dendritic tubular and 3.0 fine low-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 5 percent fine distinct irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented mica flakes, unspecified with sharp boundaries throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N02144; moist when described; observed in trench
    Bk1—12 to 38 centimeters (4.7 to 15.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), moist; sandy loam; 73 percent sand; 21 percent silt; 6 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 4.0 very fine low-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent fine distinct irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented mica flakes, unspecified with sharp boundaries throughout and 3 percent fine distinct irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented carbonate masses with sharp boundaries throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N02145; moist when described; observed in trench
    Bk2—38 to 87 centimeters (15.0 to 34.3 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; fine sandy loam; 73 percent sand; 21 percent silt; 7 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine low-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent fine distinct irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented mica flakes, unspecified with sharp boundaries throughout and 5 percent fine distinct irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented carbonate masses with sharp boundaries throughout; 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N02146; moist when described; observed in trench
    Btk1—87 to 116 centimeters (34.3 to 45.7 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; loam; 44 percent sand; 38 percent silt; 18 percent clay; strong coarse prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very fine low-continuity tubular pores; 2 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains and 25 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine distinct irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented mica flakes, unspecified with sharp boundaries throughout and 25 percent medium distinct irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented carbonate masses with sharp boundaries throughout; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N02147; moist when described; observed in trench. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 445388; continuous - phpvsfiid 445387; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 445388; continuous - phpvsfiid 445387
    Btk2—116 to 142 centimeters (45.7 to 55.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), 2.5Y 3/4 (2.5Y 3/4), moist; sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 23 percent silt; 12 percent clay; strong coarse prismatic structure; slightly hard, slightly rigid, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very fine low-continuity tubular pores; 2 percent prominent clay bridges between sand grains and 20 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine distinct irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented mica flakes, unspecified with sharp boundaries throughout and 15 percent fine distinct irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented carbonate masses with sharp boundaries throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, pH meter. Lab sample # 09N02148; moist when described; observed in trench. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 445389; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 445386; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 445389; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 445386