IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mine
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1955CO049008
  • User Pedon ID: S1955CO049008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3891
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 39537
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 39.9044456
  • Std. Longitude: -105.8813858
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 2S
  • Range: 76W
  • Section: 3
  • PLSS Details: In the NW 1/4
  • Location Description: Grand County, Colorado, just each of the Forest Service headquarters building on the first terrace level across St. Louis Creek.
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO049—Grand
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CO649—Grand County Area, Colorado

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Mine
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1955
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: outwash terrace
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1955 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other tree cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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
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    Ao-Aoo—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A29796. The upper part of this horizon is a nearly undecomposed mat of pine needles. The lower part is partially decomposed. This horizon rests abruptly on the horizon below.
    A1—3 to 11 centimeters (1.2 to 4.3 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; gravelly loam; weak and moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A29797
    C1—11 to 26 centimeters (4.3 to 10.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; gravelly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to medium and coarse granular structure; slightly hard, very friable; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A29798
    C2—26 to 49 centimeters (10.2 to 19.3 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), dry; gravelly sandy loam; massive; loose, loose; 70 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 40A29799