IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Aastad
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1956ND081001
  • User Pedon ID: S1956ND081001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0002
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 41879
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: 1065 feet east and 200 feet south of northwest corner of Section 18, T.130N., R.55W.
  • State: North Dakota
  • County: ND081—Sargent
  • MLRA: 55B—Central Black Glaciated Plains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Wesley M. Larsen
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Aastad
  • Classificaton Date - 7/12/1956
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/12/1956 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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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    A1p—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; hard, friable; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A00008. Tongues of this horizon extend down through the B horizon.
    B2—20 to 38 centimeters (7.9 to 15.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1) and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) crushed, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, dry; moderate medium prismatic, and angular blocky structure; very hard, friable; distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A00009. continuous - phpvsfiid 89796; continuous - phpvsfiid 89796
    B3ca1—38 to 48 centimeters (15.0 to 18.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and black (10YR 2/1), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1), dry; moderate coarse prismatic, and fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, friable; distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A00010. continuous - phpvsfiid 89797; continuous - phpvsfiid 89797
    B3ca2—48 to 69 centimeters (18.9 to 27.2 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; moderate coarse prismatic, and angular blocky structure; very hard, friable; distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A00011. continuous - phpvsfiid 89798; continuous - phpvsfiid 89798
    C1—69 to 91 centimeters (27.2 to 35.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) and gray (2.5Y 6/1), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2), dry; weak angular blocky structure; very hard, friable; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A00012
    C2—91 to 114 centimeters (35.8 to 44.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) and gray (2.5Y 6/1), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2), dry; weak angular blocky structure; very hard, friable; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A00013. Horizons broken for sampling.
    Ccs—114 to 145 centimeters (44.9 to 57.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) prominent mottles; fine angular blocky structure; very hard, friable; 21 percent gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 40A00014
    C3—145 to 152 centimeters (57.1 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and olive (5Y 4/3) and very dark gray (5Y 3/1) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and gray (N 6/0) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), dry; weak angular blocky structure; very hard, friable; white (10YR 8/1) gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments. Lab sample # 40A00015