IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Aastad
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1956ND081006
  • User Pedon ID: S1956ND081006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0003
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 41880
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: 135 feet west and 90 feet south of northeast corner of Section 13, T.131N., R.56W.
  • 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

  • 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
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    A1p—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (N 2/0), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A00016
    B1—18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 40A00017
    B2—36 to 43 centimeters (14.2 to 16.9 inches); black (2.5Y 2/1), very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), dry; moderate medium prismatic, and angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; distinct clay films; fragments wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A00018. This horizon was missing in some places in the pit that was dug for sampling.; continuous - phpvsfiid 89786; continuous - phpvsfiid 89786
    Cca1—43 to 71 centimeters (16.9 to 28.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), dry; moderate fine angular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; fragments. Lab sample # 40A00019
    Cca2—71 to 81 centimeters (28.0 to 31.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), dry; pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2) and light gray (2.5Y 7/2) and 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) prominent mottles; fine angular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments. Lab sample # 40A00020
    Cca3—81 to 109 centimeters (31.9 to 42.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and very dark gray (N 3/0) mottles; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments. Lab sample # 40A00021
    Ccs—109 to 152 centimeters (42.9 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2); fine angular blocky structure; moderately sticky, moderately plastic; pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2) gypsum crystals, unspecified and gray (N 5/0) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/4); fragments. Lab sample # 40A00022