IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cartagena
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1957PR079002
  • User Pedon ID: S1957PR079002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0527
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 33055
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 18.0263882
  • Std. Longitude: -67.0252762
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1 1/8 mile south of Highway No. 117 and 1 5/8 mile east of Highway No. 116 on photo GS-LR-4-34 - 100 feet southeast of intersection of farm roads.
  • State: Puerto Rico
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PR687—Lajas Valley Area, Puerto Rico

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: C. J. Koch.
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Cartagena
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/6/1957
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/6/1957 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: GSLR-4-34
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous 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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    AP—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) clay; moderate medium granular structure; moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A03924
    A12—18 to 43 centimeters (7.1 to 16.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) clay; massive; very sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 roots; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A03925. Slickenside faces present.
    C1—43 to 66 centimeters (16.9 to 26.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) clay; massive; very sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A03926. Slickenside faces present.
    C2—66 to 97 centimeters (26.0 to 38.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay; massive; moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A03927. Slickenside faces present; few small rounded fragments.
    C3—97 to 127 centimeters (38.2 to 50.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) clay; massive; moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments. Lab sample # 40A03928. Few lime specks; arbitrary boundary.
    C4—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) clay; massive; very sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A03929. Slickenside faces present.
    C5—152 to 183 centimeters (59.8 to 72.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) clay; massive; very sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A03930. Slickenside faces present.