IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cartagena
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1957PR079003
  • User Pedon ID: S1957PR079003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0528
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 33056
  • 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: 18.0349998
  • Std. Longitude: -67.0319443
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 5/8 mile south of Highway No. 117 and 1 1/2 miles east of junction of old railroad and Highway No. 116 in northwest corner of farm road intersection. Photo GS-LR-6-82.
  • 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 Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Cartagena
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/3/2003
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Cartagena
  • Classificaton Date - 9/9/1957
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/9/1957 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: GSLR-6-82
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop 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 grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay; weak fine angular blocky structure; slightly sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, unspecified; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A03931. Some platiness due to compaction.
    A12—18 to 38 centimeters (7.1 to 15.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A03932. Slight slickenside activity; arbitrary boundary.
    C1—38 to 56 centimeters (15.0 to 22.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay; moderate fine angular blocky structure; moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 fine roots; pressure faces; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.3, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A03933. Some gravel appear to be waterworn; strong slickenside activity with polished pressure faces.
    C2—56 to 76 centimeters (22.0 to 29.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) clay; weak coarse angular blocky structure; slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A03934. Some pockets 6 inches deep - part of the laboratory sample came from pockets at 36 inches; some slickenside faces.
    C3—76 to 117 centimeters (29.9 to 46.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay; weak coarse angular blocky structure; moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 10 percent clay films; 10 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A03935. A portion of the laboratory sample came from pockets occurring at 30 inches; arbitrary boundary.; patchy - phpvsfiid 187159; patchy - phpvsfiid 187159
    C4—117 to 152 centimeters (46.1 to 59.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) clay; massive parts to weak coarse angular blocky; moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, unspecified; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A03936. Few fine rounded rhyolite gravel.
    C5—152 to 165 centimeters (59.8 to 65.0 inches); fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A03937. This layer is either decomposed rock or a dense stone line. There is a clay matrix much like the horizon above.