IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nipe
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1957PR097001
  • User Pedon ID: S1957PR097001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0228
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 32757
  • 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: 18.1863880
  • Std. Longitude: -67.1097260
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: One-half mile west of kilometer marker 5.5 on Highway No. 349. On crest of hill under mango trees. Photo GS-LR-11-32.
  • State: Puerto Rico
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PR684—Mayaguez Area, Puerto Rico Western Part

    • 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 #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Nipe
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/3/2003
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Nipe
  • Classificaton Date - 9/11/1957
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/11/1957 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: GSLR1132
  • 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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    A1—0 to 28 centimeters (0.0 to 11.0 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 2/4) clay; strong fine granular structure; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A01700. peds have shiny appearance, but do not have clay skins
    B1—28 to 46 centimeters (11.0 to 18.1 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) clay; weak fine angular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A01701. no clay skins
    B21—46 to 71 centimeters (18.1 to 28.0 inches); dark red (7.5R 3/8) clay; weak fine angular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, hellige-truog; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A01702. no clay skins
    B22—71 to 97 centimeters (28.0 to 38.2 inches); dusky red (7.5R 3/4) and dark red (7.5R 3/6) clay; massive; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, hellige-truog; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A01703. no clay skins; few small iron-coated gravel (probably serpentine)
    B23—97 to 120 centimeters (38.2 to 47.2 inches); dusky red (7.5R 3/4) and dark red (7.5R 3/6) clay; massive; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A01704. no clay skins; few iron-coated fragments
    B24—120 to 155 centimeters (47.2 to 61.0 inches); dark red (7.5R 3/6) and red (7.5R 5/6) clay; massive; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A01705. no clay skins
    C1—155 to 180 centimeters (61.0 to 70.9 inches); dusky red (7.5R 3/4) clay; massive; very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; ; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A01706. no clay skins