IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Fang
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1959NV017038
  • User Pedon ID: S1959NV017038
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1959NV017038
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3196
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 38325
  • Print Date: 9/24/2024

    • 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: 37.6280136
  • Std. Longitude: -115.8386459
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 4S
  • Range: 55E
  • Section: 6
  • PLSS Details: 0.25 mile E of the W 1/4 corner
  • State: Nevada
  • County: NV017—Lincoln
  • MLRA: 29—Southern Nevada Basin and Range
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NV611—Pahranagat-Penoyer Area, Nevada, Parts of Lincoln and Nye Counties

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Edward A. Naphan
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, calcareous, mesic Typic Torrifluvents
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 38
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Fang
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Fang
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1959
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1959 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ACHY

    PLEUR12

    Achnatherum hymenoides

    Pleuraphis

    Indian ricegrass

    galleta grass

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    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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    2

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    1503

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    0

    203

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    11.7

    21.7

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    C1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; fine sandy loam; moderate medium platy structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine and 0.5 medium vesicular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A24997
    C2—8 to 20 centimeters (3.1 to 7.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; sandy loam; weak fine and medium platy structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 21.0 very fine and 0.5 medium tubular and 3.0 fine pores; fragments; slight effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A24998
    C3—20 to 32 centimeters (7.9 to 12.6 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 21.0 very fine and fine and 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24999
    C4—32 to 51 centimeters (12.6 to 20.1 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; fine sandy loam; massive; hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 21.0 very fine and fine and 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A25000
    C5—51 to 109 centimeters (20.1 to 42.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; sandy loam; massive, and strong fine platy; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A25001
    C6—109 to 132 centimeters (42.9 to 52.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A25002
    C7—132 to 163 centimeters (52.0 to 64.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; sandy loam; 3 percent white (10YR 8/1) mottles; massive; hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A25003
    2C8—163 to 178 centimeters (64.2 to 70.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; gravelly loamy sand; massive; hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.1 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine and medium interstitial pores; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A25004
    3C9—178 to 198 centimeters (70.1 to 78.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; very gravelly coarse sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.1 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine and medium interstitial pores; 60 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue. Lab sample # 40A25005