IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Algerita
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1960NM013002
User Pedon ID:
S1960NM013002
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
40A0169
Print Date:
11/21/2024
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:
32.3167992
Std. Longitude:
-106.7672348
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
No legal description; Dona Ana Bend Colony, 1/2 mile E of New Mexico State University along Tortugas Mountain road; about 40 yards S of road.
State:
New Mexico
County:
NM013—Dona Ana
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
NM690—Dona Ana County Area, New Mexico
PEDON
Describers Name:
L.H. Gile and F.F. Peterson
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
2
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Algerita
Taxonomic Class -
Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Calciorthids
PSC -
25 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
11/12/1960
Moisture Class -
aridic (torric)
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landform:
alluvial fan
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
11/12/1960 (actual site observation date)
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
%
m
degrees
mm
mm
C
mm
2
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1260
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270
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; fragments.
A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2), brown (7.5YR 4/2), moist; gravelly fine sandy loam; weak coarse platy structure; soft; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A01248. sample includes desert pavement of gravel
Bca—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); light reddish brown (5YR 6/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate very fine and fine parts to weak very fine subangular blocky structure; soft, loose; 0.5 roots; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A01249
K1—10 to 36 centimeters (3.9 to 14.2 inches); pinkish white (7.5YR 8/2) and pink (7.5YR 7/4), pink (7.5YR 7/4) and light brown (7.5YR 6/4), moist; sandy clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; 0.5 roots; 3 percent carbonate nodules; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A01250. 40A01251; sampled 4-9 inches and 9-14 inches
K2—36 to 58 centimeters (14.2 to 22.8 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), light brown (7.5YR 6/4), moist; sandy clay loam; weak and moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard; 0.5 roots; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A01252
K31—58 to 89 centimeters (22.8 to 35.0 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; sandy loam; massive parts to weak coarse subangular blocky; soft; 0.5 roots; faint carbonate coats on rock fragments; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A01253. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 178570; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 178570
2K32—89 to 122 centimeters (35.0 to 48.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), moist; very gravelly sandy loam; massive; hard; 0.5 roots; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A01254
3Cca—122 to 137 centimeters (48.0 to 53.9 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; sandy loam; massive; slightly hard; faint carbonate coats between sand grains; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 40A01255. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 178571; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 178571