IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Monterosa
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1961NM013010
  • User Pedon ID: S1961NM013010
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1961NM013010
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A5528
  • Print Date: 5/7/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Township: 23S
  • Range: 3E
  • Section: 18
  • PLSS Details: SE 1/4 SW 1/4
  • Location Description: north bank of arroyo, 700 feet east of pipeline, 800 feet north of Dripping Springs Road, 28 yards east and 12 yards north of pedon S60NMex-7-10, Dona Ana County, New Mexico.
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM013—Dona Ana
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NM690—Dona Ana County Area, New Mexico

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: F. J. Carlisle and R. B. Grossman
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, thermic Calcic Petrocalcids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 10
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Monterosa
  • PSC - 0 to 23 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Monterosa
  • Classificaton Date - 4/29/1961
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/29/1961 (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

    KRAME

    Krameria

    ratany

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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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    1356

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    270

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    ; fragments. Soil Surface. One-half inch diameter rhyolite and andesite pebbles cover about 80 percent of the soil surface; pebbles are weakly stained reddish-brown.
    Aca—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2), brown (7.5YR 4/2), moist; very gravelly sandy loam; weak coarse platy structure; soft; 0.5 roots; carbonate coats; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A41514. Sample includes desert pavement of pebbles.
    Bca—5 to 23 centimeters (2.0 to 9.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/3), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; very gravelly sandy loam; weak very fine granular structure; loose; 3.0 roots; carbonate coats; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A41515. continuous - phpvsfiid 198234; continuous - phpvsfiid 198234
    K2m—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); white (5YR 8/1), pinkish gray (5YR 7/2), moist; Error; massive; soft; 0.5 fine roots; carbonate coats; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A41516. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 198235; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 198235
    K31—36 to 56 centimeters (14.2 to 22.0 inches); pinkish gray (5YR 7/2), light reddish brown (5YR 6/3), moist; very gravelly loamy sand; single grain; loose; 0.5 fine roots; carbonate coats; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A41517. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 198236; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 198236
    K32—56 to 81 centimeters (22.0 to 31.9 inches); pink (5YR 7/3), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), moist; very gravelly loamy sand; single grain; loose; 0.1 roots; carbonate coats; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 40A41518