IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Mabi
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1963PR063002
User Pedon ID:
S1963PR063002
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
40A0247
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
32775
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:
18.2574997
Std. Longitude:
-65.6594467
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
1/2 kilometers west of town of Gurabo, 800 feet north and 600 feet west of Gurabo Experiment Station headquarters. Photo No. GS-LR-15-72.
State:
Puerto Rico
PEDON
Describers Name:
L. H. Rivera
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
OSD pedon
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
2
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Mabi
PSC -
25 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
9/3/2003
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Mabi
Classificaton Date -
10/1/1965
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landform:
alluvial fan
Runoff:
low
Drainage Class:
somewhat poorly
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
10/1/1965 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
GSLR-1572
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
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Corr. Elev
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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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m
degrees
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mm
C
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AP—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay; 1 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) fine faint mottles; weak fine granular structure; hard when dry, very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 10 percent faint red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores; 3 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) dark nodules; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A01833. Few fine volcanic fragments; field moisture 42.1 percent.
A12—18 to 38 centimeters (7.1 to 15.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and brown (10YR 4/3) rubbed clay; 1 percent gray (10YR 5/1) fine distinct and 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 75 percent pressure faces; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) dark concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A01834. Few fine volcanic fragments; field moisture 45.1 percent.
C1—38 to 61 centimeters (15.0 to 24.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and brown (10YR 4/3) rubbed clay; 21 percent gray (10YR 5/1) medium distinct mottles; weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; coats in root channels and/or pores and 75 percent pressure faces; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) dark nodules; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A01835. Few fine volcanic fragments; many slickensides.
C2—61 to 97 centimeters (24.0 to 38.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay; 1 percent gray (10YR 5/1) fine distinct and 1 percent greenish gray (5GY 6/1) fine distinct mottles; weak medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 75 percent pressure faces; 3 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) dark nodules; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A01836. Many slickensides; few fine volcanic fragments.
C3—97 to 135 centimeters (38.2 to 53.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay; 1 percent greenish gray (5GY 6/1) fine distinct and 3 percent gray (10YR 5/1) fine distinct mottles; weak medium angular blocky structure; very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 30 percent pressure faces; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) dark nodules; 1 percent fine and medium carbonate concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A01837. Common slickensides; few fine volcanic fragments.
C4—135 to 170 centimeters (53.1 to 66.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay; 1 percent greenish gray (5GY 6/1) fine distinct and 3 percent gray (10YR 5/1) fine distinct mottles; weak medium angular blocky structure; very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 10 percent pressure faces; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) dark nodules; 1 percent fine carbonate concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A01838. Few slickensides; few fine and medium volcanic fragments.
C5—170 to 230 centimeters (66.9 to 90.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and greenish gray (5GY 6/1) clay; massive; very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) dark nodules; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A01839. Auger sample
C6—230 to 285 centimeters (90.6 to 112.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay; 1 percent greenish gray (5GY 6/1) medium distinct mottles; massive; very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A01840