IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Candelero

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1963PR151006

User Pedon ID: S1963PR151006

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 40A0561

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 33089

Print Date: 12/4/2024

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: 18.0969448

Std. Longitude: -65.8530579

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: Este SCD, Puerto Rico, 5.4 kilometers north from town of Yabucoa, 1.5 kilometers north of intersection of highways 905 and 3. Photo GS-LR-9-19.

State: Puerto Rico

PEDON

Describers Name: R. A. Boccheciamp.

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, isohyperthermic Typic Albaqualfs

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Pedon #: 6

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Candelero

Classificaton Date - 5/13/2021

Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Candelero

PSC - 27 to 77 cm.

Classificaton Date - 9/18/1963

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landform: alluvial fan

Runoff: medium

Drainage Class: somewhat poorly

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 9/18/1963 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: GSLR-9-19

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	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
8	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

AP—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A04110. Few fine black grains; few concretions, 2 to 3 millimeters in diameter.

B1—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) clay; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct and 21 percent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; black (10YR 2/1), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores and gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A04111. Common fine quartz grains.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1923475; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1923475

B21TG—28 to 38 centimeters (11.0 to 15.0 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) clay; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and black (10YR 2/1) coats in root channels and/or pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A04112. Common fine quartz grains; few fine black grains; many weathered feldspar and ferromagnesian grains.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1923476; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1923476

B22TG—38 to 61 centimeters (15.0 to 24.0 inches); greenish gray (5GY 6/1) clay; 1 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/3) fine distinct and 3 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; greenish gray (5G 6/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and black (10YR 2/1), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A04113. Many fine quartz grains; few fine black grains; many weathered feldspar and ferromagnesian grains.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1923478; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1923478

B23TG—61 to 86 centimeters (24.0 to 33.9 inches); light greenish gray (5GY 7/1) clay; 3 percent greenish gray (5BG 6/1) fine distinct and 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct and 3 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A04114. Many fine quartz grains; few fine black grains; many weathered feldspar and ferromagnesian grains.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1923473; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1923473

B31—86 to 127 centimeters (33.9 to 50.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) sandy clay loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 3 percent greenish gray (5GY 6/1) medium distinct mottles; massive; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A04115. Many fine quartz grains; many weathered feldspar grains; common fine black grains.

B32—127 to 163 centimeters (50.0 to 64.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) sandy clay loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 3 percent greenish gray (5GY 6/1) medium distinct mottles; massive; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A04116. Many fine quartz grains; many weathered feldspar grains; common fine black grains; split from above horizon for sampling.

C1—163 to 229 centimeters (64.2 to 90.2 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) and reddish brown (5YR 5/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) stratified sand to sandy clay; fragments. Lab sample # 40A04117

C2—229 to 292 centimeters (90.2 to 115.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) and reddish brown (5YR 5/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) stratified sand to sandy clay; fragments. Lab sample # 40A04118. Split from above horizon for sampling.