IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): SOLANO
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1964CA095007
  • User Pedon ID: S1964CA095007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A2918
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 37497
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 38.2191658
  • Std. Longitude: -121.9538879
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 4N
  • Range: 1W
  • Section: 3
  • PLSS Details: A pit located at the NE corner
  • Location Description: 5 miles east of Fairfield and 1 mile south of State Highway 12.
  • State: California
  • County: CA095—Solano
  • MLRA: 17—Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA095—Solano County, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Wells Andrews
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Typic Natrixeralfs
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - SOLANO
  • PSC - 23 to 73 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Solano
  • Classificaton Date - 10/8/1964
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/8/1964 (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

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    3

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    457

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    15.6

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    A21—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct and 1 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine distinct mottles; massive; hard when dry, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 fine roots; 21.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A23013; dry when described;
    A22—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist; loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 1 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine distinct mottles; massive; hard when dry, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A23014; dry when described;
    B21T—23 to 53 centimeters (9.1 to 20.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; clay; strong coarse columnar structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine roots; 21.0 tubular pores; 75 percent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A23015; moist when described;
    B22T—53 to 81 centimeters (20.9 to 31.9 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), moist; clay; weak medium and coarse prismatic parts to weak medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; 3.0 tubular pores; 10 percent slickensides (pedogenic) and 75 percent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A23016; moist when described;
    B23T—81 to 122 centimeters (31.9 to 48.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2), moist; clay; weak medium and coarse prismatic parts to weak medium angular blocky structure; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 roots; 3.0 tubular pores; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) on faces of peds and 75 percent clay films on faces of peds; carbonate concretions and medium noncoherent cemented lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A23017; moist when described;. strongly effervescent medium soft masses and concretions of lime; many Fe and Mn concretions.
    B24T—122 to 157 centimeters (48.0 to 61.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2), moist; clay; weak fine angular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.0 roots; 3.0 tubular pores; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist, on faces of peds and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) on faces of peds and 30 percent clay films on faces of peds; 21 percent iron-manganese concretions; noncoherent cemented lime masses and carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, hellige-truog; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 40A23018; moist when described;. strongly effervescent large soft masses and concretions of lime; many Fe and Mn concretions.; continuous - phpvsfiid 187014; continuous - phpvsfiid 187014
    B25T—157 to 203 centimeters (61.8 to 79.9 inches); pale olive (5Y 6/3), dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2), moist; clay; weak fine angular blocky structure; hard when dry, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.0 roots; 3.0 tubular pores; dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) iron stains and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, and 30 percent clay films on faces of peds; noncoherent cemented lime masses and carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A23019; wet when described;. strongly effervescent large soft masses and concretions of lime; many Fe and Mn concretions.; continuous - phpvsfiid 187015; continuous - phpvsfiid 187015
    203 to 234 centimeters (79.9 to 92.1 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A23020; wet when described;. Composite sample of which no description was made.