IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): GLORIA
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1965CA053016
  • User Pedon ID: S1965CA053016
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A2845
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 37424
  • 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: 36.5080566
  • Std. Longitude: -121.3702774
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 16S
  • Range: 5E
  • Section: 25
  • PLSS Details: Near center SE1/4, NW1/4, SE1/4
  • Location Description: about 4 miles east of Gonzales on Gloria Road.
  • State: California
  • County: CA053—Monterey
  • MLRA: 15—Central California Coast Range
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA053—Monterey County, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Lewis C. Leifer.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, illitic, thermic Abruptic Durixeralfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 16
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - GLORIA
  • PSC - 41 to 58 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Gloria
  • Classificaton Date - 5/22/1965
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/22/1965 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous 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

    5

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    168

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    180

    305

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    14.4

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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), moist; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22457. 15 percent of horizon consists of gopher holes filled with strong granular structure.
    0 to 36 centimeters (0.0 to 14.2 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; massive; 0.0 roots; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular and 3.0 medium tubular pores; 30 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A22466. Does not soften or slake upon wetting and can be chipped with hand tools with extreme difficulty.; continuous - phpvsfiid 186884; continuous - phpvsfiid 186884
    A1—20 to 38 centimeters (7.9 to 15.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; sandy loam; massive; hard when dry, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22458. Small thin blotches of A2 occur in lower part.
    36 to 69 centimeters (14.2 to 27.2 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) fine gravelly sandy loam; massive; 0.0 roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 30 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A22467. Few fine distinct red (2.5YR 4/6) streaks; common thick, mostly horizontal seams of silica.; continuous - phpvsfiid 196595; continuous - phpvsfiid 196595
    A2—38 to 41 centimeters (15.0 to 16.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; sandy loam; weak medium platy structure; hard when dry, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22459
    B2t—41 to 58 centimeters (16.1 to 22.8 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; clay; strong coarse prismatic structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, silica coats on upper surfaces of peds or rocks and 10 percent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22460. Some veins and blotches of olive hues in middle and lower part plus various shades of brown to reddish brown.; continuous - phpvsfiid 196600; continuous - phpvsfiid 196600
    C1sim—58 to 81 centimeters (22.8 to 31.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) crushed, reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), moist; coarse sandy loam; massive; 0.0 roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; clay bridges and 10 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A22461. In parts of the pit 1/8 inch lime seams occur on top of indurated pan but not in area sampled; horizon has light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/2d, 4/2m) usually vertical veins, 1/4 to 3/4 inch thick makes up about 5 to 10 percent of the soil mass, and appears to be silica and clay; this horizon becomes more yellow with depth; boundary indeterminate.; continuous - phpvsfiid 196602; continuous - phpvsfiid 196602
    69 to 203 centimeters (27.2 to 79.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) gravelly sandy loam; massive; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 10 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores and 10 percent clay bridges between sand grains; fragments. Lab sample # 40A22468. Few horizontal and vertical seams of silica.
    C2sim—81 to 104 centimeters (31.9 to 40.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) crushed, reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), moist; coarse sandy loam; massive; 0.0 roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; clay bridges and 10 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A22462. In parts of the pit 1/8 inch lime seams occur on top of indurated pan but not in area sampled; horizon has light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/2d, 4/2m) usually vertical veins, 1/4 to 3/4 inch thick, makes up about 5 to 10 percent of the soil mass, and appears to be silica and clay; this horizon becomes more yellow with depth; boundary indeterminate.; continuous - phpvsfiid 196599; continuous - phpvsfiid 196599
    C3sim—104 to 145 centimeters (40.9 to 57.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) crushed, moist; coarse sandy loam; massive; strongly cemented; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses; fragments. Lab sample # 40A22463. Does not slake or soften upon wetting; this horizon examined by auger with great difficulty; boundary indeterminate.
    C4sim—145 to 173 centimeters (57.1 to 68.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) crushed, moist; coarse sandy loam; massive; strongly cemented; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses; fragments. Lab sample # 40A22464. Does not slake of soften upon wetting; this horizon examined by auger with great difficulty; boundary indeterminate.
    C5sim—173 to 175 centimeters (68.1 to 68.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) crushed, moist; coarse sandy loam; massive; strongly cemented; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses; fragments. Lab sample # 40A22465. Does not slake of soften upon wetting; this horizon examined by auger with great difficulty; boundary indeterminate.