IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bess
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1972UT021006
  • User Pedon ID: S1972UT021006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 72C0128
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44062
  • Print Date: 1/10/2025

    • 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: 38.0594444
  • Std. Longitude: -112.5822220
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Utah
  • County: UT021—Iron
  • MLRA: 28A—Ancient Lake Bonneville

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Calcic Argixerolls
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Bess
  • Classificaton Date - 5/21/2008
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sn
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1972
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: residuum weathered from igneous rock
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1972 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Setting and Climate
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    A1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; sandy loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial and 0.5 medium interstitial pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 72C00774. Original lab sample number is 72774.
    Bt21—8 to 25 centimeters (3.1 to 9.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 10 percent distinct clay films on surfaces along pores and 10 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 72C00775. Original lab sample number is 72775.
    Bt22—25 to 41 centimeters (9.8 to 16.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist; clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 21.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 75 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds and 75 percent distinct clay films on surfaces along pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 72C00776. Original lab sample number is 72776.
    Batc3—41 to 63 centimeters (16.1 to 24.8 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/3), brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist; clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 30 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds and 30 percent distinct clay films on surfaces along pores; 30 percent carbonate, finely disseminated; 5 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 76-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 72C00777. Original lab sample number is 72777.
    Cac1—63 to 102 centimeters (24.8 to 40.2 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/3), brown (7.5YR 5/3), moist; fine sandy loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 30 percent carbonate, finely disseminated; 10 percent by volume 76-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 72C00778. Original lab sample number is 72778.
    Cac2—102 to 147 centimeters (40.2 to 57.9 inches); pink (7.5YR 8/4), light brown (7.5YR 6/3), moist; sandy loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 76-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 72C00779. Original lab sample number is 72779.
    Cac3—147 to 170 centimeters (57.9 to 66.9 inches); pink (7.5YR 8/3), pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2), moist; loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate thick platy structure; hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 30 percent threadlike carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2. Lab sample # 72C00780. Original lab sample number is 72780.