IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Tiburones
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1973PR001004
  • User Pedon ID: S1973PR001004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1264
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 34873
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Atlantico SCD, Puerto Rico, Cano Tiburones Area, 0.2 kms. east of curve of dirt road, 2.1 kms. east of km. marker 10.7 HWY 682, municipality of Arecibo, Arecibo Soil Survey Area.
  • State: Puerto Rico

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Luis H. Rivera
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Tiburones
  • PSC - 0 to 99 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/3/2003
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - TIBURONES
  • Classificaton Date - 11/7/1973
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/7/1973 (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
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    OAP—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); black (N 2/0); moderate medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09622. Black (N 2/ ) broken face and rubbed colors; less than 5 percent fiber content; low mineral content.
    OA2—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); black (N 2/0); weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium platy structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09623. Black (N 2/ ) broken face and rubbed colors; some root channels have white fungi, less than 5 percent fiber; low mineral content.
    OA3—38 to 79 centimeters (15.0 to 31.1 inches); black (N 2/0); massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A09624. Black (N 2/ ) broken face and rubbed colors; less than 5 percent fiber; low mineral content.
    OA4—79 to 107 centimeters (31.1 to 42.1 inches); 90 percent black (N 2/0) and 10 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2); massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A09625. less than 5 percent fiber; low mineral content.
    OA5—107 to 213 centimeters (42.1 to 83.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2); massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A09626. Very dark brown (10YR 2/2) broken face and rubbed colors; less than 5 percent fiber; low mineral content.