IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): SWALESILVER
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1996OR025007
  • User Pedon ID: S1996OR025007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 96P0345
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68423
  • 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: 43.4380569
  • Std. Longitude: -119.3311081
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Oregon
  • County: OR025—Harney
  • MLRA: 23—Malheur High Plateau
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: OR628—Harney County Area, Oregon

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, montmorillonitic, frigid Aquic Palexeralfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - SWALESILVER
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Swalesilver
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, smectitic, frigid Aquic Palexeralf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/7/1996
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: playa
  • Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/7/1996 (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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    A1—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) rubbed, moist; silt loam; 3 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine distinct and 3 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine distinct mottles; weak thin platy structure; slightly hard, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 very fine tubular pores; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, and 75 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/1), dry, silt coats on faces of peds and 75 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; fine irregular noncoherent cemented dark olive brown (2.5Y 3/3) masses of oxidized iron and irregular noncoherent cemented olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02678. Rapid dilatency, few very fine (<0.1 mm) black and reddish brown nodules; surface thickness varies from 4-10 cm thick.; continuous - phpvsfiid 183127; continuous - phpvsfiid 183128; continuous - phpvsfiid 183127; continuous - phpvsfiid 183128
    A2—4 to 12 centimeters (1.6 to 4.7 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) crushed and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) rubbed, moist; silty clay; 1 percent black (10YR 2/1) fine distinct and 3 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine distinct mottles; strong fine prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; gray (2.5Y 6/1), dry, silt coats on rock fragments and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, silt coats on rock fragments; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02679. FeMn nodules mainly associated with 2.5Y 4/2 soft masses.; continuous - phpvsfiid 183130; continuous - phpvsfiid 183131; continuous - phpvsfiid 183130; continuous - phpvsfiid 183131
    Bt1—12 to 32 centimeters (4.7 to 12.6 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) crushed and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) rubbed, moist; silty clay; 3 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) fine distinct mottles; strong fine prismatic parts to strong fine angular blocky structure; hard, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry, silt coats on faces of peds and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02680. 2 VF DI 2.5Y 6/1 D, 5/2 M, pore depletions surrounded by 2 F DI 2.5Y 4/4 D, 3/4 M, Mn soft masses.; continuous - phpvsfiid 183132; continuous - phpvsfiid 183133; continuous - phpvsfiid 183132; continuous - phpvsfiid 183133
    Bt2—32 to 47 centimeters (12.6 to 18.5 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) crushed and olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) rubbed, moist; silty clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), dry, coats on faces of peds and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist, coats on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02681. No high chroma concentrations.
    Bk—47 to 91 centimeters (18.5 to 35.8 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) crushed and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) rubbed, moist; silty clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry, coats on faces of peds and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, coats on faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strong effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02682. V1 VF faint pore depletions 2.5Y 6/1. V1 Black Mn nodules.
    BC—91 to 132 centimeters (35.8 to 52.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) crushed and olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) rubbed, moist; silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry, coats on faces of peds and in pores and distinct light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), dry, coats on faces of peds and in pores and distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist, coats on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) dark nodules and 3 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02683. Nodules are Mn.; continuous - phpvsfiid 183138; continuous - phpvsfiid 183139; continuous - phpvsfiid 183140; continuous - phpvsfiid 183138; continuous - phpvsfiid 183139; continuous - phpvsfiid 183140
    2Bt—132 to 154 centimeters (52.0 to 60.6 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; silty clay; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; friable, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; distinct pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3), dry, coats on faces of peds and in pores and distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist, coats on faces of peds and in pores and 1 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 30 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent fine irregular olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) and 3 percent fine irregular light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4); fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02684. Very few fine distinct black Mn coatings, mostly associated with high chroma masses, few fine black nodules.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 194965; continuous - phpvsfiid 183141; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 194966; continuous - phpvsfiid 194964; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 194965; continuous - phpvsfiid 183141; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 194966; continuous - phpvsfiid 194964
    2Bss1—154 to 172 centimeters (60.6 to 67.7 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist; silty clay; weak fine prismatic parts to weak fine angular blocky structure; friable, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), dry, coats on faces of peds and in pores and distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, coats on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02685. Black Mn coatings; 1 DI 2.5Y 3/1.; continuous - phpvsfiid 194967; continuous - phpvsfiid 194968; continuous - phpvsfiid 194967; continuous - phpvsfiid 194968
    2Bss2—172 to 202 centimeters (67.7 to 79.5 inches); olive (5Y 5/3), dark olive gray (5Y 3/2), moist; silty clay; weak fine prismatic parts to weak fine angular blocky structure; friable, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), dry, coats on faces of peds and in pores and distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, coats on faces of peds and in pores and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), dry, silt coats in root channels and/or pores and 30 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, silt coats in root channels and/or pores; 3 percent medium irregular very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) iron-manganese concretions; 3 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and 3 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented olive brown (2.5Y 4/4); fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # 96P02686. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 194971; continuous - phpvsfiid 194969; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 194972; continuous - phpvsfiid 194970; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 194971; continuous - phpvsfiid 194969; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 194972; continuous - phpvsfiid 194970