IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Blanfort
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2000CO023007
  • User Pedon ID: S2000CO023007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P1252
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 12748
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 37.3508720
  • Std. Longitude: -105.7227325
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO023—Costilla
  • MLRA: 51—High Intermountain Valleys
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CO023—Costilla County Area, Colorado

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: AJS, HWH
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy over sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Haplocalcids
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Blanfort
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Blanfort
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Hap
  • Classificaton Date - 6/19/2000
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: valley
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/19/2000 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 6687-4
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: wind erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    calcic horizon

    0—0

    0—0

    0—0

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    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

    1

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    2302

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    203

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    Ap1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; gravelly loamy sand; 5 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine discontinuous tubular pores; 20 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P07308. ochric
    Ap2—10 to 15 centimeters (3.9 to 5.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; sandy loam; 5 percent clay; weak and moderate medium, and thin platy structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine and fine discontinuous tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P07309. ochric
    Bw—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; sandy loam; 6 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine and fine discontinuous tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P07310. cambic
    Bk1—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; sandy loam; 9 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine and fine discontinuous tubular pores; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P07311. concentrations: lime threads on ped faces; CCE: 9.0%; calcic; 13% coarse gravel.
    2Bk2—43 to 74 centimeters (16.9 to 29.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; very gravelly loamy sand; 6 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine and fine discontinuous tubular and vesicular pores; 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P07312. ped surface features: CAF 70% RF; concentrations: CAM 20% T APF, CAM 70% of rock surface ARF; CCE: 10%; Calcic; 6.0% coarse gravels.
    2Bk3—74 to 104 centimeters (29.1 to 40.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; very gravelly coarse sand; 1 percent clay; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P07313. ped surface features: CAF 50% RF; concentrations: CAM 50% BRF; CCE: 9.0%; calcic; 6.0% coarse gravel.
    2Bk4—104 to 165 centimeters (40.9 to 65.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; extremely gravelly coarse sand; 2 percent clay; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 75 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P07314. ped surface features: CAF 20% RF; concentrations: CAM 20% BRF; calcic; 12.0% coarse gravels.
    2Bk5—165 centimeters (65.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and yellowish red (5YR 5/6), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), dry; extremely gravelly coarse sand; 1 percent clay; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 65 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 00P07315. ped surface features: F3M 90% coats on sand and rock frag., CAF 5% RF; concentrations: CAM 5% BRF; calcic.