IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Calaveras
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S78NM043001
  • User Pedon ID: S78NM043001
  • User Site Association ID: Valles Caldera Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 78P0620
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 46174
  • Print Date: 3/2/2025

    • 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: 35.8761604
  • Std. Longitude: -106.5178109
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Sandoval County, New Mexico, Baca Location, 100 feet E of road from point .1 mi S of movie set on main ranch road.
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM043—Sandoval

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Calaveras
  • Classificaton Date - 1/14/2008
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Calaveras
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1978
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1978 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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

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    64

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    1A 11—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P03695. Trace of gravel present.; many very fine and fine roots
    1A 12—10 to 28 centimeters (3.9 to 11.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P03696. Trace of gravel present.; many fine and medium roots
    1B 1—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 coarse roots; 1 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P03697. 15% gravel.; common coarse roots
    1B 21t—43 to 76 centimeters (16.9 to 29.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; very cobbly sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; 15 percent faint clay films on rock fragments; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 30 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P03698. 10% gravel.; few clay films surface features on rock fragments; patchy - phpvsfiid 314497; patchy - phpvsfiid 314497
    1B 22t—76 to 99 centimeters (29.9 to 39.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, dry; extremely cobbly sandy clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 coarse roots; 55 percent clay films between sand grains and 55 percent clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 50 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P03699. 10% gravel.; many clay films surface features between sand grains; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few coarse roots
    1B 3—99 to 140 centimeters (39.0 to 55.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, dry; extremely cobbly sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 coarse roots; clay films between sand grains; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 78P03700. 10% gravel.; few coarse roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 314500; continuous - phpvsfiid 314500