IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Tranquilar
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S78NM043002
  • User Pedon ID: S78NM043002
  • User Site Association ID: Valles Caldera Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 78P0621
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 46175
  • 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: 35.9569916
  • Std. Longitude: -106.5992028
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Sandoval County, New Mexico, E of point on main road about .1 mi S of movie set and 100 feet W of gate on fence.
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM043—Sandoval

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Tranquilar
  • Classificaton Date - 1/14/2008
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Tranquilar
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1978
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • 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

    6

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    2623

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    90

    64

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    7

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    1A 11—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; loam; weak fine crumb structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P03701. many very fine roots
    1A 1—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, dry; silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P03702. common fine roots
    1A 3—23 to 41 centimeters (9.1 to 16.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, dry; silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P03703. common fine roots
    1B 1—41 to 51 centimeters (16.1 to 20.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P03704. common fine roots
    2B 21—51 to 66 centimeters (20.1 to 26.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior and brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; clay; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 55 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P03705. Thick silt coatings on prism faces.; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots
    2B 22—66 to 89 centimeters (26.0 to 35.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; clay; moderate very coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 55 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P03706. Dark organic coatings follow ped faces; 2% gravel; stone line at horizon boundary.; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots
    3B 3—89 to 109 centimeters (35.0 to 42.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; sandy loam; massive; very hard, very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P03707. Mixed with white (N 8/0) silt loam. 35% gravel.
    3C 1—109 to 130 centimeters (42.9 to 51.2 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, very pale brown (10YR 8/3) interior, dry; silt loam; 1 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/8) fine distinct mottles; massive; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P03708. Mixed with very pale brown (10YR 7/3) heavy sandy loam, pale brown (10YR 6/3) moist. 10% gravel.; few fine distinct 7.5YR78 mottles
    4C 2—130 to 170 centimeters (51.2 to 66.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dry; gravelly sandy clay loam; massive; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 78P03709. 50% gravel.