IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Tranquilar
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S78NM043011
  • User Pedon ID: S78NM043011
  • User Site Association ID: Valles Caldera Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 78P0628
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 46182
  • 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: 35.9833800
  • Std. Longitude: -106.5964251
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 3500 feet E of gate on pipeline rd at tree line on W side of Valley and about 400 feet N of pipeline rd.
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM043—Sandoval

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 11
  • 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:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • 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

    2

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    2577

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    315

    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, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; silty clay loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P03776. many very fine and fine roots
    1A 12—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P03777. common very fine roots; few medium roots
    1A 21—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P03778. few very fine roots
    1A 22—28 to 33 centimeters (11.0 to 13.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dry; silt loam; weak fine platy, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P03779. few very fine roots
    1B 21t—33 to 51 centimeters (13.0 to 20.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior and dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior and brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; clay; strong medium prismatic, and strong medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; faint clay films and pressure faces on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P03780. Thin organic films.; few very fine roots; few medium roots
    1B 22t—51 to 86 centimeters (20.1 to 33.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior and brown (10YR 4/3) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior and very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dry; clay; strong medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; distinct coats on faces of peds and organic stains on faces of peds and pressure faces on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P03781. few very fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 314516; continuous - phpvsfiid 314516
    1B 23t—86 to 107 centimeters (33.9 to 42.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; clay; 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate coarse prismatic, and strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; distinct clay films on faces of peds and organic stains and pressure faces on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P03782. few very fine roots; few medium roots; common fine prominent 5YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 314520; continuous - phpvsfiid 314519; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 314520; continuous - phpvsfiid 314519
    1B 24t—107 to 127 centimeters (42.1 to 50.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dry; clay; 11 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) fine prominent and 11 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) fine prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; distinct clay films on faces of peds and pressure faces on faces of peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P03783. few very fine roots; few medium roots; common fine prominent 7.5YR66 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR66 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 314522; continuous - phpvsfiid 314522
    1B 25t—127 to 165 centimeters (50.0 to 65.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dry; clay loam; 11 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) fine prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate coarse prismatic, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P03784. Black (2.5Y 2/0) root stains from dead roots, dark brown (2.5Y 3/2) moist.; few very fine roots; few medium roots; common fine prominent 7.5YR68 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 314524; continuous - phpvsfiid 314524
    1B 3t—165 to 191 centimeters (65.0 to 75.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dry; silty clay loam; 11 percent reddish yellow (5YR 6/6) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P03785. Black (2.5Y 2/0) root stains on ped faces, very dark brown (2.5Y 3/2) moist.; few very fine roots; common fine prominent 5YR66 mottles; common fine prominent 5YR46 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 314525; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 314525
    1C 1—191 to 249 centimeters (75.2 to 98.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dry; silty clay; 11 percent reddish yellow (5YR 6/6) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; massive; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 78P03786. Black (2.5Y 2/0) root stains on ped faces, very dark brown (2.5Y 3/2) moist.; few very fine roots; common fine prominent 5YR66 mottles; common fine prominent 5YR46 mottles