IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Querencia
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S87NM043001
  • User Pedon ID: S87NM043001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S87NM043001
  • User Site Association ID: Valles Caldera Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0684
  • Print Date: 11/26/2024

    • 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: 35.7127778
  • Std. Longitude: -106.9988889
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Sandoval County; 3.9 mi W of Hwy 44 on San Luis Rd; about 500 feet S of curve sign in range land.
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM043—Sandoval
  • MLRA: 36—Southwestern Plateaus, Mesas, and Foothills

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. Ahrens and J. Rossvach
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Querencia
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/14/2008
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Querencia
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1987
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plateaus or tablelands
  • Landform: terrace—outwash or marine
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1987 (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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    BOGR2

    Bouteloua gracilis

    blue grama

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—5

    5—117

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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

    9

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    45

    25

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    1A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 fine roots; 5.5 fine vesicular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P3657; dry when described;. Weak 1 cm surface crust.; many fine roots
    1B w1—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 fine roots; 5.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P3658; dry when described;. many fine roots
    1B w2—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 fine roots; 5.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent , moist, carbonate coats on faces of peds; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P3659; moist when described;. few lime or carbonate coats surface features on faces of peds; many fine roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 314491; patchy - phpvsfiid 314491
    1B k1—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 fine roots; 5.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent , moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P3660; moist when described;. few lime or carbonate coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; many fine roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 314492; patchy - phpvsfiid 314492
    1B k2—33 to 56 centimeters (13.0 to 22.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent , moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P3661; moist when described;. common lime or carbonate coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common fine roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 314493; patchy - phpvsfiid 314493
    1B k3—56 to 84 centimeters (22.0 to 33.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent , moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P3662; moist when described;. common lime or carbonate coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common fine roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 314494; patchy - phpvsfiid 314494
    1B k4—84 to 105 centimeters (33.1 to 41.3 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; very fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent , moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary.; moist when described;. few lime or carbonate coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few fine roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 314495; patchy - phpvsfiid 314495
    1B k5—105 to 117 centimeters (41.3 to 46.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent , moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog.; moist when described;. few lime or carbonate coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; patchy - phpvsfiid 314496; patchy - phpvsfiid 314496