IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Saseep

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: UT623_Saseep_Lb

User Pedon ID: UT623_Saseep_Lb

Vegetation Plot ID: UT623_Saseep_Lb

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 97P0108

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68583

Print Date: 4/21/2025

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: 39.2090556

Std. Longitude: -111.0402222

Datum: WGS84

Township: 18 S.

Range: 8 E.

Section: 32

PLSS Details: 1,284 feet north and 745 feet west of the SE corner

Location Description: about 1 mile WSW of Castle Dale

Map Unit: 088—Libbings-Saseep complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes

State: Utah

County: UT015—Emery

MLRA: 34—Central Desertic Basins, Mountains, and Plateaus

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: UT623—Emery Area, Utah, Parts of Emery, Carbon, Grand, and Sevier Counties

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39111-B1—Castle Dale, Utah

PEDON

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, active, calcareous, mesic Typic Endoaquepts

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: OSD pedon

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Pedon #: 4

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Saseep

PSC - 25 to 90 cm.

Classificaton Date - 8/29/2011

Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition

Moisture Class - aquic

Moisture Subclass - typic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Libbings

Classificaton Date - 11/21/1996

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: alluvium derived from sandstone and shale over residuum weathered from clayey shale

Landform: shale hill

Drainage Class: poorly

Flooding: rare flooding for brief periods begining in mar

Ponding: none ponding

Bedrock: s strong weathered shale, calcareous with <10

Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 11/21/1996 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: 21

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	Data Collector	Total Clay	CaCO3 Clay	Total Silt	Fine Silt	Co. Silt	Total Sand	Total Sand Method	VC Sand	Co. Sand	Med. Sand	Fine Sand	VF Sand	VF Sand Method	Texture Class - Field Lab	Rubbed Fiber	Unrubbed Fiber	pH H2O
	cm	cm			%	%	%	%	%	%		%	%	%	%	%			%	%
Akyz Akyz Akyz Akz Akz Akz Byz1 Byz1 Byz1 Byz2 Byz2 Byz2 Byzg Byzg Byzg Cyzg Cyzg Cyzg Cr1 Cr1 Cr2	0 0 0 6 6 6 12 12 12 20 20 20 35 35 35 66 66 66 90 90 127	6 6 6 12 12 12 20 20 20 35 35 35 66 66 66 90 90 90 127 127 155	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	pH CaCl2	pH NaF	pH Ox	Delta pH	LL	PL	PI	Atter. Samp. Cond.	COLE	Pot. Acidity	Ca + Mg - Meh 2	K	Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste	KCl Extract. Acidity	Base Sat. - Meh 2	CEC-7	CEC-8.2
	cm	cm						%	%	%		cm/cm	meq/100g	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg	mmol(+)/l	cmol(+)/kg	%	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg
Akyz Akyz Akyz Akz Akz Akz Byz1 Byz1 Byz1 Byz2 Byz2 Byz2 Byzg Byzg Byzg Cyzg Cyzg Cyzg Cr1 Cr1 Cr2	0 0 0 6 6 6 12 12 12 20 20 20 35 35 35 66 66 66 90 90 127	6 6 6 12 12 12 20 20 20 35 35 35 66 66 66 90 90 90 127 127 155	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —		— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	ECEC	Phosphate P	NO3-N	EC	EC Method	EC 1:5 by volume	CaCO3 Equiv.	Equiv. Gypsum	Na	SAR	Gypsum Req.	Humic Color	Fulvic Color	Humic + Fulvic Color	Al	PI	Pyro. Hue	PyrO. Value	Pyro. Chroma
	cm	cm		cmol(+)/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	dS/m		dS/m	%	%	mmol(+)/l	%	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	%
Akyz Akyz Akyz Akz Akz Akz Byz1 Byz1 Byz1 Byz2 Byz2 Byz2 Byzg Byzg Byzg Cyzg Cyzg Cyzg Cr1 Cr1 Cr2	0 0 0 6 6 6 12 12 12 20 20 20 35 35 35 66 66 66 90 90 127	6 6 6 12 12 12 20 20 20 35 35 35 66 66 66 90 90 90 127 127 155	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	48 — — 27 — — 22 — — 21 — — 18 — — 19 — — 19 — 24	— — 11 — — 3 — — 7 — — 13 — — 11 — — 6 — 6 —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— 5 — — 5 — — 4 — — 5 — — 4 — — 4 — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
DISP JUNCU SPAI SUAED	Distichlis spicata Juncus Sporobolus airoides Suaeda	saltgrass rush alkali sacaton seepweed	— — — —	— — — —	— — — —

Pedon Restrictions
Kind	Hardness	Restriction Depth L-H	Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
		cm
bedrock, paralithic	weakly coherent	89 -	—

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
endosaturation aquic conditions calcic horizon salt accumulations redox concentrations ochric epipedon reduced matrix gypsic horizon paralithic contact	0—89 0—89 0—20 0—89 0—89 0—12 0—89 12—66 89—	—89— —89— —20— —89— —89— —12— —89— —54— —-

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	—	—	1747	—	45	194	—	—	24	—	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Akyz—0 to 6 centimeters (0.0 to 2.4 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) parachannery loam; 31 percent sand; 48 percent silt; 21 percent clay; 1 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) fine distinct and 3 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine faint mottles; weak fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout and 10.0 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese masses between peds; carbonate, finely disseminated and 3 percent fine dendritic salt crystals between peds and 3 percent fine irregular gypsum masses throughout; 21 percent by volume flat angular very weakly coherent cemented 2-38-75 millimeter shale, calcareous fragments; positive to alpha-alpha dipyridyl; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00740; moist when described;. Had a positive reaction to Alpha-alpha dipyridyl.

Akz—6 to 12 centimeters (2.4 to 4.7 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) clay loam; 21 percent sand; 51 percent silt; 28 percent clay; 3 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine prominent and 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 21 percent dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) medium faint mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 10.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese masses between peds; carbonate, finely disseminated and 1 percent fine dendritic salt crystals between peds and 1 percent fine irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified throughout; 5 percent by volume flat angular very weakly coherent cemented 2-38-75 millimeter shale, calcareous fragments; negative to alpha-alpha dipyridyl; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00741; moist when described;

Byz1—12 to 20 centimeters (4.7 to 7.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; 14 percent sand; 55 percent silt; 30 percent clay; 3 percent gray (5Y 5/1) fine and medium distinct and 3 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine prominent mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese masses between peds; carbonate, finely disseminated and 1 percent fine dendritic salt crystals between peds and 3 percent fine irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified throughout; 2 percent by volume flat angular very weakly coherent cemented 2-38-75 millimeter shale, calcareous fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00742; moist when described;. Byz1 had a negative reaction to alpha-alpha dipyridyl

Byz2—20 to 35 centimeters (7.9 to 13.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; 9 percent sand; 61 percent silt; 31 percent clay; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 21 percent gray (2.5Y 6/1) fine and medium distinct and 21 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine prominent mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese masses between peds; carbonate, finely disseminated and 1 percent fine irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified throughout and 1 percent fine dendritic salt crystals between peds and 1 percent medium dendritic salt crystals between peds and 1 percent medium irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified throughout; 1 percent by volume flat angular very weakly coherent cemented 2-38-75 millimeter shale, calcareous fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00743; moist when described;

Byzg—35 to 66 centimeters (13.8 to 26.0 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) silty clay loam; 3 percent sand; 60 percent silt; 37 percent clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent and 3 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine prominent mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; carbonate, finely disseminated and 1 percent fine dendritic salt crystals between peds and 1 percent fine and medium irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified throughout; 1 percent by volume flat angular very weakly coherent cemented 2-38-75 millimeter shale, calcareous fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00744; wet when described;

Cyzg—66 to 90 centimeters (26.0 to 35.4 inches); gray (N 6/0) very parachannery silty clay; 2 percent sand; 56 percent silt; 42 percent clay; 3 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine and medium prominent and 3 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) fine and medium prominent mottles; moderate fine and medium angular blocky parts to moderate thick platy structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots in cracks; carbonate, finely disseminated and 3 percent fine dendritic salt crystals between peds and 3 percent fine and medium cylindrical gypsum masses throughout; 35 percent by volume flat angular very weakly coherent cemented 2-38-75 millimeter shale, calcareous fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00745; wet when described;. For the Cgyz Horizon the angular blocky and platy structure is rock structure from the cracked and broken plates of weathered shale.

Cr1—90 to 127 centimeters (35.4 to 50.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) weathered bedrock; thick platy structure; 0.5 very fine roots in cracks; carbonate, finely disseminated and 1 percent fine dendritic salt crystals in cracks and 1 percent fine irregular gypsum crystal clusters in cracks; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, pH meter. Lab sample # 97P00746

Cr2—127 to 155 centimeters (50.0 to 61.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) weathered bedrock; thick platy structure; 0.5 very fine roots in cracks; carbonate, finely disseminated and 1 percent fine dendritic salt crystals in cracks and 1 percent fine irregular gypsum crystal clusters in cracks; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, pH meter. Lab sample # 97P00746. Sampled together with Cry1