IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Appian
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1977NV019004
  • User Pedon ID: 1977NV019004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 78P0017
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45027
  • Print Date: 5/19/2024

    • 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: 39.3455556
  • Std. Longitude: -119.2111111
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 17N
  • Range: 25E
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: 91 meters S 15 meters E of NE corner
  • Location Description: Lyon County, NV. 9 km SW of Silver Springs.
  • State: Nevada
  • County: NV019—Lyon

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W. M. Archer
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Appian
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1977
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plains
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1977 (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
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    1A 11—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dry; sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P00128
    1A 12—4 to 8 centimeters (1.6 to 3.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, light gray (10YR 7/1) interior, dry; sandy loam; weak coarse platy structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P00129
    1B 1t—8 to 13 centimeters (3.1 to 5.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dry; sandy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 55 percent clay films between sand grains; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P00130. many clay films surface features between sand grains; many very fine and fine roots
    1B 2t—12 to 28 centimeters (4.7 to 11.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; moderate medium prismatic structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; clay films between sand grains; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P00131. common medium roots; many very fine and fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 370448; continuous - phpvsfiid 370448
    1B 31t—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 15 percent clay films between sand grains; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P00132. few clay films surface features between sand grains; common fine roots; many very fine roots
    1B 32t—43 to 64 centimeters (16.9 to 25.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; loamy sand; massive; hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 15 percent clay films between sand grains; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P00133. few clay films surface features between sand grains; common fine roots; many very fine roots
    1C 1—64 to 96 centimeters (25.2 to 37.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, dry; sand; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P00134. common fine roots; many very fine roots
    1C 2—96 to 178 centimeters (37.8 to 70.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; sandy loam; massive; very hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P00135
    1C 3—178 to 254 centimeters (70.1 to 100.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; massive; hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P00136
    1C 4—254 to 325 centimeters (100.0 to 128.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; stratified sand to fine sand; massive; hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 78P00137