IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Unnamed
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979AZ003003
  • User Pedon ID: 79AZ003003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 79P0265
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 46998
  • Print Date: 4/27/2024

    • 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: 31.6800003
  • Std. Longitude: -109.5786133
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 20S
  • Range: 27E
  • Section: 22
  • PLSS Details: 519 meters E and 549 meters S of the NW corner
  • Location Description: Cochise County, AZ. 10 km E of Elfrida.
  • State: Arizona
  • County: AZ003—Cochise

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M. L. Richardson and S. D. Hutchinson
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Unnamed
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Pachic Haplustolls
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1979
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1979 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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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    1A11—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; sandy loam; weak fine platy, and moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P01401. common very fine and fine roots
    1A12—5 to 30 centimeters (2.0 to 11.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 5.5 fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01402. many very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    1A13—30 to 74 centimeters (11.8 to 29.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; very gravelly sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 5.5 fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01403. common very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    1C1—74 to 125 centimeters (29.1 to 49.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior, moist; gravelly loamy sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 5.5 fine interstitial pores; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01404. Few cobbles.; common very fine roots; few fine and medium roots
    1C2ca—125 to 175 centimeters (49.2 to 68.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; gravelly loamy sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 5.5 fine interstitial pores; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 79P01405. few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots