IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Fiddyment
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979CA067004
  • User Pedon ID: 79CA067004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 79P0229
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 46962
  • Print Date: 5/9/2024

    • 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: 38.5187874
  • Std. Longitude: -121.2415848
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 8N
  • Range: 7E
  • Section: 29
  • PLSS Details: 350 feet E and 2300 feet S of intersection of Kiefer and Sunrise Boulevards. SW 1/4 of NW 1/4
  • State: California
  • County: CA067—Sacramento

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: C. S. Beutler, W. B. Sheldon
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Typic Durixeralfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Fiddyment
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Fiddyment
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Typic Durixeralf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1979
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • 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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    4

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    40

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    90

    51

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    20

    29

    12

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    1A11—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior, moist; sandy loam; moderate medium platy, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01133. Platy structure on top part of horizon.; common very fine roots
    1A12—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior, moist; sandy loam; massive; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01134. common very fine roots
    1A13—20 to 38 centimeters (7.9 to 15.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior, moist; sandy loam; massive; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01135. Few skeletons in the bottom part of the horizon.; common very fine roots
    1B21t—38 to 61 centimeters (15.0 to 24.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; clay loam; strong medium prismatic structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct clay films in root channels and/or pores and 55 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 55 percent distinct clay films between sand grains; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01136. Bleached sand grains in upper part of horizon about 2% 2 to 20 mm pebbles.; many clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; many clay films surface features between sand grains; common very fine roots
    1B22t—61 to 64 centimeters (24.0 to 25.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; clay loam; strong medium prismatic structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct clay films in root channels and/or pores and 55 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent distinct clay films between sand grains; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P01137. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; many clay films surface features between sand grains; common very fine roots
    2C1sim—71 to 74 centimeters (28.0 to 29.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior and very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, moist; 11 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) medium prominent and 11 percent black (10YR 2/1) medium prominent mottles; massive; extremely hard; brittle; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01138. Indurated and strongly silica cemented hardpan, laminar capping and thin horizontal strata of silica enrich materials with opal coats on more than one half of the surface area.; common medium prominent 10YR31 mottles; common medium prominent 10YR21 mottles
    2C2si—74 to 104 centimeters (29.1 to 40.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; massive; extremely hard; brittle; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) clay films on vertical faces of peds and 37 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on vertical faces of peds and 37 percent faint clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01139. Few opal coatings on fracture planes.; common clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; common clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores
    3C3r—104 to 142 centimeters (40.9 to 55.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, moist; 11 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) medium prominent and 11 percent black (10YR 2/1) medium prominent mottles; massive; extremely hard; 5.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; 55 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01140. Siltstone. Extremely hard but cut difficultily with a tile spade or auger.; many clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; common medium prominent 10YR31 mottles; common medium prominent 10YR21 mottles
    3C4r—142 to 163 centimeters (55.9 to 64.2 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, moist; 11 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) coarse prominent and 11 percent black (10YR 2/1) coarse prominent mottles; massive; 5.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01141. Siltstone. Extremely hard but cut difficultily with tile spade or auger. Common medium distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) dry and moist, colloidal stains on cross sections.; common coarse prominent 10YR31 mottles; common coarse prominent 10YR21 mottles
    3C5r—163 to 183 centimeters (64.2 to 72.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, moist; 11 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) coarse prominent and 11 percent black (10YR 2/1) coarse prominent mottles; massive; 5.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 79P01142. Siltstone. Extremely hard but cut difficultily with tile spade or auger. Common medium distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) dry and moist, colloidal stains on cross sections.; common coarse prominent 10YR31 mottles; common coarse prominent 10YR21 mottles