IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bascal
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985AZ003089
  • User Pedon ID: 85AZ003089
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0834
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59128
  • Print Date: 6/2/2024

    • 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: 31.7000008
  • Std. Longitude: -110.0372238
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 20S
  • Range: 23E
  • Section: 18
  • PLSS Details: 2940 feet E and 465 feet S of the NW corner
  • State: Arizona
  • County: AZ003—Cochise

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Carl Glocker, Dr. William Emmerich, Dr. Grossman
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 89
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bascal
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, carbonatic Ustochreptic Calciorthids
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1985 (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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    1406

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    180

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    1A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; very gravelly sandy loam; weak coarse platy structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 medium roots; 0.5 medium vesicular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05003. Pebbles lime coated on undersides about 1% pan fragments. 16% CaCO3.; many medium roots
    1Bw1—5 to 23 centimeters (2.0 to 9.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; very gravelly sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 medium roots; 0.5 fine vesicular pores; 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05004. Pebbles lime coatings on undersides, about 1% pan fragments. 19% CaCO3.; many medium roots
    1Bw2—23 to 43 centimeters (9.1 to 16.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; very gravelly sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine interstitial pores; 80 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05005. Pebles lime caoted on undersides about 1% pan fragments. Few fine rounded lime masses and nodules. 5% CaCO3.; many fine roots
    2Bk1—43 to 97 centimeters (16.9 to 38.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, moist; extremely cobbly sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium roots; 0.5 medium interstitial pores; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05006. Pebles lime coated on undersides about 1% pan fragments. Many large irregular lime masses and nodules, about 3% pan fragments. 45% CaCO3.; few medium roots
    2Bk2—97 to 152 centimeters (38.2 to 59.8 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, moist; extremely cobbly sandy loam; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 coarse interstitial pores; 80 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P05007. Pebbles lime coated on undersides about 1% pebbles. Many large irregular lime masses and nodules about 3% pan fragments. 27% CaCO3.; few fine roots