IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Xerorthents
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986CA051005
  • User Pedon ID: 86CA051005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0978
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59272
  • Print Date: 5/18/2024

    • 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: 37.7304878
  • Std. Longitude: -118.9887390
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 2S
  • Range: 27E
  • Section: 33
  • PLSS Details: 1.5 miles W on Deaoman camp Rd, from intersec. with HWY 295, 110 feet E of Rd.
  • State: California
  • County: CA051—Mono

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JAG
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy over loamy, mixed, active, frigid Vitrandic Xerorthents
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxon above family
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Xerorthents
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Snd
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1986
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1986 (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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    25—51

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    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

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    2316

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    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Decomposing pine nedles, twigs and cones.
    A1—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; gravelly coarse sand; weak medium platy structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05855. Gravel is 90% pumice and 10% rhyolitic, 2 mm to 4 cm in diameter.
    A2—8 to 28 centimeters (3.1 to 11.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dry; gravelly coarse sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05856. Gravel is 90% pumice and 10% rhyolitic, 2 mm to 4 cm in diameter.; few fine and medium roots; few coarse roots
    Bw—28 to 39 centimeters (11.0 to 15.4 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dry; very gravelly coarse sand; weak fine and medium platy structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05857. Gravel is 90% pumice and 10 rhyolitic, 2 mm to 40 cm in diameter.; few fine and medium roots; few coarse roots
    2C1—39 to 84 centimeters (15.4 to 33.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dry; extremely gravelly coarse sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 fine and medium interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05858. Gravel is 80% pumice and 20% rhyolitic, 2 mm to 6 cm in diameter.; few fine and medium roots
    3C2—84 to 87 centimeters (33.1 to 34.3 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) interior, white (N 8/0) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; moderate medium platy structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05859
    4C3—87 to 155 centimeters (34.3 to 61.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dry; coarse sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial and 5.5 medium interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P05860