IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): unnamed
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1972UT021007
  • User Pedon ID: S1972UT021007
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1972UT021007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 72C0133
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44067
  • Print Date: 4/28/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Township: 31S
  • Range: 8W
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: SE 1/4 SE 1/4
  • Location Description: About 2 miles southeasat of Kane Springs, on Harold Mitchell property.
  • State: Utah
  • County: UT021—Iron
  • MLRA: 28A—Ancient Lake Bonneville
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: UT645—Manti-Lasal National Forest, Manti Division - Parts of Sanpete and Emery Counties

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Crandall, Donaldson and Leishman
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy over sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed, mesic Aridic Calcic Argixerolls
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - unnamed
  • Classificaton Date - 8/9/2005
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Vc
  • Classificaton Date - 10/30/1972
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium derived from igneous rock
  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/30/1972 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 3HH170F6
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ARTR2

    PLJA

    Artemisia tridentata

    Pleuraphis jamesii

    big sagebrush

    James' galleta

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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

    5

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    1881

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    279

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    120

    10

    21.1

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    A1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; gravelly sandy loam; weak thin platy, and weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine vesicular pores; 20 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 72C00805. noncalcareous
    B1—8 to 15 centimeters (3.1 to 5.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist; sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 3 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 72C00806. noncalcareous
    Bt21—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 30 percent thick clay films on all faces of peds and 30 percent thick clay bridges; 5 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 72C00807. noncalcareous
    Bt22—25 to 36 centimeters (9.8 to 14.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 13 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 72C00808. noncalcareous
    Bac3—36 to 51 centimeters (14.2 to 20.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist; sandy clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated and threadlike carbonate masses; 13 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 72C00809. strongly calcareous
    Cac1—51 to 61 centimeters (20.1 to 24.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist; gravelly sandy clay loam; massive; hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; threadlike carbonate masses and carbonate, finely disseminated; 30 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 72C00810. strongly calcareous
    Cac2—61 to 86 centimeters (24.0 to 33.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; gravelly loamy sand; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine and medium interstitial pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; 38 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 72C00811. strongly calcareous
    Cac3—86 to 109 centimeters (33.9 to 42.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; gravelly loamy sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; 43 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 72C00812. strongly calcareous
    C4—109 to 157 centimeters (42.9 to 61.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), moist; very gravelly coarse sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and 3.0 fine interstitial pores; carbonate coats on rock fragments; 80 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6. Lab sample # 72C00813. slightly calcareous