PEDON DESCRIPTION

Print Date: Apr 18 2024 Country:
Description Date: Sep 6 2012State: Washington
Describer: Toby RodgersCounty: Whatcom
Site ID: S2012WA073502MLRA: 3 -- Olympic and Cascade Mountains
Soil Survey Area: WA762 -- Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington
Pedon ID: S2012WA073502Map Unit:
Quad Name: Groat Mountain, Washington
Lab Source ID: SSLStd Latitude: 48.8246020
Lab Pedon #: 13N0369Std Longitude: -121.9295030
User Transect ID:
Soil Name as Described/Sampled: Typic Vitricryand
Classification: Medial, amorphic Typic Vitricryands
Soil Name as Correlated:
Classification:
Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
Taxon Kind: taxon above family
Associated Soils:
Physiographic Division: Primary Earth Cover: Tree cover
Physiographic Province: Secondary Earth Cover: Native shrubs
Physiographic Section: Vegetation: Cascade bilberry, mountain hemlock, pink mountainheath
State Physiographic Area: Parent Material: volcanic ash over ablation till
Local Physiographic Area: Bedrock Kind: Phyllite
Geomorphic Setting: on shoulder of mountaintop of glaciated ridge
on shoulder of mountaintop of mountain range		Bedrock Depth: 91 centimeters
Upslope Shape: convexBedrock Hardness: indurated
Cross Slope Shape: convexBedrock Fracture Interval: 10 to less than 45 centimeters
Particle Size Control Section: 3 to 51 cm.Surface Fragments: 0.1 percent nonflat subangular indurated 75- to 250-millimeter Phyllite fragments
Description origin: NASISDescription database: KSSL
Diagnostic Features: ochric epipedon 0 to 13 cm.
andic soil properties 3 to 38 cm.
spodic horizon 13 to 38 cm.
densic materials 51 to 150 cm.

Top Depth (cm)Bottom Depth (cm)Restriction Kind Restriction Hardness
51150densic materialModerately coherent



Cont. Site ID: S2012WA073502Pedon ID: S2012WA073502

Slope (%)Elevation (meters)Aspect (deg)MAAT (C)MSAT (C)MWAT (C)MAP (mm)Frost-Free DaysDrainage ClassSlope Length (meters)Upslope Length (meters)
5.01,512.03203.9

2,10890somewhat poorly


Oi--0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; 50 percent sand; 40 percent silt; 5 percent clay; few very fine roots throughout and few medium roots throughout and few fine roots throughout; many fine low-continuity interstitial pores; abrupt wavy boundary.

A--3 to 13 centimeters (1.2 to 5.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) broken face medial fine sandy loam, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) broken face, dry; 50 percent sand; 40 percent silt; 5 percent clay; moderate medium granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; few very fine roots throughout and few medium roots throughout and few fine roots throughout and few coarse roots throughout; common very fine low-continuity irregular and common fine low-continuity irregular pores; 5 percent nonflat subangular indurated 5 to 75-millimeter Phyllite fragments and 5 percent nonflat subangular indurated 75 to 250-millimeter Phyllite fragments; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 13N01091

Bs--13 to 38 centimeters (5.1 to 15.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) broken face medial fine sandy loam, strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) broken face, dry; 55 percent sand; 39 percent silt; 6 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; few very fine roots throughout and few medium roots throughout and few fine roots throughout; common very fine low-continuity irregular and common fine low-continuity irregular pores; 5 percent nonflat subangular indurated 2 to 5-millimeter Phyllite fragments and 10 percent nonflat subangular indurated 5 to 75-millimeter Phyllite fragments and 10 percent nonflat subangular indurated 75 to 250-millimeter Phyllite fragments; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 13N01092

2BC--38 to 51 centimeters (15.0 to 20.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) broken face gravelly medial fine sandy loam, brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, dry; 60 percent sand; 32 percent silt; 8 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; few very fine roots throughout and few fine roots throughout; few very fine low-continuity irregular and few fine low-continuity irregular pores; 10 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented 10YR 4/3), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries Throughout and 25 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented 10YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries Throughout; 5 percent nonflat subangular indurated 2 to 5-millimeter Phyllite fragments and 10 percent nonflat subangular indurated 75 to 250-millimeter Phyllite fragments and 15 percent nonflat subangular indurated 5 to 75-millimeter Phyllite fragments; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 13N01093

2Cd--51 to 76 centimeters (20.1 to 29.9 inches); very gravelly sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 32 percent silt; 8 percent clay; structureless massive; moderately hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; few very fine roots in cracks; few fine low-continuity irregular pores; 25 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented 10YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries Throughout and 75 percent noncoherent cemented iron depletions with diffuse boundaries Throughout; 10 percent nonflat subangular indurated 2 to 5-millimeter Phyllite fragments and 10 percent nonflat subangular indurated 75 to 250-millimeter Phyllite fragments and 20 percent nonflat subangular indurated 5 to 75-millimeter Phyllite fragments. Lab sample # 13N01094




***  Glossary  of  Codes  ***
Print Date: Apr 18 2024 11:47PM
Reports: NASIS Pedon Description;
Pedons: 13N0369;

*** Method Codes ***
CodeDescription
7B1a2Optical Analysis, Full Grain Count

*** Preparation Codes ***
CodeDescription / List of Methods
SjjThe air-dried soil passing a No. 10-mesh sieve
 7B1a2

*** Instrument Sets ***
Instrument Set NameList of Methods
Instrument Not Specified7B1a2

*** Analyzed Size Fractions ***
Size FractionList of Methods
0.02-0.05 mm7B1a2
0.1-0.25 mm7B1a2
NSSC SSL Report Creation