*** Taxonomy Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: D97PR023003

( Cabo RojoMunicipio, Puerto Rico )

Print Date: Nov 21 2024 3:36PM

Sampled as on Jun 15, 1997:	Melones ; Fine, smectitic, isohyperthermic Vertic Paleustalf
Revised to correlated:	Melones ; Fine, smectitic, isohyperthermic Chromic Calcitorrerts

				United States Department of Agriculture
SSL	-	Project	CP97PR112   CABO ROJO AND LAJAS PUERTO RICO	Natural Resources Conservation Service
	-	Site ID	D97PR023003   Lat: 17° 58' 45.00" north  Long: 67° 10' 16.00" west  MLRA: 273	National Soil Survey Center
	-	Pedon No.	97P0480	Soil Survey Laboratory
	-	General Methods 1B1A, 2A1, 2B		Lincoln, Nebraska 68508-3866

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Taxonomy Tier 1				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-
					Fine	CaCO3	1500		.1-75	Bulk	Cole	Vol	Resist
				Clay	Clay	Clay	kPa	Clay	mm	Den	Whole	% of	Min
	Depth			<.002	<.0002	<.002	/Clay	Est	Frac	33 kPa	Soil	Whole	%
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	(---------% of <2 mm-------)				(-------- % --------)		g cm-3	cm cm-1
				3A1a1a	3A1a1a	3A1a1a	8D1			4A1d
97P02878	0-17	A	S	53.8	25.9		0.45		23	1.31	0.105	4
97P02879	17-46	Bt	S	51.2	9.7	2.2	0.46		24			3
97P02880	46-95	Btk1	S	47.1	13.4	3.9	0.44		33	1.32	0.120	3
97P02881	95-117	Btk2	S	46.2	12.8	5.8	0.43		32	1.27	0.139	2
97P02882	117-168	B't1	S	51.6	12.5	7.3	0.43		25	1.29	0.140	1
97P02883	168-179	B't2	S	36.8		2.7	0.45		60			17
97P02884	179-200	2C	S	40.9		3.0	0.42		30	1.35	0.112	2

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Taxonomy Tier 2				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-	-13-	-14-	-15-	-16-
				pH	pH	Org	Tot	Al+½ Fe		CO3 as	(--- Base Sat ---)		NZ	ECEC	CEC7	ECEC	Al
	Depth			H2O	NaF	C	C	Oxal	ODOE	CaCO3	NH4	Bases	P Ret	cmol(+)	/Clay	/Clay	Sat	E C	ESP
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep			(------------------------------------------ % --------------------------------------------)								kg -1			%	dS m-1	%
				4C1a2a			6A2e			6E1g	5C1	5C3			8D1			8A3a	5D2
97P02878	0-17	A	S	8.0			3.68			2	100*	98			0.92			0.86	1
97P02879	17-46	Bt	S	8.1			2.05			3	100*	100			0.85			0.90	8
97P02880	46-95	Btk1	S	8.3			1.77			14	100*	100			0.74			4.96	24
97P02881	95-117	Btk2	S	8.1			2.30			9	100*	100			0.69			9.55	27
97P02882	117-168	B't1	S	8.1			2.04			9	100*	100			0.71			10.42	28
97P02883	168-179	B't2	S	8.2			1.52			11	100*	100			0.79			12.06	27
97P02884	179-200	2C	S	8.1			3.30			27	100*	100			0.78			10.94	29

^*Extractable Ca may contain Ca from calcium carbonate or gypsum.

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Pedon Calculations
Calculation Name	Result	Units of Measure
CEC Activity, CEC7/Clay, Weighted Average	0.83	(NA)
Clay, carbonate free, Weighted Average	45	% wt
Weighted Particles, 0.1-75mm, 75 mm Base	30	% wt
Volume, >2mm, Weighted Average	3	% vol
Clay, total, Weighted Average	48	% wt
Weighted averages based on control section: 25-100 cm