D20 PUUM Megapit Soils Description

PEDON DESCRIPTION
Print Date: Feb 4 2019 Country:
Description Date: Jun 11 2018 State: Hawaii
Describer: Jacqueline Vega County: Hawaii
Site ID: S2018HI001100_MP MLRA: 162 -- Humid and Very Humid Organic Soils on Lava Flows
Site Note: Soil Survey Area: 2-KEA -- Kealakekua, Hawaii
HI801 -- Island of Hawaii Area, Hawaii
Pedon ID: S2018HI001100_MP Map Unit: 602 -- Keamoku stony medial loam, 3 to 10 percent slopes
Pedon Note: Quad Name: Kulani, Hawaii
Lab Source ID: KSSL Std Latitude: 19.5532710
Lab Pedon #: 18N1178 Std Longitude: 155.3172790
User Transect ID:  
Soil Name as Described/Sampled: Keamoku  
Classification: Medial-skeletal, amorphic, isomesic Typic Hapludands Latitude: 19 degrees 33 minutes 11.80 seconds north
Soil Name as Correlated: Longitude: 155 degrees 19 minutes 2.20 seconds west
Classification: Datum: WGS84
Pedon Type: correlates to named soil UTM Zone:
Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site UTM Easting:
Taxon Kind: series UTM Northing:
Associated Soils:
Physiographic Division: Primary Earth Cover: Tree cover
Physiographic Province: Secondary Earth Cover: Tropical
Physiographic Section: Existing Vegetation:
State Physiographic Area: Parent Material: volcanic ash derived from igneous rock over aa lava
Local Physiographic Area: Bedrock Kind:
Geomorphic Setting: ash field on mauna loa volcano shield volcano on hawaii island Bedrock Depth:
Upslope Shape: concave Bedrock Hardness:
Cross Slope Shape: linear Bedrock Fracture Interval:
Particle Size Control Section: 0 to 100 cm. Surface Fragments: 5.0 percent nonflat subangular very strongly cemented 76- to 249-millimeter aa lava fragments and 2.0 percent nonflat subangular very strongly cemented 250- to 599-millimeter aa lava fragments
Description origin: NASIS Description database: KSSL
Diagnostic Features: hemic soil materials 0 to 2 cm.
andic soil properties 2 to 90 cm.
mollic epipedon 2 to 90 cm.
cambic horizon 17 to 90 cm.
lithologic discontinuity 17 to 110 cm.

 

 

 

Cont. Site ID: S2018HI001100_MP Pedon ID: S2018HI001100_MP
 

 

Slope (%) Elevation (meters) Aspect (deg) MAAT (C) MSAT (C) MWAT (C) MAP (mm) Frost-Free Days Drainage Class Slope Length (meters) Upslope Length (meters)
5.0 1,689.3 20 14.0     2,459 365 well    

Oe--0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); mucky peat; structureless massive; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; low excavation difficulty; slightly acid, pH 6.5, pH indicator solutions; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 18N05147

A--2 to 17 centimeters (0.8 to 6.7 inches); black (10YR 2/1) medial silt loam; weak fine granular, and weak medium granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; weakly smeary; low excavation difficulty; very fine roots throughout and medium roots throughout and fine roots throughout; very fine irregular and fine irregular pores; 3 percent nonflat angular moderately cemented 2 to 75-millimeter aa lava fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, pH indicator solutions; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 18N05147

2Bw1--17 to 59 centimeters (6.7 to 23.2 inches); 85 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and 15 percent black (10YR 2/1) cobbly medial silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; weakly smeary; high excavation difficulty; very fine roots throughout and very coarse roots and medium roots throughout and fine roots throughout and coarse roots; very fine irregular and fine irregular pores; 2 percent nonflat angular very strongly cemented 250 to 599-millimeter aa lava fragments and 10 percent nonflat angular moderately cemented 2 to 75-millimeter aa lava fragments and 20 percent nonflat angular very strongly cemented 76 to 249-millimeter aa lava fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, pH indicator solutions; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 18N05148. 25 percent, extremely weakly cemented, charcoal fragments, black N 2/0.

2Bw2--59 to 90 centimeters (23.2 to 35.4 inches); very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2) cobbly medial fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; moderate excavation difficulty; medium roots throughout and fine roots throughout and coarse roots; 2 percent nonflat angular very weakly cemented 2 to 75-millimeter pumice fragments and 15 percent nonflat angular very strongly cemented 76 to 249-millimeter aa lava fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 18N05149. 25 percent, extremely weakly cemented, charcoal fragments, black N2/0.

3C--90 to 110 centimeters (35.4 to 43.3 inches); cobbles; extremely high excavation difficulty; 100 percent nonflat angular very strongly cemented 250 to 599-millimeter aa lava fragments.

 

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