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~ .. <br />LOCATION MORAPOS 12/90 CO <br />Estab'Iish.ed Series <br />Rev. RGG/GB • <br />~ ` 12230 , '.. • <br />!MORAP.CS .SER:I ES .. <br />-, Tha~•Mo^r.apds:,~sz:rvi:es consists of very dezp, ueil.dra~ned soils that formed <br />s.in residuurn.deri:ved dominantly from shale and in loess. w~orapos soils <br />are .on Fi.ill's,,pl:atzaus, and mountain sides. Slopes are 0 to 50 percent. <br />.. .The mean annual'precipitation is about i7 incnes and the mean annual <br />'~~' ~tempe~ratu're':~i~s~:~about S2 degrees F. <br />TAXONOMIC CLASS.: Fine, montmorillonitic ~ypic Argiborolls <br />TYPICAL PEDON: `'Y`orapos :Lo•a~rti„<-~ on southwest-facing convex 7 percent <br />slope ih:rangela'na. CC"ol"ors 3F r~ soi~ unless otherwise noted.) <br />"•A--0 to.5 inches; grayish brown (l0YR~5/2) clay loam; very nark <br />grayish. brown C10YR 3/2) moist; moderate f inz°g'ramu~l•ar "structure; soft, <br />friable, sticky .and plastic; neutral (pH 7.2); ciear wavy boundary. (4 <br />'.to 8 inches .thick) <br />"Btl--5,;to 9.inchzs; brown (lOYR 5/3) clay loam, dark brown (lOYR <br />8'%3)::'mo,.i'st; ioo'derate fine and medium angu I ar b I ocky struc ture; very <br />"hard., firm; :ve'ry sticky and plastic; common distinct clay films on ped <br />- `face's;'.'neu~raf'(pH.7.2); clear wavy boundary. (3 to 10 inches thick) <br />Bt2-:=9'to.. :23 i'riches; yellowish brown (lOYR 5/•;) clay, dark yelio~ <br />b'rown'(1;OYr2:'':4'%4')'..,moist; strong fine prismatic structurz parting to <br />s tro'rig meo i~urn': and coarse' angu i ar blocky; very harp, firm, very ;~t i cky <br />and'.JerySpl''ast~ic'; common distinct clay firms on ped faces; neutral (pN <br />7.2)'; 'c.l'e;ar wavy`ooundary. (5 to ]5 inches thick) <br />'Bkl.-=2.3;~to 31.ircches; brown (lOYR 5/3) clay loam; brown (101'R 4/3) <br />!'mo:i's't.;`'m,o..d'eriate:;medium prismatic structure parting to moderate coarse <br />- :~sib:ang~u I ar,; ,fv~er;y, hard, firm; -vzry 'st i cxy anc plastic; 'calcium carbonate; <br />se,9regatedr,as~:•common white <lOYR 8/1) threads; .strongly effervzscent, <br />~..,..<mod:e:rate'hy.;-a l kal:r,rle `(pH 8.2) ; ciear wavy boundary.. (5 to 8 incnes <br />- ;:~Bk2=-3:1'..:=~to:.,;40:;:i:nches;~pale brown (lOYR 6/3>. clay loam; brown (lOYR <br />,'~~.'S%3')',moi's;t}?moderate .medi.um prismatic structure parting to wzak coarse <br />•:5ub'.'angul`ar~'~b•I:o.'.cky'; h'ard:, firm, sticky and plastic; calcium carbonate <br />-';;se'grega't'ea~'aa.`:'man.y•white..<lOYR 8/1> threads; strongly effervescent, <br />"moderately.,.`a'1:{caline (pH 8.2); gradual wavy boundary. (5 to 18 inches <br />~thick)~... <br />. .. - <br />- '.~i~k3-~-40:`to~:53. i ncFies; ..I, i gh~t gray (2.SY 7/2> c I ay I oam; I i ght - <br />ye;:I`•I:o_w:iss'Fi:•brown~<2.SY6/3).,;_moi.st;. weak coarse prismatic structure; <br />'sl-ig'htl'y:'hard,''fi'rm, .stioliy aril plastic; calcium carbonate segregate`d•as' <br />many white <'lOYR 8/1) threads; 11 percent calcium carbonate equivalent; <br />strongly effervescent; moderately''alkaline (pH 8.2); diffuse wavy <br />boundary (8 -to 13 inches thick) • <br />8k4--53 to t0 inches; light gray (2.SY 7/2> clay loam; light <br />" yellowish brown (2.SY 6/3) moist; mas,ivz; slightly hard, firm, sticky <br />and plastic; lime is somewhat inherent in the parent material ants <br />visible as many white <lOYR 8/1) threads of calcium carbonate; 7 percent <br />