LOCATION FRINTON WY
Tentative Series
ALB/DPG/DEW
05/2024
FRINTON SERIES
Depth class: Moderately deep
Drainage class: Well drained
Saturated hydraulic conductivity class: Moderately low
Parent material: Slope alluvium or colluvium over residuum weathered from interbedded sedimentary rock
Geomorphic location: Hillslopes
Slope range: 2 to 25 percent
Mean annual temperature: 4.5 degrees C (40 degrees F)
Mean annual precipitation: 205 millimeters (8 inches)
Taxonomic Class:
Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, frigid Sodic Ustic Haplocalcids
Typical Pedon:
Frinton gravelly fine sandy loam in rangeland. (Colors are for dry soil unless otherwise noted.)
A--0 to 9 centimeters; light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) gravelly fine sandy loam, olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) moist; moderate thick platy structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; many very fine and fine roots throughout; few fine vesicular pores;1 percent cobbles, 10 percent gravels, 10 percent channers; slightly effervescent; moderately alkaline (pH 8.0); clear smooth boundary.
Bk--9 to 22 centimeters; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) very gravelly silty clay loam, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) interior moist; 2 percent very fine (7.5YR 5/8) mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; many very fine and fine roots throughout; few fine tubular pores; 65 percent calcium carbonate concretions around rock fragments and 25 percent calcium carbonate masses in matrix; 45 percent gravels; strongly effervescent; moderately alkaline (pH 8.2); clear wavy boundary.
Bkn--22 to 37 centimeters; light gray (2.5Y 7/2) very gravelly silty clay loam, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) moist; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; few very fine and fine roots throughout; few fine tubular pores; 30 percent calcium carbonate concretions around rock fragments and 10 percent calcium carbonate masses in matrix; 50 percent gravels; strongly effervescent; strongly alkaline (pH 8.6); clear wavy boundary.
BCkn--37 to 68 centimeters; pale yellow (5Y 7/3) very gravelly silt loam, olive (5Y 5/4) moist; massive; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; few very fine roots throughout; few fine tubular pores; 25 percent calcium carbonate concretions around rock fragments; 55 percent gravels; strongly effervescent; strongly alkaline (pH 8.8); gradual smooth boundary.
C--68 to 88 centimeters; light gray (5Y 7/2) very gravelly silty clay loam, olive (5Y 5/3) moist; 1 percent very fine (7.5YR 5/8) mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; few fine irregular pores; 1 percent calcium carbonate concretions around rock fragments; 55 percent gravels; slightly effervescent; moderately alkaline (pH 8.0); gradual smooth boundary.
Cr-88 centimeters; bedrock, paralithic.
Type Location:
Sweetwater County, WY
USGS Quadrangle: Chrisman Ranch
Latitude: 41.7974778
Longitude: -109.5495917
Datum: WGS84
Coordinates source: Hand-held GPS
Range in Characteristics:
Depth to calcic horizon--9 to 24 centimeters
Depth to sodic properties--5 to 24 centimeters
Depth to paralithic contact--60 to 88 centimeters
Particle-size control section (weighted averages):
Clay content--25 to 31 percent
Sand content--12 to 19 percent
Total rock fragments--37 to 69 percent
A horizon(s):
Hue--10YR or 2.5Y
Value--6 or 7 dry; 4 or 5 moist
Chroma--3 or 4 dry or moist
Texture (less than 2 mm fraction)--Fine sandy loam, loam, or silty clay loam
Clay content--14 to 32 percent
Rock fragments--15 to 34 percent fragments; 0 to 31 percent gravels, 0 to 30 percent channers, 0 to 5 percent cobbles
Calcium carbonate equivalent--0 to 5 percent
Reaction--pH 7.0 to 8.4
Thickness--5 to 9 centimeters
Bw horizon(s) (when present):
Hue--10YR or 2.5Y
Value--5 or 6 dry; 4 or 5 moist
Chroma--2 to 4 dry; 3 or 4 moist
Texture (less than 2 mm fraction)--Silt loam, silty clay loam, clay loam, or silty clay
Clay content--25 to 41 percent
Rock fragments--1 to 25 percent fragments; 0 to 25 percent gravels, 0 to 25 percent channers, 0 to 25 percent flagstones
Calcium carbonate equivalent--0 to 3 percent
Reaction--pH 7.4 to 8.4
Thickness--0 to 16 centimeters
Bk horizon(s) (when present):
Hue--10YR or 2.5Y
Value--5 to 7 dry; 4 or 5 moist
Chroma--2 to 4 dry; 3 or 4 moist
Texture (less than 2 mm fraction)--Silt loam, silty clay loam, or clay loam
Clay content--19 to 29 percent
Rock fragments--1 to 75 percent fragments; 0 to 49 percent gravels, 0 to 45 percent channers, 0 to 30 percent flagstones
Calcium carbonate equivalent--3 to 15 percent
Reaction--pH 7.4 to 8.4
Thickness--0 to 15 centimeters
Bkn horizon(s):
Hue--10YR or 2.5Y
Value--5 to 7 dry; 4 or 5 moist
Chroma--2 to 4 dry, 3 or 4 moist
Texture (less than 2 mm fraction)--Silty clay loam, silt loam, loam, or clay loam
Clay content--24 to 35 percent
Rock fragments--0 to 65 percent fragments; 0 to 65 percent gravels, 0 to 45 percent channers
Calcium carbonate equivalent-3 to 25 percent
Sodium absorption ratio-13 to 25
Reaction-pH 8.5 to 9.4
Thickness-12 to 30 centimeters
BCkn horizon(s):
Hue--10YR, 2.5Y, or 5Y
Value--5 to 7 dry; 4 or 5 moist
Chroma--2 to 4 dry, 3 or 4 moist
Texture (less than 2 mm fraction)--Silty clay loam, silt loam, loam, or clay loam
Clay content--23 to 36 percent
Rock fragments--55 to 70 percent fragments; 55 to 70 percent gravels, 60 to 70 percent channers
Calcium carbonate equivalent--5 to 25 percent
Sodium absorption ratio--13 to 25
Reaction--pH 8.6 to 9.4
Thickness--15 to 35 centimeters
C horizon(s):
Hue--10YR, 2.5Y, or 5Y
Value--5 to 7 dry; 4 or 5 moist
Chroma--2 to 4 dry; 3 or 4 moist
Texture (less than 2 mm fraction)--Silt loam, silty clay loam, clay loam, or loam
Clay content--14 to 37 percent
Rock fragments--42 to 80 percent fragments; 0 to 70 percent gravels, 0 to 80 percent channers
Calcium carbonate equivalent--1 to 25 percent
Sodium absorption ratio--0 to 25
Reaction--pH 7.8 to 9.4
Thickness--15 to 51 centimeters
Competing Series:
There are no competing series.
Geographic Settings:
Parent material--slope alluvium or colluvium over residuum weathered from interbedded sedimentary rock
Landform--Hillslopes
Slope--2 to 25 percent
Mean annual air temperature--2.5 to 7 degrees C (37 to 45 degrees F)
Mean annual precipitation--180 to 230 millimeters (7 to 9 inches)
Frost-free period--50 to 100 days
Elevation--1,890 to 2,110 meters (6,200 to 6,920 feet)
Climate--long, cold winters; cool, moist springs; short, warm summers
Geographically Associated Soils:
None listed.
Drainage and Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity:
Drainage class: Well drained
Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity: 0.5 to 1.5 m/sec
Use and Vegetation:
Frinton soils are primarily used for rangeland. The potential native vegetation is Wyoming big sagebrush, thickspike wheatgrass, bluebunch wheatgrass, Indian ricegrass, bottlebrush squirreltail, and needle and thread.
Distribution and Extent:
Frinton soils are of small extent in southwestern Wyoming; MLRA 34A.
Soil Survey Region (SSR) Responsible:
Bozeman, Montana
Series Proposed:
Sweetwater County, WY 2021. Frinton series is a coined phrase.
Remarks:
Typical Pedon Taxonomic Features:
Ochric epipedon--0 to 9 centimeters (A horizon)
Calcic horizon--22 to 68 centimeters (Bkn and BCkn horizons)
Secondary calcium carbonate accumulation--7 to 200 centimeters (Bk, Bkn, BCkn, and C horizons)
Sodic materials--22 to 68 centimeters (Bkn and BCkn horizons)
Paralithic contact--88 centimeters
Particle-size control section--25 to 88 centimeters
Taxonomic Version: Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 13th edition (2022)
National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.