Ecological Land Types within LTA 198.

ELT 198a

Elevation Range

Minimum:

1103 m

Minimum in ft:

3620 ft

Maximum:

1808 m

Maximum in ft:

5933 ft

Median:

1343 m

Median in ft:

4406 ft

Soil Summary:

detailed soil survey information is not available for this unit; correlates with GES unit 303 characterized by extremely cobbly sandy loams shallow to moderately deep to granite or granite-like bedrock, acid soils lacking lime throughout, minimal soil development, and associated rock outcroppings

Geologic Materials:

alluvium, colluvium and residuum associated with the Catalina-Rincon igneous metamorphic complex (TXm) which comprises 96% of the unit

Landforms:

moderately to finely dissected, weakly to moderately incised mountain slopes

ELT 198b

Elevation Range

Minimum:

1063 m

Minimum in ft:

3487 ft

Maximum:

1971 m

Maximum in ft:

6468 ft

Median:

1530 m

Median in ft:

5020 ft

Soil Summary:

dominant soils are very shallow and shallow to granite, gneiss and similar rocks; very cobbly loams, extremely and very gravelly sandy loams, or very gravelly loams throughout; no lime; no or little soil development (surface organic matter accumulation); the mapped area is dominated by Pima County soil survey map unit 40 (Lampshire-Romero- Rock outcrop complex, 10 to 65 percent slopes) and 20 (Cortaro-Rock outcrop-Faraway complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes) which comprise 81% and 11% of the unit, respectively

Geologic Materials:

alluvium, colluvium and residuum associated with the Catalina-Rincon igneous metamorphic complex (TXm) which comprises 100% of the unit

Landforms:

coarsely to moderately dissected, moderately to deeply incised mountain slopes

ELT 198c

Elevation Range

Minimum:

1290 m

Minimum in ft:

4231 ft

Maximum:

1818 m

Maximum in ft:

5965 ft

Median:

1455 m

Median in ft:

4774 ft

Soil Summary:

soil survey data coverage is incomplete for this ELT; correlates with GES unit 475 characterized by extremely cobbly sandy loams shallow to granite or granite-like bedrock, acid soils lacking lime throughout, minimal soil development, and associated rock outcroppings

Geologic Materials:

alluvium, colluvium and residuum associated with the Catalina-Rincon igneous metamorphic complex (TXm) and biotite granitoid of Eastern Rincon mountains (Yxgb) which comprise 89% and 6% of the unit, respectively

Landforms:

coarsely to moderately dissected, weakly to moderately incised hills and mountain slopes

ELT 198d

Elevation Range

Minimum:

1183 m

Minimum in ft:

3881 ft

Maximum:

1504 m

Maximum in ft:

4935 ft

Median:

1326 m

Median in ft:

4350 ft

Soil Summary:

detailed soil survey information is incomplete for this unit; correlates with GES unit 475 characterized by extremely cobbly sandy loams shallow to granite or granite-like bedrock, acid soils lacking lime throughout, minimal soil development, and associated rock outcroppings

Geologic Materials:

alluvium, colluvium and residuum associated with the Catalina-Rincon igneous metamorphic complex (TXm) which comprises 100% of the unit

Landforms:

moderately to finely dissected, moderately to deeply incised hills and mountain slopes

ELT 198e

Elevation Range

Minimum:

1010 m

Minimum in ft:

3315 ft

Maximum:

1588 m

Maximum in ft:

5209 ft

Median:

1470 m

Median in ft:

4823 ft

Soil Summary:

Geologic Materials:

alluvium, colluvium and residuum associated with the Catalina-Rincon igneous metamorphic complex (TXm) which comprises 100% of the unit

Landforms:

moderately dissected, weakly to moderately incised hills

ELT 198f

Elevation Range

Minimum:

1480 m

Minimum in ft:

4856 ft

Maximum:

1999 m

Maximum in ft:

6557 ft

Median:

1646 m

Median in ft:

5400 ft

Soil Summary:

Geologic Materials:

alluvium, colluvium and residuum associated with the Catalina-Rincon igneous metamorphic complex (TXm) which comprises 100% of the unit

Landforms:

coarsely to moderately dissected, weakly to moderately incised hills and mountain slopes

ELT 198g

Elevation Range

Minimum:

1136 m

Minimum in ft:

3728 ft

Maximum:

1416 m

Maximum in ft:

4645 ft

Median:

1305 m

Median in ft:

4281 ft

Soil Summary:

detailed soil survey information is not available for this unit; correlates with GES unit 490 characterized by very cobbly and cobbly sandy loams deep to granite or granite-like bedrock, lacking lime throughout, acid soils lacking lime throughout, minimal to modest soil development (clay accumulation), and associated rock outcroppings

Geologic Materials:

alluvium, colluvium and residuum associated with the biotite granitoid of Eastern Rincon mountains (Yxgb); Catalina-Rincon igneous metamorphic complex (TXm); and metamorphosed Pinal Schist (KXpm) which comprise 54%, 37% and 6% of the unit, respectively

Landforms:

coarsely to moderately dissected, weakly to moderately incised elevated plains and hills