IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Berino
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 2018NM013241
  • User Pedon ID: 2018NM013241
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0783
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 33842
  • User Project ID: 2018 - SW-LAS - 001
  • Project Name: MLRA 42 - Chihuahuan D. Sedimentary Piedmonts and Basins LRU update, parts of NM690, 688, 660, 664, 029, 719 and TX624
  • Print Date: 12/5/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location In Web Soil Survey
  • AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.
  • Location in SoilWeb
  • Location in Google Maps
  • Std. Latitude: 32.4110472
  • Std. Longitude: -106.6341333
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 22S
  • Range: 3E
  • Section: 9
  • PLSS Details: SE 1/4, NE 1/4
  • Location Description: next to large borrow pit on south side Highway 70, 2 1/2 miles southwest of the village of Organ.
  • Map Unit: OP—Onite-Pajarito association
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM013—Dona Ana
  • MLRA: 42—Southern Desertic Basins, Plains, and Mountains
  • Regional Office: 8—Phoenix, AZ
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: SW-LAS—Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NM690—Dona Ana County Area, New Mexico
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 32106-D6—Organ Peak NW, New Mexico

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: L.H. Gile and F.F. Peterson
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Typic Calciargids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 13
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Berino
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Typic Calciargids
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 8 to 58 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/2018
  • Classifier - Cates, Greg
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Jornada II age fine-loamy alluvium derived from monzonite
  • Landscape: piedmont
  • Landform: Jornada II age geomorphic surface alluvial fan
  • Geomorphic Component Terraces: tread
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 20.00 percent 2- to 5-millimeter monzonite,
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/18/1960 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: Gile, Peterson
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - shrub cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, shrubby
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion sheet
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    A

    Bt1

    Bt2

    Btk

    Bkk1

    Bkk2

    Ck

    0

    8

    28

    43

    56

    71

    86

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    28

    43

    56

    71

    86

    114

    40A05850

    40A05851

    40A05852

    40A05853

    40A05854

    40A05855

    40A058556

    Gile, Grossman, Millet, Peterson

    Gile, Grossman, Millet, Peterson

    Gile, Grossman, Millet, Peterson

    Gile, Grossman, Millet, Peterson

    Gile, Grossman, Millet, Peterson

    Gile, Grossman, Millet, Peterson

    Gile, Grossman, Millet, Peterson

    12.7

    17.7

    24.8

    23.2

    17.2

    18.3

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    8.4

    10.8

    14.1

    13.9

    17

    24.3

    11.4

    2.9

    4.4

    5.3

    4.6

    5.1

    15.7

    3.7

    5.5

    6.4

    8.8

    9.3

    11.9

    17.6

    7.7

    78.9

    71.5

    61.1

    62.9

    65.8

    57.4

    81.5

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    5.4

    12.5

    13.2

    13.5

    13.4

    16.2

    20.9

    17.2

    17.5

    16.2

    15.9

    14.8

    13.7

    20.4

    13

    9.2

    6.3

    6.8

    4.9

    1.6

    9.9

    28

    19.1

    13

    13.4

    14.5

    8.3

    7.2

    15.3

    13.2

    12.4

    13.3

    18.2

    17.6

    13.1

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    A

    Bt1

    Bt2

    Btk

    Bkk1

    Bkk2

    Ck

    0

    8

    28

    43

    56

    71

    86

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    28

    43

    56

    71

    86

    114

    40A05850

    40A05851

    40A05852

    40A05853

    40A05854

    40A05855

    40A058556

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    7.5

    9.6

    12.8

    13.5

    10.4

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    A

    Bt1

    Bt2

    Btk

    Bkk1

    Bkk2

    Ck

    0

    8

    28

    43

    56

    71

    86

    8

    28

    43

    56

    71

    86

    114

    40A05850

    40A05851

    40A05852

    40A05853

    40A05854

    40A05855

    40A058556

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    0.44

    0.45

    0.49

    0.58

    0.68

    0.73

    0.75

    ec meter, saturated paste

    ec meter, saturated paste

    ec meter, saturated paste

    ec meter, saturated paste

    ec meter, saturated paste

    ec meter, saturated paste

    ec meter, saturated paste

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    calcic horizon

    0—8

    8—71

    71—86

    —8—

    —63—

    —15—
    Setting and Climate
    Slope Slope Length USLE Upslope Length Elev. Corr. Elev Aspect MAP REAP FFD MAAT MSAT MWAT MAST MSST MWST MFFP PE Index Climate Station ID Climate Station Name Climate Station Type
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    2

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    1426

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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist; sandy loam; 79 percent sand; 8 percent silt; 13 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, slightly sticky; few (0.5) roots; 1 percent by volume 5-13-20 millimeter monzonite fragments and 1 percent by volume 2-4-5 millimeter monzonite fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A05850. desert pavement of gravel included in sample
    Bt1—8 to 28 centimeters (3.1 to 11.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist; coarse sandy loam; 72 percent sand; 11 percent silt; 18 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, slightly sticky; few (0.5) roots; 2 percent by volume 5-13-20 millimeter monzonite fragments and 3 percent by volume 2-4-5 millimeter monzonite fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A05851
    Bt2—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist; sandy clay loam; 61 percent sand; 14 percent silt; 25 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; few (0.5) fine roots; common (3.0) tubular pores; 3 percent by volume 5-13-20 millimeter monzonite fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-4-5 millimeter monzonite fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A05852
    Btk—43 to 56 centimeters (16.9 to 22.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) and yellowish red (5YR 4/6), reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) and reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; sandy clay loam; 63 percent sand; 14 percent silt; 23 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, moderately sticky; few (0.5) roots; many (21.0) pores; clay films on all faces of peds; carbonate, finely disseminated throughout and 20 percent threadlike carbonate masses; 3 percent by volume 5-13-20 millimeter monzonite fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-4-5 millimeter monzonite fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A05853
    Bkk1—56 to 71 centimeters (22.0 to 28.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/3) and pinkish white (5YR 8/2), reddish brown (5YR 5/4) and brown (7.5YR 5/4) and pink (5YR 7/3), moist; coarse sandy loam; 66 percent sand; 17 percent silt; 17 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard; few (0.5) fine roots; carbonate coats on all faces of peds; carbonate, finely disseminated throughout; 2 percent by volume 5-13-20 millimeter monzonite fragments and 4 percent by volume 2-4-5 millimeter monzonite fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A05854
    Bkk2—71 to 86 centimeters (28.0 to 33.9 inches); pinkish white (5YR 8/2) and light reddish brown (5YR 6/3), pinkish gray (5YR 7/2) and reddish brown (5YR 5/4) and brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; coarse sandy loam; 57 percent sand; 24 percent silt; 18 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard; few (0.5) pores; carbonate, finely disseminated throughout; 4 percent by volume 5-13-20 millimeter monzonite fragments and 6 percent by volume 2-4-5 millimeter monzonite fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A05855
    Ck—86 to 114 centimeters (33.9 to 44.9 inches); light reddish brown (5YR 6/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; gravelly loamy coarse sand; 82 percent sand; 11 percent silt; 7 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard; carbonate, finely disseminated throughout; 5 percent by volume 5-13-20 millimeter monzonite fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-4-5 millimeter monzonite fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 40A05856