IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Meaton

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 59TX245005

User Pedon ID: 59TX245005

Vegetation Plot ID: 59TX245005

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - KSSL

Lab Pedon # - 40A4502

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40654

Print Date: 11/23/2024

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: 29.9333333

Std. Longitude: -94.1109722

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: 0.8 miles W of the county courthouse at Beaumont on Franklin Street, thence S by W on Avenue A 2.2 miles, thence S on West Port Arthur Road 2.4 miles, thence W and S on Hillebrandt Road 6.85 miles, thence 220 feet E of road in pasture.

State: Texas

County: TX245—Jefferson

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX245—Jefferson County, Texas

PEDON

Describers Name: L. L. Gordon and R. B. Grossman

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, active, hyperthermic Aquic Argiudolls

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description

Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Pedon #: 5

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Meaton

PSC - 15 to 65 cm.

Classificaton Date - 2/17/2010

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture Subclass - aquic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Morey

Classificaton Date - 2/8/2010

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 1

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

Certification Status: certified

QC Status: level 1

SITE

Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 2/8/2010 (entry creation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

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 Btg1 Btg2 Btg3 Btg4 Btg5	0 15 28 33 48 66 89 124	15 28 33 48 66 89 124 152	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	16.8 25.5 29.5 35 34.3 35.1 35.8 37.6	— — — — — — — —	57.7 57.6 52.6 48.4 47.7 47.6 47.2 46.9	25.9 30.4 27.1 24.5 22.3 23.6 23.9 25.5	31.8 27.2 25.5 23.9 25.4 24 23.3 21.4	25.5 16.9 17.9 16.6 18 17.3 17 15.5	— — — — — — — —	0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.2	0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1	0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0	5.2 3.2 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.1	19.8 13.2 14.9 13.5 14.9 14.2 14.3 13.1	— — — — — — — —	sil sil sicl sicl sicl sicl sicl sicl	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	5.3 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.6 6.9 7.6 7.8

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 Btg1 Btg2 Btg3 Btg4 Btg5	0 15 28 33 48 66 89 124	15 28 33 48 66 89 124 152	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —		— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

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 Btg1 Btg2 Btg3 Btg4 Btg5	0 15 28 33 48 66 89 124	15 28 33 48 66 89 124 152	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	1 3 4 7 9 12 13 16	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
CYDA PADI3 PAUR2 PAUR2	Cynodon dactylon Paspalum dilatatum Paspalum urvillei Paspalum urvillei	Bermudagrass dallisgrass Vasey's grass Vasey's grass	— — — —	— — — —	— — — —

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
1	—	—	1.8	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; weak granular structure; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 fine roots; 2 percent fine prominent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) masses of oxidized iron on surfaces along root channels; 1 percent worm casts; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A34414. Surfaces of some root channels were coated dark brown to dark reddish brown, particularly in the lower part of the horizon.

Bt1—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; structureless massive parts to weak medium subangular blocky; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; 2 percent fine faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions on surfaces along root channels and 5 percent fine prominent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) masses of oxidized iron on surfaces along root channels; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A34415. This is the plow sole portion; there is less blanching of root channels and ped surfaces than in the horizons above and below.

Bt2—28 to 33 centimeters (11.0 to 13.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) silty clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 1 percent fine iron-manganese masses and 3 percent fine prominent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) masses of oxidized iron on surfaces along root channels and 5 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A34416

Btg1—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 3.0 medium and 0.5 fine pores; faint clay films; 1 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 5 percent fine prominent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) masses of oxidized iron on surfaces along root channels and 8 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A34417. Surface of peds is very dark gray to very dark brown and contains very few pores; surface of many root channels coated dark reddish brown.; continuous - phpvsfiid 497277; continuous - phpvsfiid 497277

Btg2—48 to 66 centimeters (18.9 to 26.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; 5 percent clay films and 5 percent dark reddish gray (10R 4/1) organic stains; 5 percent fine prominent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 21 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A34418. continuous - phpvsfiid 497278; continuous - phpvsfiid 497278

Btg3—66 to 89 centimeters (26.0 to 35.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium wedge parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine pores; 5 percent pressure faces; 5 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 21 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; 5 to 15 percent krotovinas (volume percent); neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A34419. Aggregate surfaces are not coated or stained as in above horizon.

Btg4—89 to 124 centimeters (35.0 to 48.8 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) silty clay loam; moderate medium wedge structure; moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine pores; 5 percent nonintersecting slickensides and 15 percent pressure faces; 25 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of reduced iron; fragments; 5 to 15 percent krotovinas (volume percent); slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A34420

Btg5—124 to 152 centimeters (48.8 to 59.8 inches); gray (2.5Y 6/1) silty clay loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium wedge parts to strong coarse angular blocky structure; moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 20 percent pressure faces; 1 percent medium weakly coherent cemented iron-manganese concretions and 20 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of reduced iron; fragments; 5 to 15 percent krotovinas (volume percent); moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A34421