IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Saragosa
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1978TX389004
  • User Pedon ID: 78TX389004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 79P0143
  • Print Date: 1/30/2025

    • 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: 31.3852787
  • Std. Longitude: -103.4775009
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Same as TX389003.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX389—Reeves

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, gypsic, thermic Aeric Halaquepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Saragosa
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Saragosa
  • Classificaton Date - 1/1/1978
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/1/1978 (actual site observation 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
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    salic horizon

    gypsic horizon

    0—28

    0—28

    0—127

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    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
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    1A12sa—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; loam; 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct and 11 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) medium distinct and 11 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/4) medium distinct mottles; weak fine platy structure; soft, friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P00700. many fine and medium roots; common medium distinct 10YR52 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR64 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR84 mottles
    1A12sa—5 to 28 centimeters (2.0 to 11.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dry; loam; 11 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) medium distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable; 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 1 percent salt masses; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P00701. few salt masses concentrations; common fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR64 mottles
    1C1cssa—28 to 61 centimeters (11.0 to 24.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, very pale brown (10YR 8/2) interior, dry; silt loam; massive; very hard, firm; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent gypsum crystal clusters; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P00702. few nests of gypsum concentrations; few fine roots
    1C2cssa—61 to 81 centimeters (24.0 to 31.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, very pale brown (10YR 8/2) interior, dry; silt loam; massive; hard, firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 30 percent gypsum crystal clusters and 30 percent fine gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P00703. many fine gypsum crystals concentrations; many nests of gypsum concentrations; few very fine and fine roots
    1C3cs—81 to 99 centimeters (31.9 to 39.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, very pale brown (10YR 8/2) interior, dry; silt loam; massive; very hard, firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 30 percent gypsum crystal clusters and 30 percent fine gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P00704. many fine gypsum crystals concentrations; many nests of gypsum concentrations; few very fine and fine roots
    1C4cs—99 to 127 centimeters (39.0 to 50.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, very pale brown (10YR 8/2) interior, dry; silt loam; massive; extremely hard, very firm; 30 percent fine gypsum crystal clusters and 1 percent fine salt masses; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 79P00705. Many brittle gypsum lenses.; many fine nests of gypsum concentrations; few fine salt masses concentrations