IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Papalote
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979TX007001
  • User Pedon ID: 79TX007001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 80P0111
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 47341
  • Print Date: 4/27/2025

    • 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: 28.0472221
  • Std. Longitude: -97.2236099
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Aransas County, TX. 2 km N and 0.3 km E of intersection of farm rd 881 and 136 61 meters N of rd in field.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX007—Aransas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: F Minzenmayer and Jay Guckian
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Papalote
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed Aquic Paleustalfs
  • PSC - 36 to 86 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1979
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1979 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    argillic horizon

    0—20

    36—86

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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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    1Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; weak fine granular, and weak very fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable; 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 80P00540. Pores and insect tunnels.; many fine roots throughout
    1A—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; moderate medium prismatic, and weak fine and medium granular, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable; 5.5 very fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 80P00541. Pores and insect tunnels.; many very fine roots
    1Bt1—36 to 43 centimeters (14.2 to 16.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; sandy clay; 11 percent fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and weak fine and medium blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; organic stains on faces of peds and 15 percent clay films; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 80P00542. few clay films surface features; common fine roots between peds; common fine distinct mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 214432; patchy - phpvsfiid 214432
    1Bt2—43 to 76 centimeters (16.9 to 29.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, moist; sandy clay; 11 percent fine and medium faint and 11 percent fine and medium prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots between peds; clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 80P00543. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few fine roots between peds; common fine and medium faint mottles; common fine and medium prominent mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 214434; continuous - phpvsfiid 214434
    1Bt3—76 to 91 centimeters (29.9 to 35.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, moist; sandy clay; 1 percent fine and medium faint and 30 percent fine and medium distinct mottles; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots between peds; clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent dark concretions; carbonate concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 80P00544. few dark concretions concentrations; few fine roots between peds; few fine and medium faint mottles; many fine and medium distinct mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 214435; continuous - phpvsfiid 214435
    1BCk—91 to 122 centimeters (35.8 to 48.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; 1 percent fine faint mottles; weak blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; carbonate concretions and 1 percent fine carbonate concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 80P00545. few fine lime concretions concentrations; few fine roots throughout; few fine faint mottles
    1Ck—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; massive; hard, firm, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; carbonate concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 80P00546