IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bonti
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979TX143003
  • User Pedon ID: 79TX143003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 79P0190
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 46923
  • Print Date: 4/28/2025

    • 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: 32.5027771
  • Std. Longitude: -98.3063889
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: About 28.8 km NNW of Stephenville 2.2 km N on county rd from junction at Russel Chapel Cemetery and 31 meters in pasture
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX143—Erath

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: G. Lane nd E. Blakley
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, active, thermic Ultic Paleustalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Bonti
  • PSC - 16 to 60 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bonti
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, thermic Ultic Paleustalf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1979
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1979 (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

    argillic horizon

    0—16

    16—60

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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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    3

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    1A1—0 to 7 centimeters (0.0 to 2.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 medium roots and 5.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P00944. Sandstone fragments 25 to 40 cm across cover about 15 % of surace sandstone and siliceous fragments 1 to 13 cm across comprise about 3% by volume.; many fine roots; few medium roots
    1A2—7 to 16 centimeters (2.8 to 6.3 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.5 medium roots and 5.5 fine roots; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P00945. many fine roots; few medium roots
    1B21t—16 to 27 centimeters (6.3 to 10.6 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) interior, dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior, moist; clay; moderate very fine and fine blocky structure; very hard, firm; 0.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P00946. common fine roots; few medium roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 214058; continuous - phpvsfiid 214058
    1B22t—27 to 60 centimeters (10.6 to 23.6 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6) interior, red (2.5YR 4/6) interior, moist; clay loam; 1 percent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) fine distinct and 1 percent reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) fine faint mottles; moderate fine blocky structure; very hard, firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots; clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 79P00947. Sample 79P0947 27 to 50 cm 79P0948 50 to 60 cm.; few fine and medium roots; few fine distinct 2.5YR36 mottles; few fine faint 2.5YR54 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 228680; continuous - phpvsfiid 228680
    1B3—60 to 70 centimeters (23.6 to 27.6 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6) interior, 2.5YR 4/ (2.5YR 4/), interior, moist; clay loam; weak fine and medium blocky structure; extremely hard, firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P00949. Sandstone strata 6 mm to 31 mm thick comprise 40% by weight.; few fine and medium roots
    1R—70 to 85 centimeters (27.6 to 33.5 inches); weathered bedrock; strongly cemented; 0.5 fine and medium roots in cracks; fragments. Lab sample # 79P00950. Fractures 10 to 35 cm apart some are filled with soil material.; few fine and medium roots in cracks
    1R&2Bt—85 to 101 centimeters (33.5 to 39.8 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) interior clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; 0.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 79P00951. Stratified layers 6 to 37 mm thick of sandstone and grayish brwn shaly claylayers 3 to 6 mm thick.; few fine and medium roots