IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Blanconia
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979TX391018
  • User Pedon ID: 79TX391018
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 80P0113
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 47343
  • 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: 28.3413887
  • Std. Longitude: -97.3516693
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Refugio County, TX 3 km NW of Refugio 6 km W of US 183 on TX 202 to Kelly rd 1 km S on Kelly rd 61 meters E in rangeland
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX391—Refugio

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Guckian and Molina
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Oxyaquic 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 #: 18
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Blanconia
  • PSC - 38 to 88 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/3/2011
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Papalote
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, hyperthermic Aquic Natrustalfs
  • Taxon Kind - taxadjunct
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1979
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1
  • QA Status: level 1


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1979 (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

    natric horizon

    0—25

    38—88

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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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    A—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, moist; loamy fine sand; single grain; slightly hard, very friable; 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 80P00553. many fine roots throughout
    E—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, moist; loamy fine sand; 1 percent fine faint mottles; single grain; slightly hard, very friable; 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P00554. many fine roots throughout; few fine faint mottles
    Btg1—38 to 56 centimeters (15.0 to 22.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, moist; sandy clay; 11 percent brown (10YR 5/3) fine and medium distinct and 11 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/6) fine and medium distinct and 11 percent gray (5Y 6/1) fine and medium distinct mottles; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very friable, moderately sticky; 0.5 fine roots between peds; clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 80P00555. Thin fine sandy loam cap on prisms. Few dark streaks.; few fine dark concretions concentrations; few fine roots between peds; common fine and medium distinct 10YR53 mottles; common fine and medium distinct 7.5YR76 mottles; common fine and medium distinct 5Y61 mottles
    Btg2—56 to 76 centimeters (22.0 to 29.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, moist; sandy clay; 1 percent gray (5YR 5/1) coarse distinct and 1 percent coarse distinct mottles; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky; clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 80P00556. Few dark streaks.; few fine dark concretions concentrations; few coarse distinct 5YR51 mottles; few coarse distinct mottles
    Bg—76 to 102 centimeters (29.9 to 40.2 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; 1 percent fine and medium distinct and 1 percent fine and medium distinct mottles; weak medium granular structure; very hard, very firm, slightly sticky; clay films and black stains on faces of peds; 1 percent dark concretions; 1 percent fine carbonate concretions; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 80P00557. Few dark streaks. Few white crystals.; few dark concretions concentrations; few fine lime concretions concentrations; few fine and medium distinct mottles; few fine and medium distinct mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 1162921; patchy - phpvsfiid 1162921
    C—102 to 203 centimeters (40.2 to 79.9 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/6) interior, reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; massive; hard, firm, slightly sticky; 1 percent medium carbonate concretions; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 80P00558. Few white crystals.; few medium lime concretions concentrations