IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Tejana
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1980NM003020
  • User Pedon ID: 80NM003020
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 80P0466
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 48242
  • 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: 34.4858322
  • Std. Longitude: -108.6388855
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 3N
  • Range: 17W
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: NE 1/4
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM003—Catron

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Aridic Haplustolls
  • 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 #: 20
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Tejana
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Tejana
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Aridic Ustochrept
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1980
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: hills
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1980 (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
    • 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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    2034

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    1A1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; gravelly loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 80P02586. 30 percent gravel.; common fine roots; few very fine roots
    1B11—10 to 30 centimeters (3.9 to 11.8 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, dry; gravelly loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 80P02587. 30 peercent gravel.; few very fine roots; few fine and medium roots
    1B12—30 to 51 centimeters (11.8 to 20.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, dry; gravelly loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P02588. 30 percent gravel.; few coarse roots; many very fine roots
    2Bab—51 to 71 centimeters (20.1 to 28.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; strong coarse prismatic, and strong coarse angular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P02589. few very fine roots; few medium roots
    2B2tb—71 to 107 centimeters (28.0 to 42.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; strong coarse prismatic, and strong coarse angular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P02590. few very fine roots; few medium roots
    2B23tb—107 to 142 centimeters (42.1 to 55.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; strong coarse prismatic, and strong coarse angular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P02591. few fine and medium roots
    2B24tb—127 to 170 centimeters (50.0 to 66.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior, light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior, dry; sandy loam; strong coarse prismatic structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P02592. few very fine roots
    2B3tb—170 to 213 centimeters (66.9 to 83.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior, light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; strong coarse prismatic structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P02593. few very fine roots
    3Cr—213 to 221 centimeters (83.9 to 87.0 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior, pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; massive; hard, friable, slightly sticky; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 80P02594