IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Algoa
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1981TX167003
  • User Pedon ID: 81TX167003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 81P0531
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 49375
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 29.3641667
  • Std. Longitude: -95.1163889
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: From intersection of Farm Road 1764 and State Highway 6 in Arcadia; 0.5 mi SW on State Highway 6
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX167—Galveston

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: H. R. Finney, L. C. Brockman, G. W. Crenwelge
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Aeric Calciaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Algoa
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Algoa
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Aeric Calciaquoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 1/1/1981
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/1/1981 (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
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    1A1—0 to 28 centimeters (0.0 to 11.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, dry; loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent worm casts; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, bromcresol green; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P03139. few worm casts concentrations; many fine and medium roots
    1B21ca—28 to 33 centimeters (11.0 to 13.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, gray (10YR 5/1) interior, dry; loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P03140. Gray and dark grayish brown coatings on ped surfaces.; common fine roots
    1B22ca—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) interior and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, light gray (10YR 7/1) interior and light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, dry; loam; weak coarse subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P03141. About 10 percent by volume soft masses of calcium carbonate; common fine pitted concretions of calcium carbonate; horizon is mottled.
    1B23ca—48 to 70 centimeters (18.9 to 27.6 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, dry; clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 30 percent gray (10YR 5/1) fine distinct and 30 percent white (10YR 8/1) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P03142. Very dark grayish material filling crayfish holes; many concretons of calcium carbonate; about 25 percent by volume soft masses of calcium carbonate.; few fine roots; many fine distinct 10YR51 mottles; many fine distinct 10YR81 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR56 mottles
    1B24ca—70 to 97 centimeters (27.6 to 38.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, dry; clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P03143. About 25 percent nodules of calcium carbonate 1 cm to 15 cm in size.; few fine roots
    1B25ca—97 to 127 centimeters (38.2 to 50.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, very pale brown (10YR 8/2) interior, dry; clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P03144. Common large nodules of calcium carbonate; dark gray coatings in old root channels.; few fine roots
    2C—127 to 165 centimeters (50.0 to 65.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior, dry; clay; massive; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 81P03145