IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Lattas
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984TX249001
  • User Pedon ID: 84TX249001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0165
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55881
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 27.6966667
  • Std. Longitude: -97.9833298
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 3.4 mi S on US Hwy 281 from intersect. w/ State Hwy 359 in Alice, 5.6 mi E on Farm Rd. 1930 to curve,
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX249—Jim Wells

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Williamson, C.L. Girdner, J. Glucken, R. Molina
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Typic Pellusterts
  • 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 #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Lattas
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Lattas
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, hyperthermic Typic Pellust
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1984
  • 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: 9/1/1984 (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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    1Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, moist; clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00800. Few fine shell fragments; few clean sand grains.; few very fine carbonate concretions concentrations; few fine roots
    1A1—13 to 53 centimeters (5.1 to 20.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, black (10YR 2/1) interior, moist; clay; weak fine angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent faint nonintersecting slickensides; 1 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00801. Few vertical streaks of very dark gray (10YR 3/1); few fine shell fragments.; few very fine carbonate concretions concentrations; common nonintersecting slickensides surface features; few fine roots
    1A2—53 to 74 centimeters (20.9 to 29.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, moist; clay; weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent fine carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00802. Few vertical streaks of black (10YR 2/1); few fine shell fragments; few discontinuous sand lenses.; few fine carbonate concretions concentrations; common intersecting slickensides surface features; few fine roots
    1A3—74 to 94 centimeters (29.1 to 37.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, moist; clay; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct carbonate coats; 1 percent fine carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00803. Few vertical streaks of black (10YR 2/1); few fine shell fragments; few fine discontinuous sand lenses.; few fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common lime or carbonate coats surface features; few fine roots
    1Bk—94 to 135 centimeters (37.0 to 53.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, moist; clay; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent fine and medium carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00804. Few vertical streaks of very dark gray (10YR 3/1); few fine and medium discontinuous sand lenses.; few fine and medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common intersecting slickensides surface features; few fine roots
    1Bky1—135 to 178 centimeters (53.1 to 70.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, moist; clay; 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine and medium distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent gypsum crystals, unspecified and 1 percent fine carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00805. Few vertical streaks of dark gray 10YR 4/1); few fine discontinuous sand lenses.; few fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common gypsum crystals concentrations; few fine roots; common fine and medium distinct 7.5YR44 mottles
    1Bky2—178 to 229 centimeters (70.1 to 90.2 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/4) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, moist; clay; 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine and medium distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 11 percent gypsum crystals, unspecified and 1 percent fine carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P00806. few fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common gypsum crystals concentrations; few fine roots; common fine and medium distinct 7.5YR44 mottles