IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Raymondville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984TX273001
  • User Pedon ID: 84TX273001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0558
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 54802
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 27.5297222
  • Std. Longitude: -97.8750000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Kleberg County, TX.; 1.8 mi N on Armstrong St., then 350 feet W in field plantings.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX273—Kleberg

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: C.L. Girdner and Dennis Williamson
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, superactive, hyperthermic Vertic Calciustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Raymondville
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Raymondville
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, hyperthermic Vertic Calciustoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/1/1984 (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
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    1Ap—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak very fine granular structure; hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P03060. few very fine lime concretions concentrations; few fine roots
    1A—10 to 41 centimeters (3.9 to 16.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, moist; clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 11 percent worm casts and 1 percent fine lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P03061. About 5% by volume vertical streaks of grayish brown 10YR 5/2 sandy loam.; common worm casts concentrations; few fine soft masses of lime concentrations; few fine roots
    1Bk1—41 to 61 centimeters (16.1 to 24.0 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, moist; clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent pressure faces; 1 percent worm casts; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P03062. Common cracks filled with soil from above; about 5% by volume soft bodies of calcium carbonate.; few worm casts concentrations; few pressure faces surface features; few fine roots; few fine faint 10YR56 mottles
    1Bk2—61 to 86 centimeters (24.0 to 33.9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) interior, gray (10YR 5/1) interior, moist; clay; 1 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) fine faint and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent pressure faces; 1 percent worm casts; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P03063. Pressure faces are tilted about 8 to 15 degrees from horizontal axis; about 3 to 5% by volume of concretions and soft bodies of calcium carbonate.; few worm casts concentrations; common pressure faces surface features; few fine roots; few fine faint 10YR31 mottles; few fine faint 10YR56 mottles
    1Bk3—86 to 104 centimeters (33.9 to 40.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, moist; clay; 11 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) fine and medium distinct and 11 percent brown (10YR 5/3) fine and medium distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; extremely hard, firm; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent worm casts; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P03064. About 5% by volume soft bodies of calcium carbonate.; few worm casts concentrations; few fine roots; common fine and medium distinct 10YR31 mottles; common fine and medium distinct 10YR53 mottles; common fine and medium distinct 10YR56 mottles
    1Bk4—104 to 152 centimeters (40.9 to 59.8 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, moist; silty clay loam; 11 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine distinct and 11 percent gray (10YR 5/1) fine distinct and 11 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/4) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine angular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent gypsum masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P03065. About 6% by volume soft masses of calcium carbonate. Sample was taken from pit.; few masses of gypsum concentrations; few fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR32 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR51 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR74 mottles