IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Keith
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985OK139001
  • User Pedon ID: 85OK139001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0962
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 57228
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 36.8916664
  • Std. Longitude: -101.5405579
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 5N
  • Range: 14E
  • Section: 21
  • PLSS Details: 61 meters W and 61 meters S of the NE corner
  • Location Description: Texas County, Oklahoma.
  • State: Oklahoma
  • County: OK139—Texas
  • MLRA: 77—Southern High Plains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JW Frie, EL Cole, GA Sample, CR Cail, JG Ford
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aridic Argiustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Keith
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aridic Argiustolls
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 56 to 99 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/4/2016
  • Classifier - Tom Cochran
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture SUBClass - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: plain
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.05 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1985 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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

    mollic epipedon

    free carbonates

    argillic horizon

    secondary carbonates

    0—25

    0—205

    13—78

    46—205

    —25—

    —205—

    —-

    —-
    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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    1

    —

    —

    988

    —

    180

    49

    —

    —

    14

    26

    3

    15

    27

    4

    —

    —

    —

    004298

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    1Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; silt loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P5153. many fine roots throughout; few medium roots throughout; effervescence is continuous
    1Bt1—13 to 25 centimeters (5.1 to 9.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent worm casts; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P5154. Worm castings throughout.; common worm casts concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; continuous - phpvsfiid 1462187; continuous - phpvsfiid 1462187
    1Bt2—25 to 46 centimeters (9.8 to 18.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; silty clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent worm casts and 1 percent fine spherical carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P5155. Worm castings throughout.; few fine carbonate concretions concentrations; common worm casts concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; continuous - phpvsfiid 1462188; continuous - phpvsfiid 1462188
    1Btk1—46 to 78 centimeters (18.1 to 30.7 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; silty clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent skeletans throughout and 37 percent carbonate coats on faces of peds; 11 percent fine spherical carbonate concretions and 11 percent fine spherical carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P5156. common fine carbonate concretions concentrations; common fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few skeletans (sand or silt) surface features throughout; common lime or carbonate coats surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1462191; patchy - phpvsfiid 1462189; patchy - phpvsfiid 1462190; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1462191; patchy - phpvsfiid 1462189; patchy - phpvsfiid 1462190
    1Btk2—78 to 110 centimeters (30.7 to 43.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; silty clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky, and weak coarse prismatic structure; very hard, firm; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent carbonate coats on faces of peds; 11 percent fine spherical carbonate concretions and 30 percent medium spherical carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P5157. common fine carbonate concretions concentrations; many medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common lime or carbonate coats surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1462193; patchy - phpvsfiid 1462192; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1462193; patchy - phpvsfiid 1462192
    1BCk—110 to 138 centimeters (43.3 to 54.3 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, moist; silty clay loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; very hard, firm; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 55 percent carbonate coats on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P5158. few fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; many lime or carbonate coats surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; continuous - phpvsfiid 1462194; continuous - phpvsfiid 1462194
    1Ck1—138 to 191 centimeters (54.3 to 75.2 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4) interior, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, moist; silty clay loam; massive; extremely hard, firm; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 55 percent carbonate coats on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P5159. few fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; many lime or carbonate coats surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; continuous - phpvsfiid 1462195; continuous - phpvsfiid 1462195
    2Ck2—191 to 205 centimeters (75.2 to 80.7 inches); pink (7.5YR 8/4) interior, pink (7.5YR 7/4) interior, moist; clay loam; massive; extremely hard, firm; 55 percent carbonate coats on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 85P5160. few fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; many lime or carbonate coats surface features on faces of peds; effervescence is continuous; continuous - phpvsfiid 1462196; continuous - phpvsfiid 1462196