IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Chireno
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986TX225006
  • User Pedon ID: 86TX225006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0085
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59381
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 31.4897213
  • Std. Longitude: -95.4063873
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Houston County, TX, 4 mi E of Grapeland, on F.R. 227; South 0.7 mi along farm gravel rd; 600 feet E of rd in pasture.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX225—Houston
  • MLRA: 133B—Western Coastal Plain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Lane, Roberts, Golden, Hatherly, and Others.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, thermic Aquic Argiudolls
  • 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 #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Chireno
  • PSC - 30 to 80 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Chireno
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, thermic Aquic Argiudoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1986
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: frequent flooding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1986 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous 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

    argillic horizon

    0—64

    30—285

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    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

    3

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    107

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    412114

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    1A1—0 to 30 centimeters (0.0 to 11.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 5.5 medium roots top of horizon and 5.5 fine roots top of horizon; 0.5 very fine discontinuous tubular pores; 1 percent medium spherical worm casts; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P00510. few medium worm casts concentrations; many fine roots in mat at top of horizon; many medium roots in mat at top of horizon
    1Bw1—30 to 50 centimeters (11.8 to 19.7 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior clay loam; 35 percent clay; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 2.5 medium roots between peds and 5.5 fine roots between peds; 5.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 1 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P00511. few medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many fine roots between peds; common medium roots between peds; common fine distinct 10YR46 mottles
    1Bw2—50 to 64 centimeters (19.7 to 25.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior clay; 40 percent clay; 1 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) fine faint and 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) coarse faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 0.5 medium roots between peds and 2.5 fine roots between peds; 2.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 1 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P00512. few medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine roots between peds; few medium roots between peds; common coarse faint 10YR34 mottles; few fine faint 10YR31 mottles
    1Bw3—64 to 105 centimeters (25.2 to 41.3 inches); 40 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and 30 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior clay; 40 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm; 2.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 medium discontinuous tubular and 0.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 55 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 11 percent medium spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P00513. common medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; many organic coats surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots between peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221391; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221391
    1Bw4—105 to 153 centimeters (41.3 to 60.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior clay loam; 37 percent clay; 11 percent reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) fine faint and 30 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) coarse faint mottles; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 55 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 11 percent medium spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P00514. common medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; many organic coats surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots between peds; many coarse faint 10YR31 mottles; common fine faint 2.5YR44 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221392; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221392
    1Bw5—153 to 210 centimeters (60.2 to 82.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior clay loam; 1 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine faint mottles; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm; 0.1 fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 37 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 11 percent medium spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P00515. Sampled 153-190 cm.; common medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common organic coats surface features on faces of peds; very few fine roots between peds; few fine faint 2.5Y44 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221393; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221393
    1Bw6—210 to 255 centimeters (82.7 to 100.4 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior clay loam; 1 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) fine faint and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 0.1 fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 37 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P00516. common organic coats surface features on faces of peds; very few fine roots between peds; common fine faint 10YR56 mottles; few fine faint 10YR31 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221394; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221394
    1Bw7—255 to 285 centimeters (100.4 to 112.2 inches); 40 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior and 40 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior clay loam; 1 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) fine faint and 1 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.1 fine roots between peds; 2.5 medium discontinuous tubular and 2.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 37 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 11 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; 30 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P00517. many fine mica flakes concentrations; common medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common organic coats surface features on faces of peds; very few fine roots between peds; few fine faint 2.5Y62 mottles; few fine faint 10YR41 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221395; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221395
    2C—285 to 315 centimeters (112.2 to 124.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior fine sandy loam; 1 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) medium and 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine mottles; massive; hard, firm; 30 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 87P00518. At contact of 2C and Bw.; many fine mica flakes concentrations; common fine 7.5YR44 mottles; few medium 10YR68 mottles