IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Onite
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990NM013101
  • User Pedon ID: 90NM013101
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0191
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Township: 22S
  • Range: 3E
  • Section: 18
  • PLSS Details: SE 1/4, NE 1/4
  • Location Description: north bank of Highway 70 gully, 15 meters east of Onite pedon sampled
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM013—Dona Ana

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: L.H. Gile
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Typic Calciargids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 101
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Onite
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Onite
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1990
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1990 (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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

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    270

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    E—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; sandy loam; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01179. dominantly weak medium platy structure and soft, with some plates separated by soft fine granules or by loose, single-grain material; noncalcareous; few fine roots
    BAt—8 to 15 centimeters (3.1 to 5.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01180. sand grains coated with oriented clay; noncalcareous; few fine roots
    Bt—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P01181. sand grains coated with oriented clay; mostly noncalcareous; few fine roots
    Btk1—25 to 33 centimeters (9.8 to 13.0 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; gravelly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P01182. some sand grains coated with oriented clay; thin carbonate coatings on pebbles; common insect burrows, 1 to 10 mm diameter, some empty and some filled or partly filled with fine earth; few fine and medium roots
    Btk2—33 to 53 centimeters (13.0 to 20.9 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; gravelly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P01183. some sand grains coated with oriented clay; thin carbonate coatings on pebbles; common insect burrows, 1 to 10 mm diameter, some empty and some filled or partly filled with fine earth; few fine roots
    Btk3—53 to 64 centimeters (20.9 to 25.2 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; gravelly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P01184. some sand grains coated with oriented clay; thin carbonate coatings on pebbles; common insect burrows, 1 to 10 mm diameter, some empty and some filled or partly filled with fine earth; few fine roots
    Btk4—64 to 76 centimeters (25.2 to 29.9 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; gravelly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P01185. some sand grains coated with oriented clay; thin carbonate coatings on pebbles; common empty insect burrows, 1 to 10 mm diameter; about 5% carbonate nodules ranging from 1/2 to 2 cm diameter; few fine roots
    Btk5—76 to 86 centimeters (29.9 to 33.9 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P01186. some sand grains coated with oriented clay; thin carbonate coatings on pebbles; few empty insect burrows, ranging from about 2 to 5 cm high and up to 3 cm long horizontally; about 5% carbonate nodules ranging from 1/2 to 2 cm diameter; few fine roots
    BCtk1—86 to 102 centimeters (33.9 to 40.2 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; gravelly sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P01187. some sand grains coated with oriented clay; thin, discontinuous carbonate coatings on some pebbles; few empty insect burrows; few fine roots
    BCtk2—102 to 112 centimeters (40.2 to 44.1 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), moist; loamy sand; massive; slightly hard, very friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P01188. some sand grains coated with oriented clay; thin, discontinuous carbonate coatings on some pebbles; few fine roots
    Ck1—112 to 119 centimeters (44.1 to 46.9 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), moist; gravelly sand; massive; slightly hard, very friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P01189. thin, discontinuous carbonate coatings on some pebbles; few empty insect burrows; strongly effervescent; few fine roots
    Ck2—119 to 145 centimeters (46.9 to 57.1 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; gravelly sand; massive, and single grain; soft, very friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P01190. thin, discontinuous carbonate coatings on some pebbles; few empty insect burrows; few fine roots
    Ck3—145 to 150 centimeters (57.1 to 59.1 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; gravelly sandy loam; massive; hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 91P01191. thin, discontinuous carbonate coatings on some pebbles; few empty insect burrows; few fine roots
    C—150 to 165 centimeters (59.1 to 65.0 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; gravelly sand; massive; soft, very friable; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 91P01192. no roots