IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Olton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990TX381001
  • User Pedon ID: 90TX381001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0860
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62793
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 35.0416679
  • Std. Longitude: -101.7922211
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Randall County. Location C2.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX381—Randall

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, thermic Aridic Paleustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Olton
  • Classificaton Date - 5/31/2006
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Olton
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, thermic Aridic Paleustoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1990 (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
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    A1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; loam; weak fine platy, and moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 5.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P05125. many fine roots
    A2—3 to 20 centimeters (1.2 to 7.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; clay loam; moderate medium blocky structure; hard, firm; 5.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint clay films; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P05126. few clay films surface features; many fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 233709; continuous - phpvsfiid 233709
    Bt1—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; clay loam; moderate medium blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 2.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint clay films; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P05127. few clay films surface features; common fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 233710; continuous - phpvsfiid 233710
    Bt2—33 to 56 centimeters (13.0 to 22.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist; clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 0.5 fine roots and 2.5 coarse roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint clay films; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P05128. few clay films surface features; few fine roots; common coarse roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 233711; continuous - phpvsfiid 233711
    Bt3—56 to 84 centimeters (22.0 to 33.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint clay films; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P05129. few fine thin threads and films of CaCO3; few clay films surface features; continuous - phpvsfiid 225786; continuous - phpvsfiid 225786
    Bt4—84 to 117 centimeters (33.1 to 46.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; clay loam; moderate medium blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P05130. few fine thin threads and films of CaCO3 (10% by volume)
    Btk1—117 to 140 centimeters (46.1 to 55.1 inches); reddish yellow (5YR 6/6), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist; clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence. Lab sample # 90P05131. 50% by volume CaCO3 as finely divided soft masses and small soft concretions
    Btk2—140 to 152 centimeters (55.1 to 59.8 inches); reddish yellow (5YR 6/6), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist; clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence. Lab sample # 90P05132