IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Monahans
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990TX475001
  • User Pedon ID: 90TX475001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0681
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63720
  • 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: 31.5121136
  • Std. Longitude: -103.4626999
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX475—Ward

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Monahans
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Camborthids
  • Classificaton Date - 3/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/1/1990 (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
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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky; 5.5 fine roots; 2.5 tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P03919. calcareous; many fine and medium insect casts and burrows; few fine concretions, and soft masses of calcium carbonate; many fine roots
    Bw—20 to 71 centimeters (7.9 to 28.0 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky; 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P03920. few insect casts and burrows; few fine soft masses of calcium carbonate; few igneous pebbles; calcareous; few fine gypsum crystals concentrations; few fine roots
    Bky1—71 to 122 centimeters (28.0 to 48.0 inches); pink (7.5YR 8/4), light brown (7.5YR 6/4), moist; sandy clay loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, hellige-truog; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P03921. 15% gypsum crystals; calcium carbonate in the form of fine soft masses and weakly cemented concretions; calcareous
    Bky2—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; sandy clay loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 91P03922. slightly less visible calcium carbonate and gypsum than horizon above; calcareous