IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Redona
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991NM037006
  • User Pedon ID: 91NM037006
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1991NM037006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0534
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63576
  • 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: 35.0280571
  • Std. Longitude: -103.8130569
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM037—Quay
  • MLRA: 70—Pecos-Canadian Plains and Valleys

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Ustic Calciargids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Redona
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Quay
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, thermic Ustochreptic Calciorthi
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 3/1/1991
  • Moisture SUBClass - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: playa or alluvial flat
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/1/1991 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    BOGR2

    PRJU

    Bouteloua gracilis

    Prosopis juliflora

    blue grama

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    argillic horizon

    calcic horizon

    3—168

    41—168

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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

    1

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    1298

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    135

    38

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    29

    39

    19

    30

    40

    20

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    9156

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    A—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), dry; loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P03092; dry when described;. many very fine and fine roots throughout
    Bt1—3 to 18 centimeters (1.2 to 7.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; fine sandy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P03093; dry when described;. common fine and medium roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226828; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226828
    Bt2—18 to 41 centimeters (7.1 to 16.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P03094; moist when described;. common fine and medium roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226829; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226829
    Btk—41 to 66 centimeters (16.1 to 26.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), dry; silty clay loam; moderate and strong medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; prominent , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent fine carbonate threads; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P03095; moist when described;. few fine carbonate threads concentrations; few fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; continuous - phpvsfiid 226830; continuous - phpvsfiid 226830
    Btk2—66 to 94 centimeters (26.0 to 37.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6), reddish yellow (5YR 6/6), dry; fine sandy loam; moderate and strong medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; prominent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 11 percent irregular carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P03096; dry when described;. common carbonate concretions concentrations; few fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; continuous - phpvsfiid 226831; continuous - phpvsfiid 226831
    Btk3—94 to 122 centimeters (37.0 to 48.0 inches); light reddish brown (5YR 6/4), pink (5YR 7/4), dry; fine sandy loam; moderate and strong medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores and distinct carbonate coats on faces of peds and in pores; 30 percent irregular carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P03097; dry when described;. many carbonate concretions concentrations; few fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; continuous - phpvsfiid 226832; continuous - phpvsfiid 226833; continuous - phpvsfiid 226832; continuous - phpvsfiid 226833
    Btk4—122 to 168 centimeters (48.0 to 66.1 inches); reddish yellow (5YR 6/6), reddish yellow (5YR 7/6), dry; fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores and distinct carbonate coats on faces of peds and in pores; 30 percent irregular carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 91P03098; dry when described;. many carbonate concretions concentrations; few fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; continuous - phpvsfiid 226834; continuous - phpvsfiid 226835; continuous - phpvsfiid 226834; continuous - phpvsfiid 226835