IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Glaze
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993TX177009
  • User Pedon ID: 93TX177009
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1993TX177009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0597
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 65940
  • Print Date: 3/13/2025

    • 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: 29.2063885
  • Std. Longitude: -97.6547241
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: From the intersection of US Hwy 87 and Farm Rd 108 in Smiley, TX; 1 mile S to intersection of Farm Rd 108 and County Rd; SW on County Rd 3.6 miles; 2200 feet E in rangeland.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX177—Gonzales
  • MLRA: 83A—Northern Rio Grande Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX177—Gonzales County, Texas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 29097-B6—Bald Mound, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Edward L. Griffin
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 9
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Glaze
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, siliceous Typic Haplustalfs
  • PSC - 15 to 45 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/9/1993
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: terrace
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/9/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: A.S. 54
  • 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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ECHIN2

    QUVI

    QUVI

    Echinocactus

    Quercus virginiana

    Quercus virginiana

    echinocactus

    live oak

    live oak

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    paralithic contact

    0—15

    15—150

    177—200

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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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    93

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    270

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    A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); 99 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, 99 percent brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; loamy fine sand; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine and medium granular structure; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 15.0 fine roots throughout; 5.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; fragments; 1 percent krotovinas (volume percent); noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P04232; moist when described;. few chert pebbles.
    Bt1—15 to 36 centimeters (5.9 to 14.2 inches); 98 percent pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3) interior, 98 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) interior, moist; sandy clay; 2 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct irregular mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 2.0 medium roots throughout and 10.0 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 2.0 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; 1 percent krotovinas (volume percent); noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P04233; moist when described;. few chert pebbles.; continuous - phpvsfiid 176137; continuous - phpvsfiid 176137
    Bt2—36 to 54 centimeters (14.2 to 21.3 inches); 95 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) interior, 95 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct irregular mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 0.5 medium roots between peds and 5.0 fine roots between peds and 0.5 coarse roots between peds; 2.0 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P04234; moist when described;. few chert pebbles.; continuous - phpvsfiid 176138; continuous - phpvsfiid 176138
    BCt1—54 to 73 centimeters (21.3 to 28.7 inches); 95 percent pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3) interior, 95 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct irregular mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse angular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 2.0 fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 2 percent prominent very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 10 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 2 percent fine spherical very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P04235; moist when described;. few chert pebbles; few thin coats of clean sand on vertical ped faces.; patchy - phpvsfiid 176139; continuous - phpvsfiid 176140; patchy - phpvsfiid 176139; continuous - phpvsfiid 176140
    BCt2—73 to 108 centimeters (28.7 to 42.5 inches); 98 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, 98 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 2 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct irregular mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse angular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 2.0 fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent prominent very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 10 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 2 percent fine spherical very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P04236; moist when described;. few chert pebbles; few thin coats of clean sand on vertical ped faces.; patchy - phpvsfiid 176141; continuous - phpvsfiid 176142; patchy - phpvsfiid 176141; continuous - phpvsfiid 176142
    BCt3—108 to 132 centimeters (42.5 to 52.0 inches); 98 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, 98 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 2 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct irregular mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent prominent very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 10 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 2 percent fine spherical very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P04237; moist when described;. few chert pebbles; few thin coats of clean sand on vertical ped faces.; patchy - phpvsfiid 176143; continuous - phpvsfiid 176144; patchy - phpvsfiid 176143; continuous - phpvsfiid 176144
    2Bt—132 to 150 centimeters (52.0 to 59.1 inches); 95 percent pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3) interior, 95 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; 5 percent olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) fine and medium distinct irregular mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.5 medium roots between peds and 0.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 2 percent distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 10 percent prominent very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; 10 percent fine spherical very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P04238; moist when described;. about 5% fragments of sandstone of the Jackson Geologic Group.; patchy - phpvsfiid 176145; patchy - phpvsfiid 176146; patchy - phpvsfiid 176145; patchy - phpvsfiid 176146
    3C—150 to 177 centimeters (59.1 to 69.7 inches); 95 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, 95 percent brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium faint irregular mottles; massive; very hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 5 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron stains on faces of peds and 5 percent prominent very dark brown (10YR 2/2) manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 5 percent faint light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) coats on faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P04239; moist when described;. texture consists of layers of coarse sandy loam and very gravelly coarse sandy loam mixed with quartz, chert, and Jackson Geology sandstone.; patchy - phpvsfiid 176147; patchy - phpvsfiid 176148; continuous - phpvsfiid 192032; patchy - phpvsfiid 176147; patchy - phpvsfiid 176148; continuous - phpvsfiid 192032
    4Cr—177 to 200 centimeters (69.7 to 78.7 inches); 99 percent pale yellow (2.5Y 8/3) interior, 99 percent pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; massive; very hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 5 percent prominent very dark brown (10YR 2/2) manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 5 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron stains on faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 93P04240; moist when described;. weakly consolidated sandstone.; patchy - phpvsfiid 192033; patchy - phpvsfiid 192034; patchy - phpvsfiid 192033; patchy - phpvsfiid 192034