IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Tres Hermanos
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1996NM013001
  • User Pedon ID: 96NM013001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1996NM013001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 97P0088
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Township: 21S
  • Range: 2E
  • Section: 16
  • PLSS Details: The SW1/4 NW1/4 NW1/4
  • Location Description: about 60 meters east of the exclosure and 15 meters north of road.
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM013—Dona Ana
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NM690—Dona Ana County Area, New Mexico

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: L. H. Gile
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Typic Calciargids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Tres Hermanos
  • PSC - 5 to 55 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Tres Hermanos
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Typic Calciargid
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/27/1996
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/27/1996 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    FLCE

    Flourensia cernua

    American tarwort

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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

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    1329

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    A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); gravelly sandy loam; massive, and single grain; loose, very friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00549. The matrix is light reddish brown (6YR 6/3), reddish brown (6YR 4.5/3) moist.
    Bk1—5 to 22 centimeters (2.0 to 8.7 inches); gravelly sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; carbonate coats on sand and gravel; fragments; strong effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00550. The matrix is light reddish brown (6YR 6/3), reddish brown (6YR 4.5/3) moist.
    Bk2—22 to 35 centimeters (8.7 to 13.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3), light brown (7.5YR 6/3), dry; very gravelly sandy loam; massive; loose, very friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; carbonate coats on sand and gravel; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00551
    Bkb—35 to 58 centimeters (13.8 to 22.8 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; gravelly sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; carbonate coats on sand and gravel; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00552. sand grains coated with oriented clay
    BAtkb2—58 to 75 centimeters (22.8 to 29.5 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; gravelly sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable; 0.1 very fine and fine roots; carbonate coats on sand and gravel; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00553. Sand grains coated with oriented clay; common carbonate filaments; some 4YR hues.
    Btkb2—75 to 92 centimeters (29.5 to 36.2 inches); gravelly sandy clay loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.1 very fine and fine roots; carbonate coats on sand and gravel; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00554. Sand grains coated with oriented clay; common carbonate filaments; some 5YR hues.
    K21b2—92 to 110 centimeters (36.2 to 43.3 inches); gravelly sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.1 very fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00555. Pinkish white (7.5YR 9/3), pink (7.5YR 7/4) moist. Lesser volumes of 7.5YR 8/3, 6/4 moist
    K22b2—110 to 134 centimeters (43.3 to 52.8 inches); gravelly sandy clay loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable; 0.1 very fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00556. The Matrix color is Pinkish white (7.5YR 9/3), Pink (7.5YR 7/4) moist. Lesser volumes of 7.5YR 8/3, 6/4 moist.
    K23b2—134 to 157 centimeters (52.8 to 61.8 inches); very gravelly sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable; 0.1 very fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00557. The Matrix color is pinkish white (7.5YR 9/3), pink (7.5YR 7/4) moist. Lesser volumes of 7.5YR 8/3, 6/4 moist.
    K3b2—157 to 176 centimeters (61.8 to 69.3 inches); very gravelly sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable; 0.1 very fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00558. The Matrix color is pinkish white (7.5YR 8/3), pinkish gray to light brown (7.5YR 6.5/3) moist. Lesser volumes of 7.5YR 8/3, 6/4 moist.
    Ck1b2—176 to 191 centimeters (69.3 to 75.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; gravelly sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable; 0.1 very fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00559. Thin discontinuous carbonate coatings on pebbles.
    Ck2b2—191 to 207 centimeters (75.2 to 81.5 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; gravelly sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable; 0.1 very fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00560. Thin discontinuous carbonate coatings on pebbles.
    K1b3—207 to 219 centimeters (81.5 to 86.2 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), pink (7.5YR 8/4), dry; sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very friable; 0.1 very fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00561. Lesser volumes of 5YR 6/4, 5/4 moist
    K2b3—219 to 240 centimeters (86.2 to 94.5 inches); sandy clay loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, friable; 0.1 very fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 97P00562. The Matrix color is white (7.5YR 9/2), pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/3) moist. Lesser volumes of 7.5YR 7.5/3, 6/3 moist.