IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Dona Ana
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1996NM013002
  • User Pedon ID: 96NM013002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1996NM013002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 97P0089
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Township: 21S
  • Range: 2E
  • Section: 15
  • PLSS Details: The SW1/4 SW1/4 NW1/4
  • Location Description: 60 meters south of Stuart Well 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: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Typic Calciargids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Dona Ana
  • PSC - 12 to 62 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Dona Ana
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Typic Calciargid
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/4/1996
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: fan piedmont
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/4/1996 (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

    1

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    1314

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    90

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    A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); fine sandy loam; weak medium platy parts to single grain; soft, very friable; fragments; slight effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00563. The Matrix color is reddish brown (6YR 5.5/3), reddish brown (6YR 4/3) moist.
    BA—5 to 12 centimeters (2.0 to 4.7 inches); loam; weak very coarse platy parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00564. The Matrix color is reddish brown (6YR 5.5/3), reddish brown (6YR 4/3) moist.
    Bt1—12 to 20 centimeters (4.7 to 7.9 inches); loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.1 very fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00565. The Matrix color is reddish brown (6YR 5/3), dark reddish brown (6YR 3.5/3) moist. Sand grains coated with oriented clay.
    Bt2—20 to 35 centimeters (7.9 to 13.8 inches); sandy clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00566. The Matrix color is reddish brown (6YR 5/3), dark reddish brown (6YR 3.5/3) moist. Sand grains coated with oriented clay.
    Bt3—35 to 47 centimeters (13.8 to 18.5 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; sandy clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00567. Sand grains coated with oriented clay.
    Btk1—47 to 62 centimeters (18.5 to 24.4 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; sandy clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 1 percent carbonate threads; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00568. Sand grains coated with oriented clay.
    Btk2—62 to 74 centimeters (24.4 to 29.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable; 0.1 very fine roots; 1 percent carbonate threads; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00569. Sand grains coated with oriented clay.
    K2—74 to 90 centimeters (29.1 to 35.4 inches); clay loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.1 very fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00570. The Matrix color is pinkish white (7.5YR 9/3), Pinkish white (7.5YR 8/3) moist. Lesser volumes of 7.5YR (7/3), (6/4) moist.
    K3—90 to 105 centimeters (35.4 to 41.3 inches); clay loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.1 very fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00571. The Matrix color is pink (7.5YR 7/4), light brown (7.5YR 6/4) moist. Lesser volumes of 7.5YR 9/3, 8/3 moist.
    Bk1—105 to 130 centimeters (41.3 to 51.2 inches); sandy clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable; 0.1 very fine roots; 1 percent carbonate nodules; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00572. The Matrix is pinkish gray to pink (7.5YR 7/3), light brown (7.5YR 6/4) moist.
    Bk2—130 to 157 centimeters (51.2 to 61.8 inches); sandy clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable; 0.1 very fine roots; 1 percent carbonate threads; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00573. The Matrix color is pinkish gray to pink (7.5YR 7/3), light brown (7.5YR 6/4).
    Bk3—157 to 178 centimeters (61.8 to 70.1 inches); sandy clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable; 0.1 very fine roots; 1 percent carbonate threads; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00574. The Matrix color is pinkish gray to pink (7.5YR 7/3), brown (7.YR 5.5/4) moist
    Bk4—178 to 194 centimeters (70.1 to 76.4 inches); clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable; 0.1 very fine roots; 1 percent carbonate threads; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00575. The matrix color is pinkish gray to pink (7.5YR 7/3), brown (7.5YR 5.5/4) moist.
    Btk5—194 to 207 centimeters (76.4 to 81.5 inches); clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable; 0.1 very fine roots; 1 percent carbonate threads; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00576. The Matrix color is pinkish gray to pink (7.5YR 7/3), brown (7.5YR 5.5/4) moist.
    Btkb—207 to 225 centimeters (81.5 to 88.6 inches); clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable; 0.1 very fine roots; 1 percent carbonate threads and 1 percent carbonate nodules; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00577. The Matrix color is reddish brown (4yr 5/4), reddish brown (4YR 4/4) moist. Sand grains coated with oriented clay. Few parts noncalcareous.
    K1b—225 to 240 centimeters (88.6 to 94.5 inches); clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable; 0.1 very fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00578. Lesser volumes of 4YR 5/4, 4/4 moist.
    K2b—240 to 260 centimeters (94.5 to 102.4 inches); clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very friable; 0.1 very fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 97P00579. The Matrix color is pink (7.5YR 9/4), pink (7.5YR 7/4) moist.