IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): RANCO
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1996TX305003
  • User Pedon ID: 96TX305003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1996TX305003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 97P0183
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68658
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 33.1495552
  • Std. Longitude: -101.6542206
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX305—Lynn
  • MLRA: 77C—Southern High Plains, Southern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX305—Lynn County, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, thermic Ustic Epiaquerts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - RANCO
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, smectitic, thermic Ustic Epiaquerts
  • Classificaton Date - 12/12/1996
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: playa
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/12/1996 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 41 sec559
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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

    XANTH2

    XAST

    Xanthium

    Xanthium strumarium

    cocklebur

    rough cocklebur

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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
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    Ap1—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) clay; weak granular parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 medium roots; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P01330. Common cracks filled with Ap1 material.
    Ap2—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); very dark gray (7.5YR 3/1) clay; 3 percent faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 medium roots; 1 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) manganese masses; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P01331. Few snails. Few cracks, 1 to 4 cm, filled with Ap1 material.
    Bw—30 to 58 centimeters (11.8 to 22.8 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay; 3 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 medium roots; 1 percent fine manganese masses; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P01332
    Bss1—58 to 102 centimeters (22.8 to 40.2 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay; 1 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) distinct and 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) mottles; strong medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 medium roots; 10 percent distinct nonintersecting slickensides; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P01333. Wedge-shaped aggregate structures.
    Bss2—102 to 140 centimeters (40.2 to 55.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior clay; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) and 1 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) faint mottles; strong medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 medium roots; 10 percent distinct nonintersecting slickensides; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P01334. Wedge-shaped aggregate structures.
    Bss3—140 to 165 centimeters (55.1 to 65.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior clay; 1 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) distinct and 1 percent gray (5YR 6/1) mottles; strong medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 medium roots; 10 percent distinct nonintersecting slickensides; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P01335. Wedge-shaped aggregate structures.
    Bss4—165 to 188 centimeters (65.0 to 74.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior clay; 3 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) distinct mottles; strong coarse angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 medium roots; 10 percent distinct nonintersecting slickensides; fragments; violent effervescence. Lab sample # 97P01336