IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): LA CASA
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1997OK065002
  • User Pedon ID: 97OK065002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 97P0503
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10186
  • Print Date: 4/27/2025

    • 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: 34.6241667
  • Std. Longitude: -99.6130528
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 2N
  • Range: 23W
  • Section: 22
  • PLSS Details: 400 feet north and 500 feet east of the corner
  • State: Oklahoma
  • County: OK065—Jackson
  • MLRA: 78C—Central Rolling Red Plains, Eastern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: OK065—Jackson County, Oklahoma
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 34099-E5—Prairie Hill, Oklahoma

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Scott Keenan, Charles Cail, Dennis Ressel, Tom Reinsch, Conrad Neitsch, Richard Gelnar, Clay Salisbury, Dwain Gelnar
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, nonacid, thermic Typic Argiustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - LA CASA
  • PSC - 15 to 65 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - La Casa
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, thermic Typic Argiustoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/1997
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: karstland
  • Landform: hill
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/16/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 116
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    calcic horizon

    0—30

    15—163

    87—163

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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

    2

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    439

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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist; silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, very friable; 1.0 very fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 97P02970
    Bt1—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist; clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, friable; 2.0 very fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 97P02971. patchy - phpvsfiid 183340; patchy - phpvsfiid 183340
    Bt2—30 to 87 centimeters (11.8 to 34.3 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm; 1.0 very fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 3 percent pressure faces and 60 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent fine spherical carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 97P02972. This layer was split for sampling into 2 horizons, 30-60 cm., and 60 to 87 cm. Analysis will be determined on each split horizon. Some observers felt that the Bt2 horizon had possible slickensides and wedge shaped peds. Bt(2) has a sample number of 97P2973.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183341; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183341
    Btk1—87 to 119 centimeters (34.3 to 46.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm; 2.0 very fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 40 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent manganese masses; 20 percent carbonate masses and 5 percent carbonate concretions; 1 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 97P02974. Shale fragment colors are 5Y 5/2 and 2.5 YR 4/4.; patchy - phpvsfiid 183343; patchy - phpvsfiid 183343
    Btk2—119 to 163 centimeters (46.9 to 64.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm; 2.0 very fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent irregular manganese masses; 15 percent irregular carbonate masses and 5 percent spherical carbonate concretions; 1 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments and 2 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 97P02975. Shale fragment colors are 5Y 5/2 and 2.5YR 4/4.; patchy - phpvsfiid 183344; patchy - phpvsfiid 183344
    BCk—163 to 205 centimeters (64.2 to 80.7 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4), reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), moist; silty clay; 5 percent brown (7.5YR 4/3) fine and medium distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm; 2.0 very fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 5 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate masses and 10 percent medium worm casts; 10 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 97P02976. Shale fragment colors are 5Y 5/2 and 2.5YR 4/4.
    C—205 to 230 centimeters (80.7 to 90.6 inches); 50 percent reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) and 50 percent light olive gray (5Y 6/2), 50 percent reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) and 50 percent olive gray (5Y 5/2), moist; silty clay; massive; extremely hard, firm; 0.5 very fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 97P02977