IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Axtell
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: P1962TX257004
  • User Pedon ID: P1962TX257004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A4477
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40630
  • Print Date: 1/26/2025

    • 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: 32.4230537
  • Std. Longitude: -96.1480560
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: About 4.4 miles E of Kemp on FM 1391, S 0.7 miles on oil field road, and right on oil well service road 50 feet ; in post oak timbers on right of road.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX257—Kaufman
  • MLRA: 86A—Texas Blackland Prairie, Northern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX612—Kaufman and Rockwall Counties, Texas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 32096-D2—Kemp, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M. Stout and W. R. Elder
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, active, thermic Udic Paleustalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Axtell
  • PSC - 20 to 70 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/14/2013
  • Classifier - Chance M. Robinson
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Axtell
  • Classificaton Date - 9/14/1962
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: clayey alluvium over sandy residuum weathered from sandstone and shale
  • Landscape: Dissected plains
  • Landform: stream terrace
  • Geomorphic Component Terraces: tread
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Bedrock: sandstone and shale at 198cm
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/14/1962 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    abrupt textural change

    noncoherent

    20 -

    0 - 1 - 2
    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    abrupt textural change

    redox depletions with chroma 2 or less

    redox concentrations

    lithologic discontinuity

    lithologic discontinuity

    0—20

    20—160

    20—

    20—41

    69—160

    193—

    229—

    —20—

    —140—

    —-

    —21—

    —91—

    —-

    —-
    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

    —

    —

    110

    —

    203

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    —

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    Oe—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # 40A34238; observed in trench
    A—5 to 20 centimeters (2.0 to 7.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; very fine sandy loam; very friable; coats; fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A34239; observed in trench. Boundary is abrupt and slightly irregular due to tonguing of A1 into upper 1"""" of lower horizon.
    Bt1—20 to 41 centimeters (7.9 to 16.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; clay; 3 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) coarse distinct mottles; extremely hard, extremely firm*; clay films; fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A34240; observed in trench. Horizon ranges from 6-10" in thickness.; continuous - phpvsfiid 1063964; continuous - phpvsfiid 1063964
    Bt2—41 to 69 centimeters (16.1 to 27.2 inches); 60 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and 40 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) clay loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; faint clay films; fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A34241; observed in trench. Clay films are continuous on unbroken peds.
    Bt3—69 to 104 centimeters (27.2 to 40.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; clay loam; 3 percent brown (10YR 4/3) medium faint mottles; strong coarse subangular blocky parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; faint clay films; fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A34242; observed in trench. Films are about 1 value darker in places.; continuous - phpvsfiid 1063966; continuous - phpvsfiid 1063966
    Bt4—104 to 160 centimeters (40.9 to 63.0 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist; sandy clay loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium and coarse distinct mottles; strong very coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm; 3 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A34243; observed in trench
    B—160 to 198 centimeters (63.0 to 78.0 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist; fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; brittle; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A34244; observed in trench
    2Cr—198 to 234 centimeters (78.0 to 92.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4), pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist; loamy fine sand; extremely hard, extremely firm*; brittle; coats; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A34245; observed in auger, bucket. Coatings are on upper surface of some partings.
    3C—234 to 289 centimeters (92.1 to 113.8 inches); fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A34246; observed in auger, bucket