IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Texana
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S09TX0392300
  • User Pedon ID: S09TX0392300
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 10N0606
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 41198
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 29.1415558
  • Std. Longitude: -95.7112808
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX039—Brazoria
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX039—Brazoria County, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jon Wiedenfeld
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Vertic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Texana
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Vertic Argiudolls
  • PSC - 31 to 81 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/21/2009
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture SUBClass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loamy fluviomarine deposits derived from igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rock
  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Landform: ridge
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: rise
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Geology: Beaumont formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/21/2009 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - overcast
    • Setting and Climate
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    A1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 5.0 very fine roots and 2.0 fine roots; 5.0 very fine tubular pores; 2 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries lining pores; fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    A2—15 to 31 centimeters (5.9 to 12.2 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 12.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 5.0 very fine interstitial pores; 1 percent fine prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries lining pores; fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bt1—31 to 49 centimeters (12.2 to 19.3 inches); 50 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and 40 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 9.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 5.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct black (7.5YR 2.5/1) iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix and 2 percent fine prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations and 2 percent fine prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bt2—49 to 75 centimeters (19.3 to 29.5 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 5.0 very fine roots; 4.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on all faces of peds and 10 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1) organic stains on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct gray (10YR 5/1) iron depletions with sharp boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations and 1 percent fine distinct black (7.5YR 2.5/1) iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix and 2 percent fine distinct yellow (10YR 7/6) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Btk1—75 to 100 centimeters (29.5 to 39.4 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse angular blocky structure; very firm; 3.0 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 5 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 5/3) sand coats on vertical faces of peds and 10 percent prominent pressure faces and 25 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent gray (10YR 5/1) iron depletions with sharp boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations and 1 percent fine prominent black (7.5YR 2.5/1) iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix; 1 percent coarse very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate nodules and 3 percent fine very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate nodules and 1 percent medium very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate nodules; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Btk2—100 to 140 centimeters (39.4 to 55.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine roots; 4.0 very fine tubular pores; 30 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent gray (10YR 5/1) iron depletions with sharp boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations and 2 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix; 1 percent fine very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate nodules; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    B't1—140 to 180 centimeters (55.1 to 70.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; moderate very coarse prismatic parts to moderate very coarse angular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots; 2.0 very fine tubular pores; 35 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 5/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent fine distinct gray (7.5YR 5/1) iron depletions with sharp boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations and 2 percent fine faint black (7.5YR 2.5/1) iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix and 3 percent medium faint yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix; 1 percent medium pink (7.5YR 7/3) worm casts; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    B't2—180 to 203 centimeters (70.9 to 79.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; moderate very coarse prismatic parts to moderate very coarse angular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 very fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 30 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct gray (7.5YR 5/1) iron depletions with sharp boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations and 1 percent medium distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix and 2 percent fine distinct black (7.5YR 2.5/1) iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix; 1 percent medium pink (7.5YR 7/3) worm casts; fragments; noneffervescent.; moist when described; observed in pit, small