IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Aransas
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2009TX4093301
  • User Pedon ID: S09TX4093301
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 09N1065
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 24739
  • 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: 28.1223335
  • Std. Longitude: -97.3132477
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Welder Wildlife Management Area
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX409—San Patricio

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jon Wiedenfeld
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Typic Natraquerts
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Aransas
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Typic Natraquerts
  • PSC - 25 to 102 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/18/2009
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture SUBClass - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1
  • QA Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: moderately weathered, clayey alluvium derived from igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rock
  • Landscape: river valley, coastal plain
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: dip
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Geology: Alluvium formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/18/2009 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 28
  • Surface Water Kind: none observed
  • 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
  • Current Weather - partly cloudy
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

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    A

    Bkss

    Bkssz

    Bkz1

    Bkz2

    B'k

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    28

    58

    79

    120

    137

    155

    28

    58

    79

    120

    137

    155

    203

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    44.5

    46.5

    41.1

    40.9

    34.4

    32.4

    33.7

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    33.5

    36.5

    35.4

    31

    35

    34

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    17

    23.5

    28.1

    30.5

    33.6

    33

    hydrometer

    hydrometer

    hydrometer

    hydrometer

    hydrometer

    hydrometer

    hydrometer

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    8.3
    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

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    Bkss

    Bkssz

    Bkz1

    Bkz2

    B'k

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    58

    79

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    155

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    A

    A

    Bkss

    Bkssz

    Bkz1

    Bkz2

    B'k

    0

    28

    58

    79

    120

    137

    155

    28

    58

    79

    120

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    155

    203

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    6.1

    9.4

    11.9

    15

    11.2

    ec meter, saturated paste

    ec meter, saturated paste

    ec meter, saturated paste

    ec meter, saturated paste

    ec meter, saturated paste

    ec meter, saturated paste

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

    mollic epipedon

    secondary carbonates

    slickensides

    salt accumulations

    0—58

    28—203

    58—120

    79—155

    —58—

    —175—

    —62—

    —76—
    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

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    A—0 to 28 centimeters (0.0 to 11.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1), black (10YR 2/1), dry; silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 6.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine roots; 2.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 2 percent medium black (10YR 2/1) insect casts; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    A—28 to 58 centimeters (11.0 to 22.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; silty clay; strong medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 8.0 very fine roots and 2.0 fine roots; 5.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine faint black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix and 2 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), moist, iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries lining pores; 8 percent medium white (10YR 8/1), moist, carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Bkss—58 to 79 centimeters (22.8 to 31.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; clay loam; moderate medium wedge parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 7.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 5.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic) and 10 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains; 2 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron lining pores and 2 percent fine prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist, iron-manganese masses on slickensides; 5 percent medium very pale brown (10YR 8/2), moist, carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Bkssz—79 to 120 centimeters (31.1 to 47.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; silty clay loam; weak coarse wedge parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 3.0 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 3 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic) and 3 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, organic stains; 1 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries lining pores and 1 percent fine distinct manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium distinct manganese masses with clear boundaries in matrix; 2 percent fine white (5Y 8/1) salt crystals and 1 percent fine very pale brown (10YR 8/2), moist, carbonate masses and 1 percent medium very pale brown (10YR 8/2), moist, carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Bkz1—120 to 137 centimeters (47.2 to 53.9 inches); gray (10YR 5/1), gray (10YR 6/1), dry; clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 2.0 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 3 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, sand coats; 1 percent fine prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries and 1 percent fine prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries and 1 percent fine prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, manganese masses with sharp boundaries; 3 percent fine white (5Y 8/1), moist, salt crystals and 1 percent fine very pale brown (10YR 8/2), moist, carbonate nodules and 2 percent fine very pale brown (10YR 8/2), moist, carbonate masses and 1 percent medium very pale brown (10YR 8/2), moist, carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Bkz2—137 to 155 centimeters (53.9 to 61.0 inches); gray (10YR 6/1), light gray (10YR 7/1), dry; clay loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 1.0 very fine roots; 2.0 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent faint pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, sand coats and 3 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, organic stains; 1 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix and 3 percent fine prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, manganese masses with clear boundaries in matrix; 2 percent fine white (10YR 8/1), moist, salt crystals and 1 percent fine very pale brown (10YR 8/2), moist, carbonate nodules and 2 percent fine very pale brown (10YR 8/2), moist, carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    B'k—155 to 203 centimeters (61.0 to 79.9 inches); gray (10YR 5/1), gray (10YR 6/1), dry; clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 1.0 very fine roots; 2.0 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent faint pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, sand coats; 1 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations and 3 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), moist, manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix; 3 percent fine very pale brown (10YR 8/2), moist, carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry