IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Gist
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S12TX2911021
  • User Pedon ID: S12TX2911021
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S12TX2911021
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 12N8316
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72866
  • 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: 30.2833056
  • Std. Longitude: -94.6753056
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX291—Liberty
  • MLRA: 152B—Western Gulf Coast Flatwoods
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jon Wiedenfeld
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-silty, siliceous, active, thermic Oxyaquic Paleudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Gist
  • PSC - 82 to 132 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/5/2014
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Gist
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-silty, siliceous, active, thermic Oxyaquic Paleudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 82 to 132 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/25/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - oxyaquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: yes
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


  • SITE

  • Parent Material: strongly weathered, loamy fluviomarine deposits derived from igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rock
  • Landscape: relict meander belt on flat coastal plain
  • Microfeature: pimple mound
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: rise
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Geology: Beaumont formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/25/2012 (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
  • Current Weather - sunny
  • Current Air Temp - 33
  • 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 % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    A

    E1

    E2

    B/Et1

    B/Et2

    B/Et3

    Bt

    0

    13

    57

    82

    114

    124

    150

    13

    57

    82

    114

    124

    150

    203

    6.2

    8.2

    10.2

    16.3

    26.7

    28.8

    53.3

    53.6

    50.6

    50.6

    49.5

    47.9

    44.4

    31.1

    40.2

    41.2

    41.2

    34.2

    25.4

    26.8

    15.5

    sieves

    sieves

    sieves

    sieves

    sieves

    sieves

    hydrometer

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0.2

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    7.6

    7.4

    6

    4

    2.6

    3

    59.4

    33.6

    33.2

    30.2

    22.8

    23.8

    270 mesh sieve

    270 mesh sieve

    270 mesh sieve

    270 mesh sieve

    270 mesh sieve

    270 mesh sieve

    sil

    sil

    sil

    l

    l

    cl

    c

    4.6

    4.6

    4.4

    4.5

    4.7

    4.6

    4.6

    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

    A

    E1

    E2

    B/Et1

    B/Et2

    B/Et3

    Bt

    0

    13

    57

    82

    114

    124

    150

    13

    57

    82

    114

    124

    150

    203

    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

    E1

    E2

    B/Et1

    B/Et2

    B/Et3

    Bt

    0

    13

    57

    82

    114

    124

    150

    13

    57

    82

    114

    124

    150

    203

    Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    CAAM2

    ILOP

    ILVO

    PITA

    QUAL

    SAAL5

    Callicarpa americana

    Ilex opaca

    Ilex vomitoria

    Pinus taeda

    Quercus alba

    Sassafras albidum

    American beautyberry

    American holly

    yaupon

    loblolly pine

    white oak

    sassafras

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    glossic horizon

    0—82

    82—203

    82—150

    —-

    —-

    —-

    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

    A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; very fine sandy loam; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; 1.0 very coarse roots throughout and 2.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    E1—13 to 57 centimeters (5.1 to 22.4 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) very fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 very coarse roots and 1.0 medium roots and 2.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 2.0 medium tubular and 2.0 fine tubular and 1.0 fine vesicular and 1.0 coarse tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    E2—57 to 82 centimeters (22.4 to 32.3 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) very fine sandy loam; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 2.0 very fine tubular and 2.0 medium tubular pores; 1 percent fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations and 2 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries lining pores; fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    B/Et1—82 to 114 centimeters (32.3 to 44.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) very fine sandy loam; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 1.0 very fine roots and 2.0 medium roots and 2.0 fine roots; 2.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations and 5 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries lining pores; fragments; 20 to 35 percent albic tongues (volume percent); noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    B/Et2—114 to 124 centimeters (44.9 to 48.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium roots and 2.0 fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular and 2.0 fine tubular pores; 20 percent distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) clay films on all faces of peds; 3 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations and 8 percent medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix; fragments; 15 to 25 percent albic tongues (volume percent); noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in auger, bucket
    B/Et3—124 to 150 centimeters (48.8 to 59.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine vesicular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 12 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay films on all faces of peds; 3 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations and 5 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations and 15 percent medium prominent red (2.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; 15 to 15 percent albic tongues (volume percent); noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in auger, bucket
    Bt—150 to 203 centimeters (59.1 to 79.9 inches); 60 percent gray (2.5Y 6/1) and 40 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse angular blocky structure; very firm; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 5 percent faint gray (10YR 6/1) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 10 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries on surfaces along root channels; fragments; noneffervescent.; slightly moist when described; observed in auger, bucket