IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Tarkington
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S12TX3391040
  • User Pedon ID: S12TX3391040
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 12N8330
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72799
  • Print Date: 11/25/2024

    • 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: 30.1435278
  • Std. Longitude: -95.1555556
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX339—Montgomery
  • MLRA: 152B—Western Gulf Coast Flatwoods

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Cody N Langston
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Oxyaquic Glossudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Pedon PC 5.0
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Tarkington
  • PSC - 90 to 140 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Tarkington
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Oxyaquic Glossudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 90 to 140 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - oxyaquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loamy fluviomarine deposits derived from igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rock
  • Landform: flatwoods on coastal plain
  • Microfeature: mound
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: rise
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/16/2012 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other tree cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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

    E3

    Bt/E1

    Bt/E2

    Btg/E

    0

    14

    47

    71

    71

    111

    153

    14

    47

    71

    111

    111

    153

    203

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    5.6

    5.5

    5.5

    5.5

    5.5

    17.9

    17.9

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    47.1

    45.9

    45.3

    45.2

    45.2

    44.1

    46

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    47.4

    48.5

    49.2

    49.3

    49.3

    38.1

    36.1

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    0

    0

    0.6

    0.6

    0.6

    0.6

    0.4

    0

    0

    0.8

    0.6

    0.6

    0.8

    0.6

    1.2

    1

    1

    0.8

    0.8

    0.8

    0.8

    22.5

    18.1

    20.3

    18

    18

    13.9

    13.8

    23.7

    29.4

    26.5

    29.3

    29.3

    21.9

    20.5

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    270 mesh sieve

    270 mesh sieve

    270 mesh sieve

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    5.2

    5.2

    4.7

    4.7
    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

    E3

    Bt/E1

    Bt/E2

    Btg/E

    0

    14

    47

    71

    71

    111

    153

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    203

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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

    E1

    E2

    E3

    Bt/E1

    Bt/E2

    Btg/E

    0

    14

    47

    71

    71

    111

    153

    14

    47

    71

    111

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    153

    203

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

    ochric epipedon

    redox concentrations

    argillic horizon

    glossic horizon

    0—27

    27—203

    90—203

    90—203

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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

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    A—0 to 14 centimeters (0.0 to 5.5 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; very fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 5.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 6.0 fine interstitial pores; 1 percent fine spherical strongly coherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) ironstone nodules; fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear smooth boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    E1—14 to 47 centimeters (5.5 to 18.5 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) very fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 5.0 very fine roots and 5.0 fine roots; 5.0 very fine tubular and 5.0 fine interstitial pores; 1 percent fine spherical strongly coherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) ironstone nodules; ; fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; clear wavy boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    E2—47 to 74 centimeters (18.5 to 29.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) very fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.0 very fine roots; 2.0 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine spherical strongly coherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) ironstone nodules and 10 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries on surfaces along pores; fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 4.9; gradual smooth boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    E3—74 to 90 centimeters (29.1 to 35.4 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) very fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine cylindrical strongly coherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) ironstone nodules in matrix and 1 percent medium spherical strongly coherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) ironstone nodules and 5 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations and 10 percent coarse prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations; fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; gradual smooth boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bt/E1—90 to 117 centimeters (35.4 to 46.1 inches); 60 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) and 25 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) very fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium cylindrical strongly coherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) ironstone nodules in matrix and 1 percent fine spherical strongly coherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) ironstone nodules and 5 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations and 10 percent coarse prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations; fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; gradual smooth boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bt/E2—117 to 143 centimeters (46.1 to 56.3 inches); 65 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and 20 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.0 very fine roots; 1.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical strongly coherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) ironstone nodules and 1 percent medium spherical strongly coherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) ironstone nodules and 5 percent medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations and 10 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix and 20 percent medium distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix surrounding redox concentrations; fragments; 15 to 25 percent albic tongues (volume percent); noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 4.5; gradual wavy boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Btg/E—143 to 203 centimeters (56.3 to 79.9 inches); 75 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 15 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 20 percent distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical strongly coherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) ironstone nodules and 1 percent medium spherical strongly coherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) ironstone nodules and 5 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix and 5 percent medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; 15 to 20 percent albic tongues (volume percent); noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 4.6; clear smooth boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small