IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Venus

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1963TX027001

User Pedon ID: S1963TX027001

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 40A4511

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40663

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: 31.0291672

Std. Longitude: -97.4230576

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: 3-1/2 miles S of new Scott and White Hospital, Temple; 1.5 miles SW of Taylor's Valley Church, 3/4 miles S and 3/4 miles W; S of road in pasture.

State: Texas

County: TX027—Bell

MLRA: 86A—Texas Blackland Prairie, Northern Part

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX027—Bell County, Texas

PEDON

Describers Name: M. Stout and W. R. Elder

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Udic Calciustolls

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Pedon #: 1

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Venus

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture Subclass - udic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Venus

Classificaton Date - 4/17/1963

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Slope Shape Across: convex

Slope Shape Down: convex

Runoff: medium

Drainage Class: well

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 4/17/1963 (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

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
3	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

; fragments. Lab sample # 40A34493. Sample is of earthworm casts on surface. Surface mostly covered with low mounds of discrete wormcasts or granular aggregates lying loosely and unattached upon surface. Comprises a fine mulch upon the surface around each worm channel working.

AP—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; clay loam; weak fine granular, and subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm; 21 percent worm casts and 1 percent carbonate concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A34484. abundant wormcasts in and on horizon surface; few shell fragments.

A12—10 to 30 centimeters (3.9 to 11.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and granular structure; hard when dry, firm; 5 percent carbonate concretions and 3 percent worm casts; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A34485. filled worm channels common.

B21CA—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; clay loam; moderate and strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm; 3 percent worm casts and 3 percent fine carbonate concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments; strong effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A34486. few to common fine shells.

B22CA—46 to 74 centimeters (18.1 to 29.1 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; clay loam; strong very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm; 5 percent carbonate concretions and 3 percent worm casts; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 40A34487. arbitrary boundary; common filled worm channels; few shell fragments.

B23CA—74 to 91 centimeters (29.1 to 35.8 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; clay loam; strong very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm; 3 percent worm casts and 3 percent carbonate concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A34488. common filled worm channels; few shell fragments.

B24CA—91 to 127 centimeters (35.8 to 50.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and angular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions; 3 percent noncoherent cemented lime masses and 4 percent carbonate concretions; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments; strong effervescence; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 40A34489

C1CA—127 to 168 centimeters (50.0 to 66.1 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and angular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm; 3 percent noncoherent cemented iron-manganese concretions; 7 percent noncoherent cemented lime masses and 3 percent worm casts; fragments; strong effervescence; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A34490. few to common Fe-Mn as soft pellet masses; worm channels and casts continue.

C2CA—168 to 183 centimeters (66.1 to 72.0 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), light brown (7.5YR 6/4), moist; loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm; 3 percent iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent noncoherent cemented lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 40A34491. arbitrary boundary.

C3CA—183 to 213 centimeters (72.0 to 83.9 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), light brown (7.5YR 6/4), moist; loam; weak subangular blocky structure; worm casts; fragments. Lab sample # 40A34492. faintly mottled as above, but not wet (believe to be material mixture); continuous and becomes loam-textured.