IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nimrod

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1963TX143001

User Pedon ID: S1963TX143001

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 40A4466

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40619

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: 32.2172203

Std. Longitude: -98.5008316

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: 18.2 miles W of Stephenville on FM Road 8; S 3.3 miles on county road; E of road 75 yards in field.

Country: US—United States

State: Texas

County: TX143—Erath

MLRA: 84B—West Cross Timbers

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX143—Erath County, Texas

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 32098-B5—Rucker, Texas

PEDON

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

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, thermic Oxyaquic Haplustalfs

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series

Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Pedon #: 1

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Nimrod

PSC - 79 to 129 cm.

Classificaton Date - 6/14/2019

Classifier - Chance Robinson

Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition

Moisture Class - ustic

Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Nimrod

Taxonomic Class - Loamy, siliceous, thermic Aquic Arenic Paleustalfs

Taxon Kind - series

PSC - 79 to 129 cm.

Classificaton Date - 4/16/1963

Soil Taxonomic Edition - first edition

Moisture Class - ustic

Moisture SUBClass - aquic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 1

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

Certification Status: certified

QC Status: level 1

SITE

Parent Material: locally reworked eolian sands over residuum weathered from sandstone and siltstone over residuum weathered from conglomerate

Landscape: hills

Landform: low ridge

Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve

Hill Slope Profile: summit

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: linear

Runoff: low

Drainage Class: moderately well

Bedrock: sandstone and siltstone; conglomerate, unspecified

Geology: Basal Conglomerate member of the Twin Mountains formation in the Trinity group. ; Basal Conglomerate member of the Twin Mountains formation in the Trinity group.

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 4/16/1963 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - pastureland, tame

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon argillic horizon abrupt textural change redox concentrations episaturation aquic conditions endosaturation lithologic discontinuity free carbonates secondary carbonates lithic contact	0—79 79—218 79—79 81—284 81—130 81—284 160—284 183—183 218—284 218—284 284—284	—- —- —- —- —- —- —- —- —- —- —-

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
1	—	—	406	—	248	941	—	243	17.6	27	7.6	—	—	—	—	—	412598	DUBLIN 2SE	Coop

A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; fine sand; structureless single grain; loose, loose; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A34152

E1—10 to 43 centimeters (3.9 to 16.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; fine sand; structureless single grain; loose, loose; 5 percent organic stains on surfaces along pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A34153

E2—43 to 79 centimeters (16.9 to 31.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; fine sand; structureless single grain; loose, loose; 5 percent organic stains on surfaces along pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A34154

Bt1—79 to 81 centimeters (31.1 to 31.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist; fine sandy loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A34155

Bt2—81 to 99 centimeters (31.9 to 39.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist; sandy clay loam; strong very coarse prismatic structure; extremely hard, very firm; very pale brown (10YR 7/4) sand coats on faces of peds and clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent medium masses of oxidized iron and 2 percent fine masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A34156

Bt3—99 to 130 centimeters (39.0 to 51.2 inches); variegated gray (10YR 6/1) and red (2.5YR 4/6), gray (10YR 6/1) and red (2.5YR 4/6), moist; sandy clay loam; strong coarse prismatic structure; very hard, firm; clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A34157

Bt4—130 to 160 centimeters (51.2 to 63.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist; fine sandy loam; strong coarse and very coarse prismatic structure; clay films on vertical faces of peds; coarse prominent red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and coarse prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A34158

Bt5—160 to 183 centimeters (63.0 to 72.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1), gray (10YR 6/1), moist; sandy clay loam; strong coarse and very coarse prismatic structure; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent iron-manganese nodules; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A34159

2Bt6—183 to 218 centimeters (72.0 to 85.8 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1), gray (10YR 6/1), moist; sandy clay; weak coarse prismatic structure; medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent iron-manganese nodules; 2 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A34160

2BCk—218 to 251 centimeters (85.8 to 98.8 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), gray (10YR 6/1) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), moist; sandy clay loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; iron-manganese masses and masses of oxidized iron and black (10YR 2/1), moist, ironstone nodules at top of horizon; noncoherent cemented carbonate masses and extremely weakly coherent cemented carbonate nodules; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-?-20 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-?-20 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A34161

2C—251 to 284 centimeters (98.8 to 111.8 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1), gray (10YR 6/1), moist; fine sandy loam; structureless massive; very hard, very firm; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; threadlike noncoherent cemented carbonate masses and irregular noncoherent cemented carbonate masses; fragments; very abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A34162

3R—284 to 284 centimeters (111.8 to 111.8 inches); bedrock; indurated; fragments. Lab sample # 40A34163