IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): BERINO
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1970NM013007
  • User Pedon ID: S1970NM013007
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1970NM013007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0745
  • Print Date: 3/2/2025

    • 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: 32.4467964
  • Std. Longitude: -106.7161255
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 21S
  • Range: 2E
  • Section: 26
  • PLSS Details: 375 feet north-northeast of section corner, SW 1/4, SW 1/4
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM013—Dona Ana
  • MLRA: 42—Southern Desertic Basins, Plains, and Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NM690—Dona Ana County Area, New Mexico

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: L.H. Gile and R.B. Grossman
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Typic Haplargids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - BERINO
  • PSC - 7 to 49 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Berino
  • Classificaton Date - 4/14/1970
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: piedmont
  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/14/1970 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    GUTIE

    PLMU3

    PLMU3

    Gutierrezia

    Pleuraphis mutica

    Pleuraphis mutica

    snakeweed

    tobosagrass

    tobosagrass

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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

    1

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    1312

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    270

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    ; fragments.
    A2—0 to 7 centimeters (0.0 to 2.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; sandy loam; massive, and weak coarse platy; slightly hard; 0.5 roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A05499
    B21t—7 to 18 centimeters (2.8 to 7.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; sandy clay loam; weak medium and coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard; 3.0 roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A05500
    B22t—18 to 34 centimeters (7.1 to 13.4 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; sandy clay loam; weak medium and coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard; 0.5 roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A05501
    B23tca—34 to 49 centimeters (13.4 to 19.3 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) and red (2.5YR 4/6), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; clay; weak medium and coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard; 0.5 roots; 1 percent carbonate nodules and 1 percent carbonate threads; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A05502
    K2—49 to 71 centimeters (19.3 to 28.0 inches); pink (7.5YR 8/4) and light brown (7.5YR 6/4) and reddish brown (5YR 5/4), pink (7.5YR 7/4) and brown (7.5YR 5/4) and reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak and moderate medium subangular blocky, and weak coarse platy structure; very hard; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A05503
    K3—71 to 100 centimeters (28.0 to 39.4 inches); light reddish brown (5YR 6/4) and pink (7.5YR 8/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4) and pink (7.5YR 7/4), moist; clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard; 0.5 roots; 0.5 tubular pores; 3 percent pink (7.5YR 8/4) carbonate nodules; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A05504
    Bca—100 to 129 centimeters (39.4 to 50.8 inches); light reddish brown (5YR 6/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), moist; clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent carbonate nodules and 1 percent carbonate threads; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A05505
    Bcab-1—129 to 153 centimeters (50.8 to 60.2 inches); light reddish brown (5YR 6/4) and pink (5YR 7/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/4) and reddish brown (5YR 5/4), moist; silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to medium subangular blocky structure; hard; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent coats on faces of peds; 1 percent carbonate nodules and 1 percent carbonate threads; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A05506. patchy - phpvsfiid 178651; patchy - phpvsfiid 178651
    Bcab-2—153 to 170 centimeters (60.2 to 66.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) and light reddish brown (5YR 6/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/4) and reddish brown (5YR 5/4), moist; silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent carbonate threads and 1 percent carbonate nodules; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A05507
    B1tcab2—170 to 182 centimeters (66.9 to 71.7 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) and light reddish brown (5YR 6/4), yellowish red (5YR 4/6) and reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 1 percent carbonate threads and 1 percent carbonate nodules; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A05508
    B2tcab2—182 to 195 centimeters (71.7 to 76.8 inches); reddish yellow (5YR 6/6), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent carbonate threads and 1 percent carbonate nodules; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A05509
    K1b2—195 to 215 centimeters (76.8 to 84.6 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) and pink (7.5YR 8/4) and reddish yellow (5YR 6/6), brown (7.5YR 5/4) and pink (7.5YR 8/4), moist; clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A05510
    K2b2—215 to 242 centimeters (84.6 to 95.3 inches); pink (5YR 8/4) and light reddish brown (5YR 6/4), pink (5YR 7/4) and reddish brown (5YR 5/4), moist; clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 40A05511