IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pokorny-hypergypsic ustic
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1982-NM011-011-copy
  • User Pedon ID: S1982-NM011-011-copy
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 82P0510
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 51297
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 34.0416679
  • Std. Longitude: -104.6358337
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 3 South
  • Range: 22 East
  • Section: 21
  • PLSS Details: 2500 feet East and 75 feet South of NW corner
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM011—De Baca
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: SW-MAF—Marfa, Texas
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NM011—De Baca County, New Mexico
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 34104-A6—Devils Well, New Mexico

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-gypseous, hypergypsic, thermic Gypsic Haplustepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 11
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Pokorny-hypergypsic ustic
  • PSC - 0 to 32 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/8/2019
  • Classifier - Lynn Loomis
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Moisture Subclass - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Holloman
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy, gypsic, thermic, shallow Typic Torriorthent
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1982
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Landscape: karst
  • Landform: plain
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Bedrock: indurated gypsum, rock at 140cm
  • Geology: Seven Rives Formation formation of the Artesia Group group.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1982 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    petrogypsic

    bedrock, lithic

    —

    indurated

    32 - 140

    140 - 200

    —

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

    ochric epipedon

    gypsic horizon

    petrogypsic horizon

    lithic contact

    0—5

    5—32

    32—140

    140—140

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    —-

    —-

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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

    7

    —

    —

    1342

    —

    90

    337

    467

    —

    14.6

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    PRISM

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    A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, moist; loam; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P02580; observed in trench. many very fine and fine roots
    Byy1—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, moist; Error; massive; slightly hard, friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; L of Field texture class; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P02581; observed in trench. common very fine and fine roots
    Byy2—15 to 32 centimeters (5.9 to 12.6 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/2) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, moist; Error; massive; slightly hard, friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; L of Field texture class; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P02582; observed in trench. common very fine and fine roots
    Byym1—32 to 44 centimeters (12.6 to 17.3 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, moist; cemented material; massive; hard, friable, weakly coherent; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; L of Field texture class; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P02583; observed in trench. few very fine and fine roots
    Byym2—44 to 51 centimeters (17.3 to 20.1 inches); pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, moist; cemented material; massive; very hard, firm, moderately coherent; fragments; L of Field texture class; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P02584; observed in trench
    Byym3—51 to 70 centimeters (20.1 to 27.6 inches); pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, moist; cemented material; massive; very hard, firm, moderately coherent; fragments; L of Field texture class; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P02585; observed in trench
    Byym4—70 to 100 centimeters (27.6 to 39.4 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, moist; cemented material; massive; very hard, very firm, moderately coherent; fragments; L of Field texture class; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P02586; observed in trench
    Byym5—100 to 140 centimeters (39.4 to 55.1 inches); pinkish white (7.5YR 8/2) interior, pink (7.5YR 7/4) interior, moist; cemented material; massive; very hard, very firm, moderately coherent; fragments; L/CL of Field texture class; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P02587; observed in trench
    R—140 to 200 centimeters (55.1 to 78.7 inches); bedrock; indurated; fragments. Lab sample # 82P02588; observed in trench. Hard white gypsum.