IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Amarillo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995TX305015
  • User Pedon ID: S1995TX305015
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0869
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67876
  • Print Date: 1/30/2025

    • 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: 33.2671661
  • Std. Longitude: -101.7018356
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: east of Tahaka Lake Tex sec 16 NE quarter
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX305—Lynn
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX305—Lynn County, Texas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 33101-C6—Wilson, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 15
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Acuff
  • Classificaton Date - 7/20/1995
  • Classifier - Acuff
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Amarillo
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Aridic Paleustalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 12 to 62 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/20/1995
  • Classifier - Amarillo
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/20/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Setting and Climate
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    Ap—0 to 12 centimeters (0.0 to 4.7 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3), dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist; loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard; many (21.0) very fine roots throughout and many (21.0) medium roots throughout and many (21.0) fine roots throughout; 0.5 medium and 3.0 fine pores; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05572. consistence - dry slightly hard
    Btk1—12 to 38 centimeters (4.7 to 15.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3), dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist; clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard; many (21.0) medium roots throughout and few (0.5) fine roots; common (3.0) medium and few (0.5) fine and few (0.5) coarse pores; organic stains and faint clay films on faces of peds; fine carbonate threads; fragments; very slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05573. Thin sections org stain consistence hard; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1476540; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1476540
    Btk2—38 to 73 centimeters (15.0 to 28.7 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist; clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard; few (0.5) medium roots and few (0.5) fine roots; few (0.5) very fine and common (3.0) fine pores; faint clay films on faces of peds; fine cylindrical carbonate threads and fine spherical carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05574. org. stains consistence hard; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476541; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476541
    Btk3—73 to 82 centimeters (28.7 to 32.3 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist; clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard; few (0.5) medium roots and few (0.5) fine roots; carbonate masses and carbonate threads; fragments. Lab sample # 95P05575. Hard
    Bk—82 to 117 centimeters (32.3 to 46.1 inches); pink (7.5YR 8/4) and pinkish white (7.5YR 8/2), pink (7.5YR 7/4) and pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2), moist; clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard; few (0.5) medium roots and few (0.5) fine roots throughout; few (0.5) fine pores; medium and coarse irregular carbonate masses at top of horizon; fragments; violent effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05576. Possibly some relict carbonate in clays. Slightly hard
    Btkb1—117 to 164 centimeters (46.1 to 64.6 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist; clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard; few (0.5) medium roots and few (0.5) fine roots; few (0.5) very fine and common (3.0) fine and few (0.5) coarse pores; faint clay films on faces of peds; fine irregular carbonate masses in cracks and medium irregular carbonate masses at top of horizon; fragments; violent effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05577. Thin sections consistence hard; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1476542; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1476542
    Btkb2—164 to 198 centimeters (64.6 to 78.0 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) and pink (7.5YR 8/3), brown (7.5YR 5/4) and pink (7.5YR 7/3), moist; clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard; few (0.5) medium roots in cracks and few (0.5) fine roots in cracks; few (0.5) very fine and common (3.0) fine and common (3.0) coarse pores; faint clay films on faces of peds; fine and medium irregular carbonate masses in cracks; fragments; violent effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05578. consistence very hard; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476543; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476543
    Btkb3—198 to 239 centimeters (78.0 to 94.1 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) and pink (7.5YR 8/3), brown (7.5YR 5/4) and pink (7.5YR 7/3), moist; clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard; few (0.5) medium roots in cracks; few (0.5) very fine and common (3.0) fine and few (0.5) coarse pores; faint clay films on faces of peds; fine cylindrical carbonate threads and medium irregular carbonate masses in cracks; fragments; violent effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05579. consistency very hard; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476544; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476544
    Btkb4—239 to 270 centimeters (94.1 to 106.3 inches); reddish yellow (5YR 6/6), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist; clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard; few (0.5) medium roots in cracks; few (0.5) very fine and common (3.0) fine pores; faint clay films on faces of peds; fine and medium irregular carbonate masses in cracks; fragments; violent effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05580. consistency hard; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476545; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476545
    Btkb5—270 to 338 centimeters (106.3 to 133.1 inches); reddish yellow (5YR 7/6), reddish yellow (5YR 6/6), moist; clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard; few (0.5) fine roots in cracks; few (0.5) very fine and common (3.0) fine and few (0.5) coarse pores; faint clay films on faces of peds; medium and coarse irregular carbonate masses in cracks; fragments; violent effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05581. Thin sections consistency hard; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476546; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476546
    2BC—338 to 395 centimeters (133.1 to 155.5 inches); reddish yellow (5YR 6/6) and pink (5YR 8/3), yellowish red (5YR 5/6) and pink (5YR 7/3), moist; clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard; 0.5 fine roots in cracks; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; fine spherical carbonate masses and medium spherical carbonate masses in cracks; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05582. consistency very hard
    2C—395 to 434 centimeters (155.5 to 170.9 inches); reddish yellow (5YR 6/6), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist; fine sandy loam; massive; very hard; medium spherical carbonate masses; fragments. Lab sample # 95P05583. consistency very hard