IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Amarillo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995TX305044
  • User Pedon ID: S1995TX305044
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0874
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67881
  • Print Date: 4/28/2025

    • 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: 33.1333351
  • Std. Longitude: -101.9980545
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX305—Lynn
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX305—Lynn County, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Aridic Paleustalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 44
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Amarillo
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Aridic Paleustalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 34 to 84 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/1995
  • 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: 7/11/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - close-grown crop
  • 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
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    A—0 to 34 centimeters (0.0 to 13.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05642. Common fine roots
    B1—34 to 54 centimeters (13.4 to 21.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard; few fine roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05643. Few fine roots
    B2—54 to 72 centimeters (21.3 to 28.3 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05644. Few fine roots
    B—72 to 107 centimeters (28.3 to 42.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05645. Many films & threads CaCO3
    B—107 to 137 centimeters (42.1 to 53.9 inches); pink (5YR 7/4) and white (5YR 8/1) sandy clay loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; hard; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05646. diffuse lime 35%
    2Bt1—137 to 188 centimeters (53.9 to 74.0 inches); red (2.5YR 5/8) and pink (5YR 7/4) and white (5YR 8/1) sandy clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard; ; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05647. Alternating zones of higher CaCO3 about Bcm thickness throughout profile Krotovina activity in these horizons, missing in other core samples. 167-176 cm Krotovinas 214-234 cm krotovinas
    2B2—188 to 258 centimeters (74.0 to 101.6 inches); red (2.5YR 5/8) and pink (5YR 7/4) and white (5YR 8/1) sandy clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05648. Alternating zones of higher CaCO3 about Bcm thickness throughout profile krotovina activity in these horizons, missing in other core samples. 167-176cm Krotovinas 214-234 krotovinas.
    2B3—258 to 298 centimeters (101.6 to 117.3 inches); pink (5YR 7/4) sandy clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard; ; manganese masses; 10 percent weakly coherent cemented carbonate masses; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05649. Diffuse CaCO3, black FeMn stains, 3% ped surfaces, 10% soft masses, 7.5YR6/6 bug channels
    2B4—298 to 322 centimeters (117.3 to 126.8 inches); pink (5YR 7/4) sandy clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard; manganese masses; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05650. Diffuse CaCO3, black FeMn stains, 3% ped surfaces, 10% soft masses, 7.5YR6/6 Bug channels concretions of 1-3cm, 3% of matrix, gypsum & carbonates or possibly silica.
    2B5—322 to 374 centimeters (126.8 to 147.2 inches); reddish yellow (5YR 7/6) sandy clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard; 10 percent weakly coherent cemented carbonate masses; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05651. 5% CaCO3 masses 1-3cm, black FeMn of ped surfaces 2%, diffuse lime, hard brittle ped surfaces
    2B6—374 to 399 centimeters (147.2 to 157.1 inches); pink (5YR 7/4), white (5YR 8/1), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05652. 5% CaCO3 masses 1-3cm, black FeMn of ped faces 2%, diffuse lime, hard brittle ped surfaces
    2B7—399 to 426 centimeters (157.1 to 167.7 inches); pink (5YR 7/4), white (5YR 8/1), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard; fragments. Lab sample # 95P05653. 5% CaCO3 masses 1-3cm, black FeMn of ped surfaces 2% diffuse lime, hard brittle ped surfaces