IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Talos
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2006NM688011
  • User Pedon ID: S2006NM688011
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2006NM688011
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 06N1101
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 18593
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 32.4920845
  • Std. Longitude: -106.3335266
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 21 S
  • Range: 6 E
  • Section: 9
  • PLSS Details: 852 feet south and 1,500 feet east of the northwest corner
  • Location Description: Otero County, New Mexico; Approximately 3.37 miles southeast of the intersection of RR253 and State Highway 70
  • Map Unit: 78—Talos-Basso complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM035—Otero
  • MLRA: 42—Southern Desertic Basins, Plains, and Mountains
  • Regional Office: 8—Phoenix, AZ
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: SW-LAS—Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NM688—White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Parts of Dona Ana, Lincoln, Otero, Sierra and Socorro Counties
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 32106-D3—White Sands NE, New Mexico

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Cates
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, gypsic, thermic Calcic Argigypsids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Talos
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, gypsic, thermic Calcic Argigypsids
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 18 to 69 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/7/2006
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: clayey alluvium
  • Landscape: basin
  • Landform: alluvial flat on basin floor
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: talf
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

  • Ecological Sites. (Click Ecological Site ID For Link to EDIT.)
    Ecological Site ID Ecological Site Name Correlation Data Classifier
    R042BE061NM Clayey, Cool Desert Grassland

    • SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/7/2006 (entry creation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: wind erosion
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    A

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    Btk1

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    Bty1

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

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    Bty1

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    Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ATCA2

    PLMU3

    SCBR2

    SPAI

    Atriplex canescens

    Pleuraphis mutica

    Scleropogon brevifolius

    Sporobolus airoides

    fourwing saltbush

    tobosagrass

    burrograss

    alkali sacaton

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    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
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    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    calcic horizon

    gypsic horizon

    0—18

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    18—53

    53—130

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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
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    A—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3) crushed, brown (7.5YR 4/3) crushed, moist; sandy loam; 70 percent sand; 13 percent silt; 17 percent clay; weak thin platy structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; few (1.0) fine dendritic tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, pH meter, saturated paste; abrupt wavy boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw—2 to 18 centimeters (0.8 to 7.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) crushed, dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) crushed, moist; clay loam; 35 percent sand; 31 percent silt; 34 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; few (1.0) fine roots between peds; few (1.0) medium dendritic tubular and few (1.0) fine dendritic tubular pores; 1 percent fine spherical carbonate masses throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, pH meter, saturated paste; clear wavy boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    Btk1—18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) crushed, brown (7.5YR 4/4) crushed, moist; clay; 25 percent sand; 30 percent silt; 45 percent clay; moderate very coarse prismatic parts to strong medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; few (1.0) fine roots between peds; few (1.0) very fine dendritic tubular and few (1.0) fine dendritic tubular pores; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 3 percent fine spherical carbonate masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, pH meter, saturated paste; clear wavy boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    Btk2—36 to 53 centimeters (14.2 to 20.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/3) crushed, reddish brown (5YR 4/4) crushed, moist; clay; 25 percent sand; 25 percent silt; 50 percent clay; strong very coarse prismatic parts to strong medium subangular blocky, and strong fine subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; few (1.0) fine roots between peds; few (1.0) very fine dendritic tubular pores; 25 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; gypsum, finely disseminated throughout and 10 percent coarse irregular carbonate masses on faces of peds and 5 percent medium irregular carbonate masses on faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, pH meter, saturated paste; abrupt wavy boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    Bty1—53 to 81 centimeters (20.9 to 31.9 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) crushed, brown (7.5YR 4/4) crushed, moist; gypsiferous clay loam; 25 percent sand; 37 percent silt; 38 percent clay; strong very coarse prismatic parts to strong medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; few (1.0) fine roots between peds; 5 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds and 40 percent prominent gypsum coats on vertical faces of peds; carbonate, finely disseminated throughout and 15 percent fine platy selenite crystals between peds and 20 percent very coarse irregular gypsum masses in matrix; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, pH meter, saturated paste; clear wavy boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small. Gypsum coats on prisms, 1mm thick. Gypsum crstals in horizon are selenite. 1 percent fine 7.5 yr 2/1 staings on fine and medium structure faces. 1 percent fine 7.5 yr 2/1 nodules in matrix. Accucumation does not effervesce with hydrogen peroxide
    Bty2—81 to 130 centimeters (31.9 to 51.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) crushed, reddish brown (5YR 4/4) crushed, moist; gypsiferous clay; 25 percent sand; 29 percent silt; 55 percent clay; strong very coarse prismatic parts to strong medium prismatic parts to strong medium subangular blocky, and strong fine subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; few (1.0) fine roots between peds; 15 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds and 15 percent prominent gypsum coats on vertical faces of peds; carbonate, finely disseminated throughout and 10 percent coarse platy selenite crystals between peds and 15 percent fine platy selenite crystals between peds and 15 percent medium irregular gypsum masses between peds and 15 percent medium platy selenite crystals between peds; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH meter, saturated paste; clear wavy boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small. Gypsum coats on prisms, 1mm thick. Gypsum crstals in horizon are selenite. 1 percent fine 7.5 yr 2/1 staings on fine and medium structure faces. 1 percent fine 7.5 yr 2/1 nodules in matrix. Accucumation does not effervesce with hydrogen peroxide
    2Bty—130 to 150 centimeters (51.2 to 59.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) crushed, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) crushed, moist; sandy clay loam; 60 percent sand; 6 percent silt; 34 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; few (1.0) fine roots between peds; 5 percent faint clay films on surfaces along pores; carbonate, finely disseminated throughout and 5 percent fine irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified in matrix; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, pH meter, saturated paste; abrupt wavy boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small. Gypsum crystals in matrix are selenite
    3Cy—150 to 180 centimeters (59.1 to 70.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, brown (7.5YR 4/4) crushed, moist; sand; 95 percent sand; 5 percent silt; structureless single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; gypsum, finely disseminated throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, pH meter, saturated paste.; dry when described; observed in pit, small