IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Loki

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2006NM688013

User Pedon ID: S2006NM688013

Vegetation Plot ID: S2006NM688013

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 06N1096

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 18595

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: 32.4756660

Std. Longitude: -106.3863907

Datum: WGS84

Township: 21 S

Range: 5 E

Section: 13

PLSS Details: 559 feet north and 2,373 feet east of the southwest corner

Location Description: Dona Ana County, New Mexico; Approximately 1.22 miles east of the intersection of RR21 and State Highway 70

Map Unit: 47—Loki-Jato-Hermes complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes47—Loki-Jato-Hermes complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes

Country: US—United States

State: New Mexico

County: NM013—Dona Ana

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 CountiesNM781—White Sands National Monument, New Mexico

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 32106-D4—White Sands, New Mexico

PEDON

Describers Name: Cates

Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy over coarse-gypseous, mixed over hypergypsic, superactive, thermic Typic Calcigypsids

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: representative pedon for component

Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Loki

Taxonomic Class - Loamy over coarse-gypseous, mixed over hypergypsic, superactive, thermic Typic Calcigypsids

Taxon Kind - series

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 9/7/2006

Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition

Moisture Class - aridic (torric)

Moisture SUBClass - typic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 3

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: alluvium over gypsiferous lacustrine deposits

Landscape: basin

Landform: 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: low

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
R042BB006NM	Gyp Upland, Desert Shrub

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			%	%	%	%	%	%		%	%	%	%	%			%	%
A Bk1 Bk1 Bk2 Bk2 Bk2 2Bkyy 2Bkyy 2Bkyy 2Cyy1 2Cyy1 2Cyy1 2Cyy2 2Cyy2 2Cyy2 2Cyy3 2Cyy3 2Cyy3 2Cyyz 2Cyyz 2Cyyz	0 8 8 23 23 23 46 46 46 66 66 66 91 91 91 117 117 117 147 147 147	8 23 23 46 46 46 66 66 66 91 91 91 117 117 117 147 147 147 152 152 152	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

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 Bk1 Bk1 Bk2 Bk2 Bk2 2Bkyy 2Bkyy 2Bkyy 2Cyy1 2Cyy1 2Cyy1 2Cyy2 2Cyy2 2Cyy2 2Cyy3 2Cyy3 2Cyy3 2Cyyz 2Cyyz 2Cyyz	0 8 8 23 23 23 46 46 46 66 66 66 91 91 91 117 117 117 147 147 147	8 23 23 46 46 46 66 66 66 91 91 91 117 117 117 147 147 147 152 152 152	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —		— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

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	%
A Bk1 Bk1 Bk2 Bk2 Bk2 2Bkyy 2Bkyy 2Bkyy 2Cyy1 2Cyy1 2Cyy1 2Cyy2 2Cyy2 2Cyy2 2Cyy3 2Cyy3 2Cyy3 2Cyyz 2Cyyz 2Cyyz	0 8 8 23 23 23 46 46 46 66 66 66 91 91 91 117 117 117 147 147 147	8 23 23 46 46 46 66 66 66 91 91 91 117 117 117 147 147 147 152 152 152	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	1.4 3.6 3.6 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.6 2.6 2.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 7 7 7 10 10 10	ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	15 — 24 — — 37 — — 13 — — 4 — — 5 — — 10 — — 12	— — — 3 — — 62 — — 90 — — 81 — — 79 — — 74 — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— 1 — — 2 — — 1 — — 1 — — 4 — — 5 — — 7 —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
ATCA2 KOSP MUPO2 OPUNT PLMU3 PRGL2 SCBR2 SPAI	Atriplex canescens Koeberlinia spinosa Muhlenbergia porteri Opuntia Pleuraphis mutica Prosopis glandulosa Scleropogon brevifolius Sporobolus airoides	fourwing saltbush crown of thorns bush muhly pricklypear tobosagrass honey mesquite burrograss alkali sacaton	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

Pedon Restrictions
Kind	Hardness	Restriction Depth L-H	Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
		cm
strongly contrasting textural stratification	noncoherent	46 - 46	- 0 -

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon calcic horizon strongly contrasting particle size class gypsic horizon	0—18 23—46 46—46 46—66	—18— —23— —0— —20—

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	61	—	1203	—	180	254	—	210	20	—	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/3) crushed, brown (7.5YR 4/3) crushed, moist; silt loam; 22 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate thick platy structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; few (0.3) medium roots between peds and many (7.0) fine roots between peds; few (0.3) medium vesicular and common (3.0) fine vesicular pores; 3 percent medium iron-manganese masses throughout; carbonate, finely disseminated; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, pH meter, saturated paste; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small

Bk1—8 to 23 centimeters (3.1 to 9.1 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/3) crushed, brown (7.5YR 4/4) crushed, moist; silt loam; 24 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; few (0.3) medium roots between peds and common (3.0) fine roots between peds; few (0.3) medium dendritic tubular and common (3.0) fine dendritic tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, pH meter, saturated paste; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small

Bk2—23 to 46 centimeters (9.1 to 18.1 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/3) crushed, brown (7.5YR 4/4) crushed, moist; silt loam; 24 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, very sticky, very plastic; few (0.3) very fine roots between peds and common (3.0) fine roots between peds; few (0.3) fine tubular pores; gypsum, finely disseminated and 10 percent fine threadlike carbonate masses lining pores and 2 percent fine spherical carbonate masses on faces of peds; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, pH meter, saturated paste; abrupt wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small

2Bkyy—46 to 66 centimeters (18.1 to 26.0 inches); 90 percent white (7.5YR 8/1) crushed and 10 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, 90 percent pink (7.5YR 7/3) crushed and 10 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, moist; gypsiferous loam; 12 percent clay; weak extremely coarse prismatic structure; moderately hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; few (0.3) very fine roots between peds; few (0.3) very fine tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated and 70 percent very fine irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, pH meter, saturated paste; gradual irregular boundary.; observed in pit, small. 10 percent 10-20cm cylindrical to 10 X 30 cm tubular animal burrows? throughout horizon. The soil material within burrows is gypsiferous sandy loam, 8 percent clay. 5 percent fine and 3 percnet medium gypsum masses.

2Cyy1—66 to 91 centimeters (26.0 to 35.8 inches); 70 percent white (10YR 8/1) crushed and 30 percent light brown (7.5YR 6/3) crushed, 70 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) crushed and 30 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) crushed, moist; gypsiferous sand; 3 percent clay; weak extremely coarse prismatic structure; moderately hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; few (0.3) coarse roots between peds; carbonate, finely disseminated and 80 percent very fine irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, pH meter, saturated paste; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small

2Cyy2—91 to 117 centimeters (35.8 to 46.1 inches); 70 percent white (10YR 9.5/1) crushed and 30 percent light brown (7.5YR 6/3) crushed, 70 percent white (10YR 9/1) crushed and 30 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) crushed, moist; gypsiferous sand; 3 percent clay; weak extremely coarse prismatic structure; moderately hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; carbonate, finely disseminated and 95 percent very fine irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, pH meter, saturated paste; abrupt wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small

2Cyy3—117 to 147 centimeters (46.1 to 57.9 inches); white (10YR 8.5/1) crushed, white (10YR 8/1) crushed, moist; gypsiferous coarse sand; 3 percent clay; structureless massive; very hard, very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; carbonate, finely disseminated and 30 percent fine platy gypsum crystals, unspecified throughout and 50 percent medium platy gypsum crystals, unspecified throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, pH meter, saturated paste; abrupt wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small

2Cyyz—147 to 152 centimeters (57.9 to 59.8 inches); white (10YR 9.5/1) crushed, white (10YR 9/1) crushed, moist; gypsiferous sand; 3 percent clay; structureless massive; hard, very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 10 percent fine masses of oxidized iron in matrix; carbonate, finely disseminated and 80 percent very fine irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, pH meter, saturated paste.; observed in pit, small