IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Matador

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2006NM688017

User Pedon ID: S2006NM688017

Vegetation Plot ID: S2006NM688017

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 06N1100

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 18599

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: 32.8945007

Std. Longitude: -106.1253891

Datum: WGS84

Township: 16 S

Range: 9 E

Section: 28

PLSS Details: 1,275 feet north and 2,193 feet west of the southeast corner

Location Description: Otero County, New Mexico; Approximately 0.38 miles southeast of the intersection of RR10 and RR9

Map Unit: 52—Matador-Bomber association, 0 to 5 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 CountiesNM781—White Sands National Monument, New Mexico

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 32106-H2—Lost River, New Mexico

PEDON

Describers Name: Cates

Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-gypseous, hypergypsic, thermic Gypsic Haplosalids

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: representative pedon for component

Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Matador

Taxonomic Class - Coarse-gypseous, hypergypsic, thermic Gypsic Haplosalids

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 - 2

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: gypsiferous alluvium

Landscape: piedmont

Landform: drainageway

Geomorphic Component Terraces: tread

Hill Slope Profile: toeslope

Slope Position: lower third

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: concave

Slope Shape Down: linear

Runoff: very low

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: occasional flooding for brief periods begining in jul

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
R042BB036NM	Salt Flats, 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: water erosion sheet

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			%	%	%	%	%	%		%	%	%	%	%			%	%
Ayy Ayy Ayy Bnyyz1 Bnyyz1 Bnyyz1 Bnyyz2 Bnyyz2 Bnyyz2 Bnyyz3 Bnyyz3 Bnyyz3 Bnyyz4 Bnyyz4 Bnyyz4 Bnyyz5 Bnyyz5 Bnyyz5	0 0 0 10 10 10 38 38 38 51 51 51 58 58 58 76 76 76	10 10 10 38 38 38 51 51 51 58 58 58 76 76 76 152 152 152	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

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
Ayy Ayy Ayy Bnyyz1 Bnyyz1 Bnyyz1 Bnyyz2 Bnyyz2 Bnyyz2 Bnyyz3 Bnyyz3 Bnyyz3 Bnyyz4 Bnyyz4 Bnyyz4 Bnyyz5 Bnyyz5 Bnyyz5	0 0 0 10 10 10 38 38 38 51 51 51 58 58 58 76 76 76	10 10 10 38 38 38 51 51 51 58 58 58 76 76 76 152 152 152	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —		— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

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	%
Ayy Ayy Ayy Bnyyz1 Bnyyz1 Bnyyz1 Bnyyz2 Bnyyz2 Bnyyz2 Bnyyz3 Bnyyz3 Bnyyz3 Bnyyz4 Bnyyz4 Bnyyz4 Bnyyz5 Bnyyz5 Bnyyz5	0 0 0 10 10 10 38 38 38 51 51 51 58 58 58 76 76 76	10 10 10 38 38 38 51 51 51 58 58 58 76 76 76 152 152 152	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	4 4 4 28 28 28 40 40 40 74 74 74 67 67 67 33 33 33	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	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — 2 — — 3 — — 2 — — 4 — — 3 — — 4	65 — — 65 — — 78 — — 64 — — 76 — — 60 — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— 2 — — 37 — — 44 — — 60 — — 63 — — 34 —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
ALOC2 ATCAC SUSU	Allenrolfea occidentalis Atriplex canescens var. canescens Suaeda suffrutescens	iodinebush fourwing saltbush desert seepweed	— — —	— — —	— — —

Pedon Restrictions
Kind	Hardness	Restriction Depth L-H	Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
		cm
salic	noncoherent	38 - 152	- 114 -

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon gypsic horizon salic horizon	0—10 10—152 38—152	—10— —142— —114—

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	—	1243	—	290	254	—	210	20	—	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ayy—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, moist; gypsiferous sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 25 percent silt; 10 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak thick platy, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; few (0.3) fine roots throughout; few (0.3) fine dendritic tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated and 85 percent fine irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, pH meter, saturated paste; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small

Bnyyz1—10 to 38 centimeters (3.9 to 15.0 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/3) crushed, strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) crushed, moist; gypsiferous sandy loam; 70 percent sand; 16 percent silt; 14 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; few (0.3) very fine roots throughout and few (0.3) fine roots throughout and few (0.3) coarse roots throughout; few (0.3) fine dendritic tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated and 80 percent fine irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, pH meter, saturated paste; abrupt wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small

Bnyyz2—38 to 51 centimeters (15.0 to 20.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, moist; gypsiferous sandy loam; 70 percent sand; 18 percent silt; 12 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; carbonate, finely disseminated and 80 percent fine irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, pH meter, saturated paste; abrupt wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small

Bnyyz3—51 to 58 centimeters (20.1 to 22.8 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4) crushed, brown (7.5YR 5/4) crushed, moist; gypsiferous loam; 45 percent sand; 33 percent silt; 22 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; few (0.3) fine dendritic tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated and 75 percent fine irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, pH meter, saturated paste; abrupt wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small

Bnyyz4—58 to 76 centimeters (22.8 to 29.9 inches); pink (7.5YR 8/3) crushed, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) crushed, moist; gypsiferous loamy sand; 80 percent sand; 16 percent silt; 4 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; carbonate, finely disseminated and 90 percent 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

Bnyyz5—76 to 152 centimeters (29.9 to 59.8 inches); pink (7.5YR 8/4) crushed, strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) crushed, moist; gypsiferous sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 25 percent silt; 10 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; carbonate, finely disseminated and 90 percent fine irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, pH meter, saturated paste.; observed in pit, small