IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bernard
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2010TX1575066
  • User Pedon ID: S2010TX1575066
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 10N0978
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 43229
  • 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: 29.4926662
  • Std. Longitude: -95.8297806
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX157—Fort Bend
  • MLRA: 150A—Gulf Coast Prairies
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 29095-D7—Needville, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Nelson Rolong, Kenneth Hall
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Vertic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Bernard
  • PSC - 14 to 64 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/23/2014
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bernard
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Vertic Argiaquolls
  • PSC - 24 to 74 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/23/2010
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - oxyaquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loamy fluviomarine deposits derived from sandstone and shale
  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Landform: terrace
  • Geomorphic Component Terraces: tread
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Geology: Beaumont formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/23/2010 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - sunny
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    slickensides

    0—36

    24—172

    101—116

    —36—

    —148—

    —15—
    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

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    Ap—0 to 14 centimeters (0.0 to 5.5 inches); black (10YR 2/1) clay loam; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 4.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine high-continuity tubular pores; 30 percent faint black (10YR 2/1), moist, pressure faces on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent fine prominent cylindrical noncoherent cemented reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries on surfaces along root channels; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 10N04654; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 1354102; continuous - phpvsfiid 1354102
    Bt1—14 to 36 centimeters (5.5 to 14.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine high-continuity tubular pores; 20 percent faint black (10YR 2/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 20 percent faint black (10YR 2/1) pressure faces on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix and 1 percent fine manganese masses and 5 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 10N04655; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1354103; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1354104; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1354103; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1354104
    Bt2—36 to 65 centimeters (14.2 to 25.6 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 2.0 very fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 15 percent faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 60 percent faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, pressure faces on vertical faces of peds; 20 percent medium faint irregular masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix; 1 percent fine prominent moderately coherent cemented white (10YR 8/1), moist, carbonate nodules with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 10N04656; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 1354105; continuous - phpvsfiid 1354106; continuous - phpvsfiid 1354105; continuous - phpvsfiid 1354106
    Btk1—65 to 115 centimeters (25.6 to 45.3 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/3) clay; strong coarse prismatic, and moderate coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 2.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent faint light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 20 percent faint light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) pressure faces on vertical faces of peds; 5 percent fine distinct irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix; 2 percent coarse prominent spherical moderately coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate nodules with sharp boundaries in matrix and 1 percent fine prominent spherical moderately coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate nodules with sharp boundaries in matrix and 2 percent medium prominent spherical moderately coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate nodules with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 10N04657; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 1354107; continuous - phpvsfiid 1354108; continuous - phpvsfiid 1354107; continuous - phpvsfiid 1354108
    Btk2—115 to 143 centimeters (45.3 to 56.3 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) clay; strong coarse prismatic parts to strong coarse angular blocky structure; very firm; 1.0 very fine roots between peds; 1.0 very fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 15 percent faint 5YR 3/6 (5YR 3/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 60 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, pressure faces on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent fine prominent spherical moderately coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries in matrix and 3 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix and 8 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions with sharp boundaries in matrix; 2 percent fine prominent spherical moderately coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate nodules with sharp boundaries in matrix and 18 percent medium prominent cylindrical noncoherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate masses with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 10N04658; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 1354109; continuous - phpvsfiid 1354110; continuous - phpvsfiid 1354109; continuous - phpvsfiid 1354110
    Btk3—143 to 180 centimeters (56.3 to 70.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay loam; strong coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 1.0 fine roots between peds; 1.0 fine moderate-continuity irregular pores; 20 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films between sand grains and 40 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, pressure faces on all faces of peds; 2 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese masses in matrix and 2 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese masses in matrix and 5 percent fine prominent spherical noncoherent cemented grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, iron depletions in matrix and 10 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, iron depletions with sharp boundaries in matrix; 20 percent coarse prominent cylindrical noncoherent cemented white (10YR 8/1), moist, carbonate masses with clear boundaries in matrix and 5 percent fine prominent spherical moderately coherent cemented carbonate nodules with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 10N04659; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 1354111; continuous - phpvsfiid 1354112; continuous - phpvsfiid 1354111; continuous - phpvsfiid 1354112
    Btk4—180 to 200 centimeters (70.9 to 78.7 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; strong coarse prismatic parts to strong coarse angular blocky structure; very firm; 2.0 very fine roots between peds; 2.0 fine low-continuity irregular pores; 20 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 40 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, pressure faces on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 3 percent fine prominent noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese masses on faces of peds and 10 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, iron depletions in matrix and 15 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, iron depletions in matrix; 15 percent coarse prominent irregular noncoherent cemented white (10YR 8/1), moist, carbonate masses with clear boundaries in matrix and 5 percent fine prominent spherical moderately coherent cemented carbonate nodules with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n.; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1354113; continuous - phpvsfiid 1354114; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1354113; continuous - phpvsfiid 1354114