IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mollville

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S81TX225001

User Pedon ID: S81TX225001

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - TAMU

Lab Pedon # - S81TX225001

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45683

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: 31.5356941

Std. Longitude: -95.1677704

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: Davy Crockett National Forest, about 4.0 miles southeast of the community of Weches

Map Unit: MpA—Mollville-Besner complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently ponded

Country: US—United States

State: Texas

County: TX225—Houston

MLRA: 133B—Western Coastal Plain

Regional Office: 16obsolete—Little Rock, AR

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX225—Houston County, Texas

PEDON

Describers Name: Dolezel,Brockmann,Fuchs,Holt,Steptoe,Gray,Hallmark,Peters

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, thermic Typic Glossaqualfs

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Mollville

PSC - 13 to 63 cm.

Classificaton Date - 5/21/2012

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Mollville

Classificaton Date - 10/6/1981

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landform: stream terrace

Drainage Class: poorly

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 10/6/1981 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID:

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - conifers

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Yield Study ID -

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon albic horizon albic materials argillic horizon interfingering of albic materials	0—5 5—13 5—64 13—178 13—64	—- —- —- —- —-

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
—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam; weak medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 8.0 fine and medium roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU1112

Eg—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) loam; weak medium platy structure; slightly hard, friable; 3.0 medium roots; 1 percent fine distinct reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU1113

B/Etg1—13 to 28 centimeters (5.1 to 11.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay loam; weak coarse angular blocky parts to weak coarse prismatic structure; very hard, firm; 3.0 medium roots; 40 percent clay films on all faces of peds and 40 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, coats on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay depletions with clear boundaries on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU1114

B/Etg2—28 to 48 centimeters (11.0 to 18.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) clay loam; weak coarse angular blocky parts to weak coarse prismatic structure; very hard, firm; 3.0 medium roots; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, coats on all faces of peds and 40 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay depletions with clear boundaries on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU1115

B/Etg3—48 to 64 centimeters (18.9 to 25.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) clay loam; weak coarse angular blocky parts to weak coarse prismatic structure; very hard, firm; 3.0 medium roots; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, coats on all faces of peds and 40 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay depletions with clear boundaries on faces of peds and 10 percent fine prominent (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU1116

Btg1—64 to 107 centimeters (25.2 to 42.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay loam; moderate coarse angular blocky parts to moderate coarse prismatic structure; very hard, firm; 0.9 medium roots; 40 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent salt crystals; fragments; neutral, pH 7.1; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU1117

Btg2—107 to 147 centimeters (42.1 to 57.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay loam; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 0.9 medium roots; 40 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium faint light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries and 5 percent medium distinct iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries and 25 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU1118

Btg3—147 to 178 centimeters (57.9 to 70.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) clay loam; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 40 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3. Lab sample # TAMU1119