IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Dina
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S81TX385001
  • User Pedon ID: S81TX385001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 91TX607006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - TAMU
  • Lab Pedon # - S81TX385001
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45503
  • 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: 29.7681083
  • Std. Longitude: -99.8970917
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: From junction of US Highway 83 and FM Road 337 in Leakey, 10.25 miles west on FM Road 337, 20 feet north and 50 feet west of gate in rangeland.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX137—Edwards
  • MLRA: 81B—Edwards Plateau, Central Part
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 29099-G8—Jo Jan Van Camp, Texas
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Wayne J. Gabriel, Lynn E. Loomis
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Clayey-skeletal, montmorillonitic Pachic Paleustolls
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Dina
  • Taxonomic Class - Clayey-skeletal, montmorillonitic Pachic Paleustolls
  • PSC - 20 to 80 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/7/1991
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Landscape: plateau
  • Landform: mesa
  • Microfeature: gilgai
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Position: on a slope
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Bedrock: h limestone, cherty with 100 to <200
  • Surface Fragments: 5.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/7/1991 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 108
  • Microrelief Elevation: 0
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    BOLAT

    CAPL3

    DITE3

    ELCA4

    NALE3

    QUMA3

    QUST

    QUVI

    SCSC

    SMILA2

    Bothriochloa laguroides ssp. torreyana

    Carex planostachys

    Diospyros texana

    Elymus canadensis

    Nassella leucotricha

    Quercus marilandica

    Quercus stellata

    Quercus virginiana

    Schizachyrium scoparium

    Smilax

    silver beardgrass

    cedar sedge

    Texas persimmon

    Canada wildrye

    Texas wintergrass

    blackjack oak

    post oak

    live oak

    little bluestem

    greenbrier

    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    slickensides

    lithic contact

    0—50

    20—80

    20—80

    80—84

    —-

    —-

    —-

    —-

    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

    0

    707

    180

    686

    18.9

    27.2

    9.4

    TX069

    Camp Wood, Texas

    Official U.S.

    A1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); 60 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and 40 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), 60 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and 40 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist; cobbly silty clay loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky parts to weak very fine and fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 7.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 2.0 medium and coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity interstitial and 1.0 medium moderate-continuity interstitial and 1.0 medium moderate-continuity tubular pores; 3 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 7 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU1260; dry when described;
    A2—8 to 20 centimeters (3.1 to 7.9 inches); 90 percent brown (7.5YR 4/2) and 10 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), 90 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) and 10 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist; cobbly silty clay loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky parts to weak very fine and fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 2.0 medium and coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity interstitial and 1.0 medium moderate-continuity tubular and 1.0 medium moderate-continuity interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments and 18 percent by volume angular 75-162-250 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU1261; dry when described;
    Btss1—20 to 35 centimeters (7.9 to 13.8 inches); 90 percent dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/3) and 10 percent brown (7.5YR 4/2), 90 percent dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/3) and 10 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; very stony clay; strong medium and coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 4.0 very fine and fine roots between peds and 20.0 very fine and fine roots around fragments and 2.0 medium and coarse roots between peds; 2.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular and 12.0 medium high-continuity interstitial pores; 10 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1) black stains on faces of peds and 50 percent distinct light brown (7.5YR 6/3) carbonate coats on rock fragments and 75 percent prominent slickensides (pedogenic) on rock fragments; 3 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 7 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 25 percent by volume subrounded 250-425-600 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # TAMU1262; dry when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 94765; patchy - phpvsfiid 94764; continuous - phpvsfiid 94766; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 94765; patchy - phpvsfiid 94764; continuous - phpvsfiid 94766
    Btss2—35 to 50 centimeters (13.8 to 19.7 inches); 95 percent dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/3) and 5 percent brown (7.5YR 4/2), 95 percent dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/3) and 5 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; very stony clay; strong medium and coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots between peds and 5.0 very fine and fine roots around fragments and 3.0 medium and coarse roots between peds; 1.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular and 12.0 medium and coarse high-continuity interstitial pores; 60 percent prominent slickensides (pedogenic) on all faces of peds and 75 percent prominent slickensides (pedogenic) on rock fragments; 3 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 7 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 30 percent by volume subrounded 250-425-600 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU1263; dry when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 94767; continuous - phpvsfiid 94768; continuous - phpvsfiid 94767; continuous - phpvsfiid 94768
    Btss3—50 to 65 centimeters (19.7 to 25.6 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/3), moist; very stony clay; strong medium and coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.0 very fine and fine roots between peds and 1.0 medium and coarse roots between peds; 1.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular and 14.0 medium and coarse high-continuity interstitial pores; 60 percent prominent slickensides (pedogenic) on all faces of peds and 75 percent prominent slickensides (pedogenic) on rock fragments; 3 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 7 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 23 percent by volume subrounded 250-425-600 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU1264; dry when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 94769; continuous - phpvsfiid 94770; continuous - phpvsfiid 94769; continuous - phpvsfiid 94770
    Btss4—65 to 80 centimeters (25.6 to 31.5 inches); 60 percent reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) and 40 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4), 60 percent dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) and 40 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; extremely cobbly clay; strong very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.0 very fine and fine roots between peds and 1.0 medium and coarse roots between peds; 2.0 very fine and fine high-continuity interstitial and 6.0 medium high-continuity interstitial and 11.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent distinct dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) nonintersecting slickensides on rock fragments and 25 percent distinct reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) pressure faces on all faces of peds and 99 percent distinct light brown (7.5YR 6/3) carbonate coats on rock fragments; 13 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 15 percent by volume angular 75-162-250 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU1265; dry when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 94771; continuous - phpvsfiid 94773; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 94772; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 94771; continuous - phpvsfiid 94773; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 94772
    R—80 to 104 centimeters (31.5 to 40.9 inches); light gray (5Y 7/1), light gray (5Y 7/1), moist; unweathered bedrock; massive; very rigid, very rigid, indurated by carbonates; prominent carbonate coats on upper surfaces of peds or rocks; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # TAMU1266. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 94774; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 94774