IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mollville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 96TX616002S
  • User Pedon ID: S96TX315002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - TAMU
  • Lab Pedon # - S96TX315002
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45524
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 32.8256683
  • Std. Longitude: -94.4022522
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: from the intersection of TX49 and FM728 (West of Jefferson); 3.2 miles north on FM728; 1.1 miles north on Berea rd. to gate; 0.2 miles west and north on pasture rd.; 0.3 miles east in pasture
  • State: Texas
  • MLRA: 133B—Western Coastal Plain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Kirthell Roberts, Doug Slabaugh,Kirby Griffin, Don Sabo,Mark Bordelon, Joel Bolin,Charlie Henry
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, thermic Typic Glossaqualfs
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Mollville
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, thermic Typic Glossaqualfs
  • PSC - 77 to 122 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/7/1996
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Landform: terrace
  • Microfeature: mound
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/7/1996 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 27A
  • Microrelief Elevation: 5
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    mottles with chroma 2 or less

    argillic horizon

    0—77

    46—163

    77—122

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    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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    60

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    30

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    Ap—0 to 21 centimeters (0.0 to 8.3 inches); brown (10YR 4/3); weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; loose, very friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU6071
    E1—21 to 46 centimeters (8.3 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3); weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; loose, very friable; 6.0 fine and medium roots and 0.9 coarse roots throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU6072
    E2—46 to 58 centimeters (18.1 to 22.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3); weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; loose, very friable; 6.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 1 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) iron stains on faces of peds; 3 percent medium irregular dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU6073. patchy - phpvsfiid 125060; patchy - phpvsfiid 125060
    E/B—58 to 77 centimeters (22.8 to 30.3 inches); 15 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); weak coarse prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable; 0.9 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 0.9 very fine and fine vesicular pores; 1 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) iron stains on faces of peds; 5 percent medium irregular dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) iron-manganese masses; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. patchy - phpvsfiid 124220; patchy - phpvsfiid 124220
    E/B—58 to 77 centimeters (22.8 to 30.3 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3); fragments. Lab sample # TAMU6074
    Bt/E1—77 to 94 centimeters (30.3 to 37.0 inches); 20 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3); weak coarse prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.9 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 0.9 very fine vesicular and 3.0 fine vesicular pores; 6 percent irregular red (2.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 10 percent medium irregular dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) iron-manganese masses; fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary.
    Bt/E1—77 to 94 centimeters (30.3 to 37.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); fragments. Lab sample # TAMU6075
    Bt/E2—94 to 122 centimeters (37.0 to 48.0 inches); 25 percent light gray (10YR 7/2); moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.9 fine roots throughout; 0.9 very fine vesicular and 3.0 fine vesicular pores; 8 percent fine and medium irregular red (2.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; ultra acid, pH 3.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.
    Bt/E2—94 to 122 centimeters (37.0 to 48.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); fragments. Lab sample # TAMU6076
    BC—122 to 163 centimeters (48.0 to 64.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); weak medium subangular blocky structure; loose, very friable; 0.9 fine roots throughout; 1 percent medium irregular dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) iron-manganese masses; fragments; ultra acid, pH 3.1, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU6077
    2Cg—163 to 203 centimeters (64.2 to 79.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2); massive; loose, very friable; fragments; ultra acid, pH 3.1, hellige-truog. Lab sample # TAMU6078