IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Amarillo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995TX305003
  • User Pedon ID: S1995TX305003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0860
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67867
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • 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: 33.1243057
  • Std. Longitude: -101.7945557
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX305—Lynn
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX305—Lynn County, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Posey
  • Classificaton Date - 7/25/2001
  • Classifier - Posey
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Amarillo
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Aridic Paleustalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 47 to 97 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/20/1995
  • Classifier - Amarillo
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/20/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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
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    A—0 to 24 centimeters (0.0 to 9.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3), dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist; sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 0.5 fine pores; fragments; violent effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05454. slightly hard
    B—24 to 47 centimeters (9.4 to 18.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; sandy clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; 0.5 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; fine carbonate threads and fine irregular carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05455. hard
    B1—47 to 68 centimeters (18.5 to 26.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3), brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist; clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; few (0.5) fine roots; few (0.5) fine pores; faint clay films throughout; fine carbonate threads; fragments; strong effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05456. hard; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476481; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476481
    B2—68 to 108 centimeters (26.8 to 42.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; sandy clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; few (0.5) fine roots; few (0.5) medium and common (3.0) fine pores; faint clay films throughout; fine carbonate threads and medium spherical carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05457. very hard; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476482; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476482
    B3—108 to 142 centimeters (42.5 to 55.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak medium prismatic structure; many very fine roots and few medium roots and fine roots; common medium and few (0.5) fine pores; faint clay films throughout; carbonate threads and medium irregular carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05458. hard; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476483; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476483
    B—142 to 187 centimeters (55.9 to 73.6 inches); pink (7.5YR 8/4), pink (7.5YR 7/4), moist; clay; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; few (0.5) fine roots; common (3.0) fine and medium pores; medium and coarse irregular carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05459. hard
    B1—187 to 232 centimeters (73.6 to 91.3 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), light brown (7.5YR 6/4), moist; sandy clay; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; common (3.0) medium and few (0.5) fine and few (0.5) coarse pores; clay films in root channels and/or pores; carbonate threads and medium irregular carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05460. hard; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476484; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476484
    B2—232 to 254 centimeters (91.3 to 100.0 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) and pink (7.5YR 8/3), brown (7.5YR 5/4) and pink (7.5YR 7/3), moist; sandy clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak medium prismatic structure; few (0.5) medium and common (3.0) fine pores; medium irregular carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05461. Sample has 1-cm zone carbonates at top & bottom slightly hard
    B3—254 to 293 centimeters (100.0 to 115.4 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; common (3.0) fine and medium and few (0.5) coarse pores; fine spherical carbonate masses and fine carbonate threads; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05462. slightly hard
    B4—293 to 325 centimeters (115.4 to 128.0 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; common (3.0) fine and medium pores; fine spherical carbonate masses and fine carbonate threads; fragments; strong effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05463. slightly hard
    C1—325 to 395 centimeters (128.0 to 155.5 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/3), light brown (7.5YR 6/4), moist; sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak medium prismatic structure; common (3.0) fine and few (0.5) coarse pores; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05464. small black bodies - 1mm. Slightly hard
    C2—395 to 472 centimeters (155.5 to 185.8 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), light brown (7.5YR 6/4), moist; sandy clay loam; massive; common (3.0) fine and few (0.5) coarse pores; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05465. small black bodies - 1mm. Very hard
    B—472 to 519 centimeters (185.8 to 204.3 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; common (3.0) fine pores; clay films throughout; fine irregular carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05466. small black bodies. Slightly hard; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476485; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476485
    B—519 to 583 centimeters (204.3 to 229.5 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) and reddish yellow (7.5YR 8/6), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2), moist; clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; few (0.5) fine and medium pores; faint clay films throughout; fine cylindrical carbonate threads and fine and medium irregular carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05467. small black bodies <1cm size. Very hard.; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476486; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476486
    B1—583 to 634 centimeters (229.5 to 249.6 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) and pink (7.5YR 8/3), brown (7.5YR 5/4) and pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2), moist; clay loam, clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; few (0.5) fine pores; faint clay films throughout; medium and coarse irregular carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05468. black bodies Mn? Slightly gleyed appearance. Very hard; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1476487; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1476487
    B2—634 to 670 centimeters (249.6 to 263.8 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) and pink (7.5YR 8/3), brown (7.5YR 5/4) and pink (7.5YR 7/3), moist; clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; common (3.0) fine pores; faint clay films throughout; medium irregular carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05469. hard; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476488; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476488
    B3—670 to 792 centimeters (263.8 to 311.8 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) and brown (7.5YR 5/4) clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; common (3.0) fine and medium pores; faint clay films throughout; fine irregular carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 95P05470. very hard; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476489; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476489