IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Portales
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995TX305004
  • User Pedon ID: S1995TX305004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0861
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67868
  • Print Date: 6/2/2024

    • 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: 33.1252785
  • Std. Longitude: -101.7183914
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: SW quarter Texas sec. 486
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX305—Lynn
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX305—Lynn County, Texas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 33101-B6—New Lynn, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Estacado
  • Classificaton Date - 7/25/2001
  • Classifier - estacado
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Portales
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Aridic Calciustolls
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/20/1995
  • Classifier - Portales
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • 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 19 centimeters (0.0 to 7.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3), dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist; very fine sandy loam; weak subangular blocky structure; hard; many (21.0) very fine and fine roots throughout and few (0.5) medium roots throughout; few (0.5) very fine pores; fragments; slight effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05471
    B—19 to 40 centimeters (7.5 to 15.7 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3), dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist; sandy clay loam; weak subangular blocky structure; very hard; few (0.5) very fine and fine roots throughout; few (0.5) very fine and fine pores; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05472
    B1—40 to 64 centimeters (15.7 to 25.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; clay loam; moderate prismatic, and weak subangular blocky structure; very hard; few (0.5) medium roots throughout and few (0.5) fine roots throughout; few (0.5) very fine and fine pores; fine cylindrical carbonate threads; fragments; violent effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05473
    B2—64 to 74 centimeters (25.2 to 29.1 inches); pink (7.5YR 8/3) and pinkish white (7.5YR 8/2), pink (7.5YR 7/3) and pinkish white (7.5YR 8/2), moist; clay loam; weak subangular blocky structure; slightly hard; few (0.5) very fine and fine roots throughout; medium irregular carbonate masses at top of horizon; fragments; violent effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05474
    B3—74 to 98 centimeters (29.1 to 38.6 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) and pink (7.5YR 8/3), light brown (7.5YR 6/4) and pink (7.5YR 7/4), moist; clay; weak subangular blocky structure; hard; few (0.5) very fine roots throughout; few (0.5) very fine pores; medium irregular carbonate masses at top of horizon; fragments; violent effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05475
    B4—98 to 131 centimeters (38.6 to 51.6 inches); pink (7.5YR 8/3), pink (7.5YR 7/4), moist; clay loam; weak subangular blocky structure; hard; few (0.5) very fine roots throughout; few (0.5) fine pores; fine and medium irregular carbonate masses at top of horizon; fragments; violent effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05476
    B1—131 to 170 centimeters (51.6 to 66.9 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 subangular blocky, and weak prismatic structure; very hard; few (0.5) fine pores; faint clay films throughout; fine and medium irregular carbonate masses at top of horizon; fragments; violent effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05477. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1476490; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1476490
    B2—170 to 212 centimeters (66.9 to 83.5 inches); reddish yellow (5YR 7/6) and pink (5YR 8/4), reddish yellow (5YR 6/6) and reddish yellow (5YR 7/6), moist; clay loam; weak subangular blocky structure; hard; few (0.5) fine pores; faint clay films throughout; fine and medium irregular carbonate masses at top of horizon; fragments; violent effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05478. thin sections; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1476491; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1476491
    B3—212 to 260 centimeters (83.5 to 102.4 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6), red (2.5YR 4/6), moist; sandy clay loam; weak prismatic, and weak subangular blocky structure; very hard; faint clay films throughout; fine and medium irregular carbonate masses in cracks; fragments; violent effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05479. thin sections; continuous - phpvsfiid 1476492; continuous - phpvsfiid 1476492
    B4—260 to 277 centimeters (102.4 to 109.1 inches); pink (5YR 8/4), reddish yellow (5YR 6/6), moist; clay loam; weak subangular blocky, and weak prismatic structure; very hard; faint clay films throughout; medium and coarse irregular carbonate masses at top of horizon; fragments; violent effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05480. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1476493; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1476493
    B5—277 to 308 centimeters (109.1 to 121.3 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; sandy clay loam; weak subangular blocky structure; very hard; faint clay films throughout; fine carbonate threads at top of horizon and fine and medium irregular carbonate masses in cracks; fragments; violent effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05481. patchy - phpvsfiid 1476494; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476494
    B6—308 to 336 centimeters (121.3 to 132.3 inches); reddish yellow (5YR 6/6) and pink (5YR 8/3), yellowish red (5YR 5/6) and pink (5YR 7/4), moist; clay loam; weak subangular blocky structure; very hard; faint clay films throughout; fine and medium irregular carbonate masses at top of horizon; fragments; violent effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05482. patchy - phpvsfiid 1476495; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476495
    B7—336 to 373 centimeters (132.3 to 146.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; sandy clay loam; weak subangular blocky structure; very hard; few (0.5) fine pores; faint clay films throughout; fine and medium irregular carbonate masses at top of horizon; fragments; violent effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05483. Mn flecks; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476496; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476496
    B1—373 to 424 centimeters (146.9 to 166.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; sandy clay loam; weak subangular blocky structure; very hard; 0.5 fine pores; faint clay films throughout; fine irregular carbonate masses in cracks and medium irregular carbonate masses; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05484. secondary carbonates: non-calcareous matrix Mn flecks; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476497; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476497
    B2—424 to 503 centimeters (166.9 to 198.0 inches); reddish yellow (5YR 6/6), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist; sandy clay loam; weak prismatic, and weak subangular blocky structure; hard; few (0.5) fine pores; clay films throughout; fine carbonate threads and fine and medium irregular carbonate masses; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05485. thin sections Mn flecks; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476498; patchy - phpvsfiid 1476498
    2B—503 to 551 centimeters (198.0 to 216.9 inches); reddish yellow (5YR 6/6), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist; sandy clay loam; weak prismatic, and weak subangular blocky structure; slightly hard; few (0.5) fine pores; fine carbonate threads and fine and medium spherical carbonate masses; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05486. Mn flecks
    3B—551 to 556 centimeters (216.9 to 218.9 inches); reddish yellow (5YR 6/6), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist; sandy clay loam; weak subangular blocky structure; very hard; few (0.5) fine pores; fine carbonate threads at top of horizon; fragments; violent effervescence. Lab sample # 95P05487. Mn flecks