IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Amarillo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2010TX305010
  • User Pedon ID: S2010TX305010
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 10N1234
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 37545
  • 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: 33.3395004
  • Std. Longitude: -101.7935944
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX305—Lynn
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX305—Lynn County, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Todd Carr
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Aridic Paleustalfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Amarillo
  • Classificaton Date - 8/10/2010
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Amarillo
  • Classificaton Date - 6/24/2010
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • RaCA Information:
  • DSP Plot ID - CRP-5

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/24/2010 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Ap1

    Ap2

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    12

    30

    55

    92

    116

    158

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    55

    92

    116

    158

    203

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    CB/SS

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    20.6

    27

    31.9

    29.7

    28.7

    26.4

    27

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    25.3

    22.5

    25

    24.3

    28.9

    26.8

    22.8

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    54

    50.5

    43.1

    46

    42.3

    46.8

    50.2

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    0.2

    1.6

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    0.5

    0.5

    0.6

    0.7

    1.8

    0.4

    0.6

    24.6

    4.7

    4.5

    3.9

    1.2

    4.3

    4.7

    24

    22.2

    19.3

    19

    8.2

    21.5

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    18.7

    22.2

    29.5

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    Ap1

    Ap2

    w

    k

    kk

    kk

    k

    0

    12

    30

    55

    92

    116

    158

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    55

    92

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    158

    203

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—20

    20—50

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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

    0.5

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    Ap1—0 to 12 centimeters (0.0 to 4.7 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable; medium roots and fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    Ap2—12 to 30 centimeters (4.7 to 11.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable; fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    w—30 to 55 centimeters (11.8 to 21.7 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and medium structure; soft, friable; fine roots; 15 percent clay films; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    k—55 to 92 centimeters (21.7 to 36.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist; weak fine subangular blocky, and medium structure; slightly hard, friable; 3 percent carbonate nodules and 19 percent carbonate, finely disseminated; fragments; violent effervescence; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    kk—92 to 116 centimeters (36.2 to 45.7 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist; weak fine subangular blocky, and medium structure; slightly hard, firm; 8 percent carbonate masses and 45 percent medium carbonate, finely disseminated; fragments; violent effervescence; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    kk—116 to 158 centimeters (45.7 to 62.2 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/2), light gray (10YR 7/2), moist; moderate fine subangular blocky, and medium structure; hard, firm; 18 percent carbonate, finely disseminated and 20 percent coarse carbonate masses and 2 percent fine carbonate nodules and 5 percent fine carbonate concretions and 5 percent medium and medium carbonate concretions; fragments; violent effervescence; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    k—158 to 203 centimeters (62.2 to 79.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist; weak fine subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 27 percent carbonate, finely disseminated and 5 percent medium carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence.; observed in pit, small