| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: S2019TX285002 | ( Lavaca, Texas ) | Print Date: Dec 6 2025 3:46AM |
| Sampled as on Aug 7, 2018: | Frelsburg ; Fine, smectitic, thermic Udic Calciustert |
| Revised to : |
| United States Department of Agriculture | ||||
| SSL | - | Project | C2020USTX047 MLRA 86 - Frelsburg Clay 3 to 5 percent slopes | Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| - | Site ID | S2019TX285002 Lat: 29° 30' 10.40" north Long: 97° 3' 52.33" west MLRA: 86B | National Soil Survey Center | |
| - | Pedon No. | 20N0347 | Kellogg Soil Survey Laboratory | |
| - | General Methods 1B1A, 2A1, 2B | Lincoln, Nebraska 68508-3866 | ||
| Layer | Horizon | Orig Hzn | Depth (cm) | Field Label 1 | Field Label 2 | Field Label 3 | Field Texture | Lab Texture |
| 20N01518 | Ap | Ap | 0-14 | S2019TX285002-1 | CL | SCL | ||
| 20N01519 | Bw | Bw | 14-39 | S2019TX285002-2 | CL | CL | ||
| 20N01520 | Bkss1 | Bkss1 | 39-78 | S2019TX285002-3 | C | CL | ||
| 20N01521 | Bkss2 | Bkss2 | 78-119 | S2019TX285002-4 | C | C | ||
| 20N01522 | BCkss | BCkss | 119-141 | S2019TX285002-5 | C | SIC | ||
| 20N01523 | CBkss | CBkss | 141-204 | S2019TX285002-6 | C | SIC | ||
| Pedon Calculations | |||
| Calculation Name | Result | Units of Measure | |
| Weighted Particles, 0.1-75mm, 75 mm Base | 31 | % wt | |
| Volume, >2mm, Weighted Average | 1 | % vol | |
| Clay, carbonate free, set 2, Weighted Average | 32 | % wt | |
| Clay, total, set 2, Weighted Average | 37 | % wt | |
| CEC Activity, CEC7/Clay, Weighted Average, CECd, Set 8 | 0.73 | (NA) | |
| LE, Whole Soil, Summed to 1m | 6 | cm/m | |
| Weighted averages based on control section: 25-100 cm | |||
| PSDA & Rock Fragments | -1- | -2- | -3- | -4- | -5- | -6- | -7- | -8- | -9- | -10- | -11- | -12- | -13- | -14- | -15- | -16- | -17- | -18- | |||
| (- - - - - Total - - - - - -) | (- - Clay - - -) | (- - - - Silt - - - - -) | (- - - - - - - - - - - - Sand - - - - - - - - - - - -) | ( Rock Fragments (mm) ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Lab | Clay | Silt | Sand | Fine | CO3 | Fine | Coarse | VF | F | M | C | VC | (- - - - - - - - Weight - - - - - - - -) | >2 mm | |||||||
| Text- | < | .002 | .05 | < | < | .002 | .02 | .05 | .10 | .25 | .5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 20 | .1- | wt % | ||||
| Depth | ure | .002 | -.05 | -2 | .0002 | .002 | -.02 | -.05 | -.10 | -.25 | -.50 | -1 | -2 | -5 | -20 | -75 | 75 | whole | |||
| Layer | (cm) | Horz | Prep | (- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % of <2mm Mineral Soil - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -) | (- - - - - - - % of <75mm - - - - - -) | soil | |||||||||||||||
| 3A1a1a | 3A1a1a | 3A1a1a | 3A1a1a | 3A1a1a | 3A1a1a | 3A1a1a | 3A1a1a | ||||||||||||||
| 20N01518 | 0-14 | Ap | S | scl | 22.6 | 16.9 | 60.5 | 3.6 | 11.2 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 25.1 | 22.7 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 4 | |
| 20N01519 | 14-39 | Bw | S | cl | 33.4 | 26.2 | 40.4 | 3.2 | 20.9 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 13.9 | 16.5 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 1 | tr | -- | 37 | 1 | |
| 20N01520 | 39-78 | Bkss1 | S | cl | 34.5 | 28.7 | 36.8 | 5.5 | 22.5 | 6.2 | 3.3 | 11.1 | 15.6 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 3 | tr | -- | 35 | 3 | |
| 20N01521 | 78-119 | Bkss2 | S | c | 43.8 | 34.8 | 21.4 | 4.6 | 21.7 | 13.1 | 2.6 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 2.2 | 1.2 | tr | -- | -- | 19 | tr | |
| 20N01522 | 119-141 | BCkss | S | sic | 55.1 | 40.8 | 4.1 | 9.6 | 31.5 | 9.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -- | -- | -- | 3 | -- | |
| 20N01523 | 141-204 | CBkss | S | sic | 54.8 | 43.4 | 1.8 | 8.1 | 37.4 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1 | tr | -- | 2 | 1 | |
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: S2019TX285002 | ( Lavaca, Texas ) | Print Date: Dec 6 2025 3:46AM |
| Sampled As | : | Frelsburg | Fine, smectitic, thermic Udic Calciustert | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 20N0347 | |||
| Bulk Density & Moisture | -1- | -2- | -3- | -4- | -5- | -6- | -7- | -8- | -9- | -10- | -11- | -12- | -13- | -14- | |||
| (Bulk Density) | Cole | (- - - - - - - - - - - Water Content - - - - - - - - - - -) | ( Air Dry-Oven Dry ) | WRD | Aggst | ||||||||||||
| 33 | Oven | Whole | 6 | 10 | 33 | 1500 | 1500 kPa | (- - - - Ratio - - - -) | Whole | Stabl | (- - Ratio/Clay - -) | ||||||
| Depth | kPa | Dry | Soil | kPa | kPa | kPa | kPa | Moist | Corrected | Soil | 2-0.5mm | CEC7 | 1500 kPa | ||||
| Layer | (cm) | Horz | Prep | (- - - g cm-3 - - -) | (- - - - - - - - - - - - pct of < 2mm - - - - - - - - - - - -) | cm3 cm-3 | % | ||||||||||
| DbWR1 | DbWR1 | DbWR1 | 3C2a1a | 3D1 | 4E2a1a1a1 | ||||||||||||
| 20N01518 | 0-14 | Ap | S | 1.61 | 1.76 | 0.029 | 17.6 | 12.2 | 1.024 | 0.09 | 0.86 | 0.54 | |||||
| 20N01519 | 14-39 | Bw | S | 1.61 | 1.86 | 0.049 | 20.9 | 13.4 | 1.033 | 0.12 | 0.71 | 0.40 | |||||
| 20N01520 | 39-78 | Bkss1 | S | 1.60 | 1.90 | 0.058 | 22.1 | 13.9 | 1.033 | 0.13 | 0.75 | 0.40 | |||||
| 20N01521 | 78-119 | Bkss2 | S | 1.53 | 1.90 | 0.075 | 25.0 | 16.9 | 1.039 | 0.12 | 0.71 | 0.39 | |||||
| 20N01522 | 119-141 | BCkss | S | 1.46 | 2.00 | 0.111 | 29.5 | 20.5 | 1.046 | 1.046 | 0.13 | 0.63 | 0.37 | ||||
| 20N01523 | 141-204 | CBkss | S | 1.49 | 1.87 | 0.078 | 26.9 | 19.2 | 1.043 | 1.043 | 0.11 | 0.58 | 0.35 | ||||
| Water Content | -1- | -2- | -3- | -4- | -5- | -6- | -7- | -8- | -9- | -10- | -11- | -12- | -13- | |||||||
| (- - Atterberg - -) | (- - - - - Bulk Density - - - - -) | (- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Water Content - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -) | ||||||||||||||||||
| (- - - Limits - - -) | Field | Recon | Recon | Field | Recon | (- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sieved Samples - - - - - - - - - - - - -) | ||||||||||||||
| LL | PI | 33 | Oven | 33 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 100 | 200 | 500 | ||||||||||
| Depth | kPa | Dry | kPa | kPa | kPa | kPa | kPa | kPa | kPa | |||||||||||
| Layer | (cm) | Horz | Prep | pct <0.4mm | (- - - - - - - - g cm-3 - - - - - - -) | (- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % of < 2mm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -) | ||||||||||||||
| 3C1e1a | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 20N01518 | 0-14 | Ap | S | 13.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 20N01519 | 14-39 | Bw | S | 16.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 20N01520 | 39-78 | Bkss1 | S | 19.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 20N01521 | 78-119 | Bkss2 | S | 24.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 20N01522 | 119-141 | BCkss | S | 28.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 20N01523 | 141-204 | CBkss | S | 26.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Carbon & Extractions | -1- | -2- | -3- | -4- | -5- | -6- | -7- | -8- | -9- | -10- | -11- | -12- | -13- | -14- | -15- | -16- | -17- | -18- | -19- | |||
| (- - - - - Total - - - - -) | Est | OC | C/N | (- - - Dith-Cit Ext - - -) | (- - - - - - Ammonium Oxalate Extraction - - - - - -) | (- - - Na Pyro-Phosphate - - -) | ||||||||||||||||
| Depth | C | N | S | OC | (WB) | Ratio | Fe | Al | Mn | Al+½Fe | ODOE | Fe | Al | Si | Mn | C | Fe | Al | Mn | |||
| Layer | (cm) | Horz | Prep | (- - - - - - - - - - % of <2 mm - - - - - - - - - -) | (- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % of < 2mm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -) | mg kg-1 | (- - - - - - % of < 2mm - - - - -) | |||||||||||||||
| 4H2a | 4H2a | 4H2a | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 20N01518 | 0-14 | Ap | S | 3.88 | 0.17 | 0.02 | 1.7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 20N01519 | 14-39 | Bw | S | 3.26 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 20N01520 | 39-78 | Bkss1 | S | 3.33 | 0.05 | tr | 0.3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 20N01521 | 78-119 | Bkss2 | S | 3.50 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 20N01522 | 119-141 | BCkss | S | 3.33 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 20N01523 | 141-204 | CBkss | S | 3.74 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: S2019TX285002 | ( Lavaca, Texas ) | Print Date: Dec 6 2025 3:46AM |
| Sampled As | : | Frelsburg | Fine, smectitic, thermic Udic Calciustert | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 20N0347 | |||
| CEC & Bases | -1- | -2- | -3- | -4- | -5- | -6- | -7- | -8- | -9- | -10- | -11- | -12- | -13- | -14- | |||
| (- - - - - - NH4OAC Extractable Bases - - - - -) | CEC8 | CEC7 | ECEC | (- - - - Base - - - -) | |||||||||||||
| Sum | Acid- | Extr | KCl | Sum | NH4 | Bases | Al | (- Saturation -) | |||||||||
| Depth | Ca | Mg | Na | K | Bases | ity | Al | Mn | Cats | OAC | +Al | Sat | Sum | NH4OAC | |||
| Layer | (cm) | Horz | Prep | (- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - cmol(+) kg-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -) | mg kg-1 | (- - - - cmol(+) kg-1 - - -) | (- - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - -) | ||||||||||
| 4B1a1a | 4B1a1a | 4B1a1a | 4B1a1a | 4B1a1a | |||||||||||||
| 20N01518 | 0-14 | Ap | S | 49.1* | 0.8 | tr | 0.4 | 50.3 | 19.5 | 100 | |||||||
| 20N01519 | 14-39 | Bw | S | 57.7* | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 59.1 | 23.8 | 100 | |||||||
| 20N01520 | 39-78 | Bkss1 | S | 55.0* | 1.4 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 59.3 | 25.8 | 100 | |||||||
| 20N01521 | 78-119 | Bkss2 | S | 52.5* | 2.2 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 60.1 | 31.0 | 100 | |||||||
| 20N01522 | 119-141 | BCkss | S | 57.5* | 2.9 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 66.8 | 34.7 | 100 | |||||||
| 20N01523 | 141-204 | CBkss | S | 59.5* | 2.9 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 68.6 | 32.0 | 100 | |||||||
| Salt | -1- | -2- | -3- | -4- | -5- | -6- | -7- | -8- | -9- | -10- | -11- | -12- | -13- | -14- | -15- | -16- | -17- | -18- | -19- | -20- | |||
| (- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Water Extracted From Saturated Paste - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -) | 1:2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Elec | Elec | Exch | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth | Ca | Mg | Na | K | CO3 | HCO3 | F | Cl | PO4 | Br | OAC | SO4 | NO2 | NO3 | H2O | Salts | Cond | Cond | Na | SAR | |||
| Layer | (cm) | Horz | Prep | (- - - - - mmol(+) L-1 - - - - -) | (- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - mmol(-) L-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -) | (- - - - % - - - -) | (- - dS m-1 - -) | % | |||||||||||||||
| 4F2 | 4F2 | 4F2 | 4F2 | 4F2 | 4F2 | 4F2 | 4F2 | 4F2 | 4F2 | 4F2 | 4F2 | 4F2 | 4F2 | 4F2 | 4F2 | 4F1a1a1 | |||||||
| 20N01518 | 0-14 | Ap | S | 10.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -- | 7.9 | tr | 1.1 | -- | -- | -- | 0.5 | -- | 0.1 | 46.8 | 0.96 | 0.33 | tr | tr | |
| 20N01519 | 14-39 | Bw | S | 0.20 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20N01520 | 39-78 | Bkss1 | S | 0.25 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20N01521 | 78-119 | Bkss2 | S | 0.8 | 0.1 | 7.7 | tr | -- | 3.7 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 0.1 | -- | 0.1 | 1.4 | tr | 0.1 | 77.6 | 0.87 | 0.50 | 14 | 12 | |
| 20N01522 | 119-141 | BCkss | S | 1.8 | 0.2 | 11.3 | tr | -- | 2.9 | 0.5 | 5.3 | 0.4 | -- | tr | 4.2 | tr | 0.1 | 97.9 | 1.36 | 0.77 | 14 | 12 | |
| 20N01523 | 141-204 | CBkss | S | 2.0 | 0.2 | 12.2 | 0.1 | -- | 2.8 | 0.4 | 7.1 | -- | -- | tr | 3.7 | -- | 0.2 | 91.7 | 1.54 | 0.79 | 14 | 12 | |
| pH & Carbonates | -1- | -2- | -3- | -4- | -5- | -6- | -7- | -8- | -9- | -10- | -11- | |||
| (- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - pH - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -) | (- - Carbonate - -) | (- - Gypsum - - -) | ||||||||||||
| CaCl2 | As CaCO3 | As CaSO4*2H2O | Resist | |||||||||||
| Depth | 0.01M | H2O | Sat | <2mm | <20mm | <2mm | <20mm | ohms | ||||||
| Layer | (cm) | Horz | Prep | KCl | 1:2 | 1:1 | Paste | Oxid | NaF | (- - - - - - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - - - - -) | cm-1 | |||
| 4C1a2a3 | 4C1a2a | 4C1a2a | 4F2 | 4E1a1a1a1 | 4E2a1a1a1 | |||||||||
| 20N01518 | 0-14 | Ap | S | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 18 | ||||||
| 20N01519 | 14-39 | Bw | S | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 24 | |||||||
| 20N01520 | 39-78 | Bkss1 | S | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 26 | |||||||
| 20N01521 | 78-119 | Bkss2 | S | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 27 | -- | |||||
| 20N01522 | 119-141 | BCkss | S | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 26 | -- | |||||
| 20N01523 | 141-204 | CBkss | S | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 29 | -- | |||||
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: S2019TX285002 | ( Lavaca, Texas ) | Print Date: Dec 6 2025 3:46AM |
| Sampled As | : | Frelsburg | Fine, smectitic, thermic Udic Calciustert | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 20N0347 | |||
| Clay Mineralogy (<.002 mm) | -1- | -2- | -3- | -4- | -5- | -6- | -7- | -8- | -9- | -10- | -11- | -12- | -13- | -14- | -15- | -16- | -17- | -18- | |||
| X-Ray | Thermal | Elemental | EGME | Inter | |||||||||||||||||
| SiO2 | Al2O3 | Fe2O3 | MgO | CaO | K2O | Na2O | Retn | preta | |||||||||||||
| Depth | Fract | 7A1b1 | tion | ||||||||||||||||||
| Layer | (cm) | Horz | ion | ( - - - - - - - - - peak size - - - - - - - - - - ) | (- - - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - - - -) | (- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -) | mg g-1 | ||||||||||||||
| 20N01519 | 14.0-39.0 | Bw | tcly | MT 5 | KK 2 | CA 1 | SMEC | ||||||||||||||
| 20N01520 | 39.0-78.0 | Bkss1 | tcly | MT 5 | KK 2 | CA 2 | SMEC | ||||||||||||||
| 20N01521 | 78.0-119.0 | Bkss2 | tcly | MT 4 | CA 2 | KK 2 | SMEC | ||||||||||||||
| 20N01522 | 119.0-141.0 | BCkss | tcly | MT 4 | CA 2 | KK 1 | LE 1 | SMEC | |||||||||||||
| 20N01523 | 141.0-204.0 | CBkss | tcly | MT 3 | CA 2 | KK 1 | SMEC | ||||||||||||||
| FRACTION INTERPRETATION: | ||||
| tcly - Total Clay <0.002 mm | ||||
| MINERAL INTERPRETATION: | ||||
| CA Calcite | KK Kaolinite | LE Lepidocrocite | MT Montmorillonite | |
| RELATIVE PEAK SIZE: | 5 Very Large | 4 Large | 3 Medium | 2 Small | 1 Very Small | 6 No Peaks |
| INTERPRETATION (BY HORIZON): | ||||
| SMEC - Smectitic | ||||
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: S2019TX285002 | ( Lavaca, Texas ) | Print Date: Dec 6 2025 3:46AM |
| Sampled As | : | Frelsburg | Fine, smectitic, thermic Udic Calciustert | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 20N0347 | |||
| Sand - Silt Mineralogy (2.0-0.002 mm) | -1- | -2- | -3- | -4- | -5- | -6- | -7- | -8- | -9- | -10- | -11- | -12- | -13- | -14- | -15- | -16- | -17- | -18- | |||
| X-Ray | Thermal | Optical | EGME | Inter | |||||||||||||||||
| Tot Re | Grain Count | Retn | preta | ||||||||||||||||||
| Depth | Fract | 7B1a2 | tion | ||||||||||||||||||
| Layer | (cm) | Horz | ion | ( - - - - - - - - peak size - - - - - - - - - ) | (- - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - - - -) | (- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -) | mg g-1 | ||||||||||||||
| 20N01519 | 14.0-39.0 | Bw | fs | 82 | QZ 79 | FK 7 | BT 3 | CA 3 | CB 3 | FE 2 | SMIX | ||||||||||
| CD 1 | FP 1 | GN tr | GS tr | MS tr | OP tr | ||||||||||||||||
| ZR tr | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20N01520 | 39.0-78.0 | Bkss1 | fs | 80 | QZ 76 | FK 7 | CB 5 | BT 3 | CA 3 | FE 3 | SMIX | ||||||||||
| MS 1 | CD 1 | OP tr | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20N01521 | 78.0-119.0 | Bkss2 | csi | 65 | QZ 64 | CA 26 | FK 4 | CB 2 | MS 2 | CD 1 | SMIX | ||||||||||
| BT 1 | BY tr | FP tr | HN tr | FE tr | OP tr | ||||||||||||||||
| PR tr | ZR tr | RU tr | |||||||||||||||||||
| FRACTION INTERPRETATION: | ||||
| csi - Coarse Silt 0.02-0.05 mm | fs - Fine Sand 0.1-0.25 mm | |||
| MINERAL INTERPRETATION: | ||||
| BT Biotite | BY Beryl | CA Calcite | CB Carbonate Aggregates | CD Chert (Chalcedony |
| FE Iron Oxides (Goethite | FK Potassium Feldspar | FP Plagioclase Feldspar | GN Garnet | GS Glass |
| HN Hornblende | MS Muscovite | OP Opaques | PR Pyroxene | QZ Quartz |
| RU Rutile | ZR Zircon | |||
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: S2019TX285002 | ( Lavaca, Texas ) | Print Date: Dec 6 2025 3:46AM |
| Sampled As | : | Frelsburg | Fine, smectitic, thermic Udic Calciustert | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 20N0347 | |||
| INTERPRETATION (BY HORIZON): | ||||
| SMIX - Mixed Sand | ||||