LOCATION TURKEYSPRINGS NMInactive Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Argiustolls
TYPICAL PEDON: Typical profile of Turkeysprings clay loam, in a virgin area under cutover ponderosa pine. (Colors are for dry soil unless otherwise noted.)
A11--0 to 3 inches, reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) clay loam, dark reddish brown (2.5YR ) when moist; weak, thin, platy structure; soft when dry, friable when moist, moderately sticky and moderately plastic when wet; many very fine roots; calcareous; pH 7.6, gradual boundary.
A12--3 to 7 inches, reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) clay loam, dark reddish brown when moist; moderate, medium, granular structure; slightly hard when dry, friable when moist, sticky and plastic when wet; many fine roots; few fine pores; strongly calcareous; pH 7.8; gradual boundary.
B1--7 to 10 inches, reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) clay loam, dark reddish brown when moist; moderate, medium, subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm when moist, sticky and plastic when wet; few fine pores; few fine roots; strongly calcareous; pH 8.0; clear boundary.
B2t--10 to 17 inches, reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) silty clay, dark reddish brown (2.5YR ) when moist; weak, medium, prismatic structure breaking to strong, medium, subangular blocky; very hard when dry, firm when moist, sticky and plastic when wet; many fine pores; thin, continuous clay films; strongly calcareous, with mycelial lime; pH 8.2; gradual boundary.
B3ca--17 to 33 inches, reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) silty clay, reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) when moist; weak, medium, prismatic structure breaking to strong or moderate, medium, subangular blocky; hard when dry, friable when moist, sticky and plastic when wet; few patches of clay film; many fine pores; strongly calcareous, with much visible lime; pH 8.5; diffuse boundary.
C--33 to 54 inches, light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/4) silty clay loam, reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) when moist; massive; hard when dry, friable when moist, sticky and plastic when wet; few small pores; strongly calcareous, with mycelial lime; pH 8.6.
TYPE LOCATION: about 4 miles north of McGaffey; SW1/4 NE1/4 sec. 29, T. 14 N., R. 16 W., McKinley County, New Mexico.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
The A1 horizon is weak red to dark brown when dry. The color of the B horizon and of the underlying limestone ranges from reddish brown to red to yellowish red and strong brown. The clay content of the B horizon ranges from 35 to 40 percent. The depth to limestone ranges from 30 to 60 inches.
COMPETING SERIES: These are the Alder (MT), Bacbuster (MT), Bigbear (MT), Billman (MT), Charo (NM), Darret (MT), Durston (MT), Microy (NM), Mishakal (MT), Pino (NM), Roaringlion (MT) and Wilcoxson (NM) series.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: The Turkeysprings series consists of deep, well-drained upland soils on benches and on long, gentle dip slopes. They soils formed in material derived from limestone of the San Andres formation and modified in places by highly calcareous clayey shale of the Chinle formation. These soils occur at elevations of 7,200 to 7,800 feet, where the average annual precipitation is 19 to 20 inches and the average annual temperature is about 44 degrees F.
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: The Turkeysprings soils are associated with the Kiln and Fortwingate soils. They are deeper and less stony than the Kiln soils. They are calcareous throughout the profile and lack an A2 horizon, which is present in the noncalcareous Fortwingate soils.
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Well drained, permeability is moderate.
USE AND VEGETATION: The vegetation consists of ponderosa pine, pinyon pine, juniper, Gambel oak, cliffrose, Apache-plume, blue grama, and Arizona fescue.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Zuni Mountain Area, New Mexico. MLRA 35.
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Phoenix, Arizona
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Zuni Mountain Area, New Mexico. 1964
REMARKS: This description was added to the OSD database in March 2007. The intent is to preserve the concept of the series. The information in this description is taken verbatim from the Soil Survey of Zuni Mountain Area, New Mexico published in 1967. No update was made to the typical pedon nomenclature, geographically associated soils, etc.