LOCATION BEAUBIEN NM
Tentative Series
Rev. AJM
06/2022
BEAUBIEN SERIES
The Beaubien series consists of very deep, well drained, moderately permeable soils that formed in loamy eolian sand deposits of mostly Holocene age. These nearly level to moderately sloping soils occur on sandsheets leeward of large drainages and river valleys within the Canadian Plateaus LRU of MLRA 70A. Slope ranges from 0 to 3 percent. Mean annual soil temperature is 11.6 degrees C (53 degrees F), and mean annual precipitation is about 420 mm (16 in).
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Aridic Haplustalfs
TYPICAL PEDON: Beaubien fine sandy loam-in a delineation of Beaubien-Seelez complex, sand sheets, with 1 percent slope to the northwest at an elevation of 1903m (6245').
A--0 to 7 cm (0 to 3 in); brown (10YR 5/3) fine sandy loam, dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; weak thin platy structure parting to weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, non-sticky, non-plastic; many fine and few medium roots; many very fine interstitial pores; non-effervescent; neutral, pH 6.6; clear smooth boundary.
Bt--7 to 61 cm (3 to 24 in); brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy clay loam, dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist; moderate very coarse prismatic structure parting to moderate medium and fine subangular blocky; very hard, friable; common fine and few medium roots; common fine and few medium tubular pores; few faint clay films on vertical faces of peds and common distinct clay bridges between sand grains; non-effervescent; neutral, pH 6.9; clear wavy boundary.
Btb--61 to 83 cm (24 to 33 in); brown (7.5YR 5/4) loam, brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; weak coarse prismatic structure parting to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; very few fine and common very fine roots; common medium and few coarse tubular pores; few faint clay films on faces of peds; non-effervescent; neutral, pH 7.2; gradual wavy boundary.
Btkb--83 to 140 cm (33 to 55 in); brown (7.5YR 5/4) sandy clay loam, brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist; weak coarse prismatic structure parting to weak medium and fine subangular blocky; hard, very friable; very few fine roots between peds; common medium tubular pores; few carbonate coats in root channels and pores; few clay films on faces of peds; common fine dendritic carbonate masses in pore linings; slight effervescence (0.7 percent calcium carbonate); slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; gradual wavy boundary.
C--140 to 200 cm (55 to 79 in); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) sandy clay loam, brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist; weak coarse prismatic structure; hard, very friable; few medium tubular pores; non-effervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; clear wavy boundary.
TYPE LOCATION: Colfax County, New Mexico; About 0.63 miles east of Crow Creek, on the CS-Ranch property; 36.6764, -104.5655.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Solum thickness: greater than 200 cm
Thickness of ochric epipedon: 5 to 15 cm (2 to 6 in)
Thickness of mollic colors at the soil surface*: 5 to 30 cm (2 to 12 in)
Thickness of argillic horizon: 31 to 175 cm (12 to 69 in)
Depth to buried horizons (if present): 25 to 100 cm (10 to 40 in)
Depth to secondary calcium carbonate: 25 to 168 cm (10 to 66 in)
Particle-size control section (weighted average):
Silicate clay: 18 to 30 percent
Sand content: 50 percent or greater, mostly fine and very fine sands
A horizons:
Hue: 7.5YR or 10YR
Value: 4 or 5, and 3 or 4 moist
Chroma: 2 to 4 moist or dry
Texture: fine sandy loam, sandy loam or loamy fine sand
Effervescence: none
Reaction (pH): neutral to slightly alkaline (6.6-7.8)
Bt horizons:
Hue: 7.5YR or 10YR
Value: 4 or 5, and 3 or 4 moist
Chroma: 2 to 4 moist or dry
Texture: sandy clay loam, loam, or clay loam
Effervescence: none
Reaction (pH): neutral to slightly alkaline (6.6-7.8)
Btk horizons:
Hue: 7.5YR or 10YR
Value: 4 to 6, and 3 to 6 moist
Chroma: 3 or 4 moist or dry
Texture: sandy clay loam, fine sandy loam, loam, or clay loam
Calcium carbonate equivalent: 1 to 10 percent
Effervescence: slight to violent
Reaction (pH): slightly to moderately alkaline (7.4-8.4)
C/Ck horizons (where present):
Hue: 7.5YR to 10YR
Value: 4 to 6, and 3 to 6 moist
Chroma: 3 or 4 moist or dry
Texture: sandy clay loam, clay loam, fine sandy loam, or loam
Identifiable secondary carbonates: amount-1 to 5 percent
Calcium carbonate equivalent: 0 to 15 percent
Effervescence: strong or violent
Reaction (pH): slightly alkaline to moderately alkaline (7.4-8.4)
Other features: Some pedons have a mollic epipedon and would meet minimum requirements for Argiustolls. Where hues are 7.5YR or redder and chroma is 6 or greater, the silicate clay content of the argillic horizon decreases from its maximum by greater than 20 percent within a depth of 150 cm (59 in).
COMPETING SERIES: This list includes the
Arnor(MLRA 48A),
Arwite(MLRA 58B),
Augustine(MLRA 38),
Bigbow(MLRA 77A),
Bosonoak(MLRA 35),
Carri(MLRA 38),
Celacy(MLRA 35),
Celavar(MLRA 35),
Dalhart(MLRA 77A),
Deekay(MLRA 58B),
Dermala(MLRAs 35 and 36),
Elwop(MLRA 58B),
Evpark(MLRA 35),
Flugle(MLRAs 35 and 36),
Fort Collins(MLRA 67),
Gateson(MLRA 58B),
Iwela(MLRAs 35 and 36), Liendre (MLRA 70A),
Lykorly(MLRAs 35 and 39),
Navajita(MLRA 35),
Nyjack(MLRA 36),
Oldwolf(MLRA 58B),
Olnest(MLRA 67),
Orlie(MLRA 36),
Parkelei(MLRA 35),
Pinitos(MLRA 35),
Rauzi(MLRA 58B),
Ribera(MLRAs 35 and 42C),
Rockybutte(MLRA 58B),
Stoneham(MLRA 67),
Toluca(MLRA 58A), and
Wagonhound(MLRA 67A) series.
The
Arnor soils formed over residuum of Precambrian bedrock.
Arwite,
Deekay,
Elwop,
Oldwolf,
Rauzi, and
Rockybutte soils are colder (6.7-10 oC MAAT) with frost free periods of 130 days or fewer.
Augustine soils formed in alluvium from rhyolitic tuff and lava. They can have a calcic horizon at depth.
Bigbow and
Dalhart soils are lower in elevation (750-1430m elev.), therefore warmer (12-14 oC, MAAT), but also receive more annual precipitation (381-584mm MAP).
Bosonoak soils have colors that are 2.5YR or redder and receive the bulk of growing season precipitation during a period beginning after July.
Carri soils are moderately deep to granitic bedrock.
Celacy,
Celavar,
Evpark,
Gateson, and
Ribera soils are moderately deep to sedimentary bedrock.
Dermala and
Iwela soils are formed in gravelly and very gravelly alluvium and colluvium.
Flugle soils are drier (330-381mm MAP) and colder (8.3-10 oC) with up to 15 percent rock fragments.
Fort Collins and
Stoneham soils are drier (330-430mm MAP) and colder (7-12 oC MAAT) with bulk precipitation period beginning earlier in the growing season (April).
Lykorly soils formed in alluvium and have their annual precipitation split between summer and winter months.
Navajita soils formed in alluvium from rhyolitic tuff with glass counts greater than 20 percent in the control section.
Nyjack soils formed in materials from rhyolitic tuff with glass counts greater than 10 percent in the control section.
Olnest soils are drier (330-430mm MAP) with bulk precipitation period beginning earlier in the growing season (April) and up to 10 percent rock fragments.
Orlie soils are colder (7.2-11.6 oC MAAT) and drier (305-406mm MAP) with the bulk of growing season precipitation during a period beginning after July and have up to 15 percent rock fragments.
Parkelei and
Pinitos soils receive the bulk of growing season precipitation during a period beginning after July and have up to 10 percent rock fragments.
Toluca soils are drier (254-356mm MAP) and colder (8.9-12.2 oC MAST) with a calcic horizon beginning at 23cm depth.
Wagonhound soils formed in alluvium and colluvium with up to 15 percent rock fragments and are in a colder (8-11oC MAAT) and drier (300-380mm MAP) climate.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
These soils are located on plateau interfluve landscapes on a variety of landforms that have been exposed to sand sheet deposits. These landforms may include treads, structural benches, ridges, hills, and terrace risers. Precipitation occurs mostly in summer months with the bulk occurring during a period beginning in May and lasting through September.
Slope: 0 to 3 percent
Soil moisture: An ustic moisture regime bordering on aridic.
Mean annual soil temperature: 9.4 to 14.4 degrees C (49 to 58 degrees F)
Mean annual air temperature: 8.3 to 12.8 degrees C (47 to 55 degrees F)
Mean annual precipitation: 381 to 457 mm (15 to 18 in)
Frost-free period: 130 to 175 days
Elevation: 1524 to 2133 m (5000 to 7000 ft)
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the
Carnero, Gallinas, Philmont and
Seelez soils.
Carnero soils are closer to the plateau margins and are moderately deep to sandstone bedrock.
Gallinas soils are on stream terraces usually below the Beaubien soil in a stream valley system. They have a pachic mollic epipedon.
Philmont soils are also on the plateau interfluve but are not formed in a sand sheet and therefore have fine textures in the control section with sand contents below 50 percent.
Seelez soils form on plateau interfluves in sand sheets that are still somewhat active and therefore have not formed an argillic horizon.
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Drainage class: well drained
Permeability: moderate
Runoff: negligible on slopes less than 1 percent, low on 1 to 5 percent slopes, and moderate on 5 to 8 percent slopes
USE AND VEGETATION: These soils are used for livestock grazing. Native vegetation is mixed warm and cool season grasses with some shrubs. They are correlated to the Sandy ecological site GX070A01X021.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Northeastern New Mexico, LRR G, in MLRA 70A along the Canadian Plateaus of the Southwestern Great Plains; LRU 70A.1 (Canadian Plateaus). The series is extensive.
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Phoenix, Arizona
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Update to the Canadian Plateaus LRU of MLRA 70A.1.
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon:
Ochric epipedon: A horizons - 0 to 7 cm (0 to 3 in)
Argillic horizon: Bt, Btb, Btkb horizons - 7 to 140 cm (3 to 33 in)
Secondary carbonates: Btkb horizon - 83 to 140 cm (33 to 55 in)
Buried soil (paleosol): Btb, Btkb, and C horizons - 61 to 200 cm (24 to 79 in)
*note that this soil can sometimes meet the requirements of a Mollisol
Series was formerly correlated to both the Dalhart and Manter series. This new series is intended to better communicate MLRA concepts.
ADDITIONAL DATA: PSA and basic soil chemistry were performed in MLRA office laboratory.
Pedon ID: S2020NM007002
KSSL Lab Pedon #: 20N0583
Classified according to Keys to Soil Taxonomy, Twelfth Edition, 2014
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National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.