LOCATION ZANEIS OK

Established Series
Rev. CRC:CEW:JLD
03/2016

ZANEIS SERIES

The Zaneis series consists of deep, well drained soils that formed in material weathered from interbedded sandstone and shale of Permian age. These soils are on crests and side slopes of low hills in the Central Rolling Red Prairies (MLRA 80A). Slope ranges from 0 to 8 percent. Mean annual air temperature is 16 degrees C (61 degrees F), and mean annual precipitation is 860 millimeters (34 in).

TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, thermic Udic Argiustolls

TYPICAL PEDON: Zaneis loam--tallgrass hay meadow, at an elevation of 357 m (1170 ft). (Colors are for dry soil unless otherwise stated.)

Ap--0 to 15 cm (0 to 6 in); brown (7.5YR 4/2) loam, dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) moist; weak medium platy structure parting to weak fine granular; slightly hard, very friable; many very fine and few fine roots; many very fine and fine continuous tubular pores; moderately acid; abrupt smooth boundary. (Thickness of the Ap horizon is 0 to 25 cm [0 to 10 in])

A--15 to 30 cm (6 to 12 in); brown (7.5YR 4/2) loam, dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) moist; weak fine subangular blocky structure parting to moderate fine granular; slightly hard, very friable; many very fine and few fine roots; many very fine and fine continuous tubular pores; moderately acid; clear smooth boundary. (Thickness of the A horizon is 10 to 36 cm [4 to 14 in])

BA--30 to 48 cm (12 to 19 in); brown (7.5YR 4/3) loam, dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) moist; weak fine prismatic structure parting to weak fine subangular blocky; hard, firm; many very fine and few fine and medium roots; common very fine and fine continuous tubular pores; moderately acid; gradual smooth boundary. (0 to 18 cm [0 to 7 inches] thick)

Bt1--48 to 79 cm (19 to 31 in); brown (7.5YR 5/3) clay loam, brown (7.5YR 4/3) moist; moderate medium prismatic structure parting to moderate medium blocky; very hard, very firm; many very fine and few fine roots; common very fine and fine continuous tubular pores; common distinct continuous clay films on vertical and horizontal faces; slightly acid; gradual wavy boundary.

Bt2--79 to 99 cm (31 to 39 in); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) sandy clay loam, reddish brown (5YR 4/4) moist; common medium distinct red (2.5YR 4/6)iron stains; moderate coarse prismatic structure parting to moderate medium blocky; very hard, very firm; common very fine roots; common very fine and fine continuous tubular pores; common distinct continuous clay films on vertical and horizontal faces; few fine iron-manganese concretions; moderately acid; gradual wavy boundary.

Bt3--99 to 122 cm (39 to 48 in); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) sandy clay loam, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) moist; common coarse prominent olive yellow (5Y 6/6), reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4), and brown (7.5YR 5/3) redox concentrations; common fine iron-manganese concretions; weak coarse prismatic structure parting to weak medium subangular blocky; hard, firm; common very fine roots; many very fine and common fine continuous tubular pores; common distinct discontinuous clay films on vertical and horizontal faces; brown (7.5YR 4/3) material in root channels; slightly acid; gradual wavy boundary.

Bt4--122 to 140 cm (48 to 55 in); red (2.5YR 5/6) sandy clay loam, red (2.5YR 4/6) moist; common medium distinct dark red (2.5YR 3/6) redox concentrations; weak coarse prismatic structure parting to weak coarse subangular blocky; hard, firm; few very fine roots; few very fine, many fine, and common medium continuous tubular pores; common faint discontinuous clay films on vertical faces; few fine iron-manganese concretions; brown (7.5YR 4/3) material along root channels; slightly acid; clear wavy boundary. (Combined thickness of the Bt horizon ranges from 61 to 102 cm [24 to 40 in])

BC--140 to 149 cm (55 to 59 in); red (2.5YR 5/6) sandy clay loam, red (2.5YR 4/6) moist; few medium distinct dark red (10R 3/6) redox concentrations; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; few very fine roots; common very fine and many fine continuous tubular pores; brown (7.5YR 4/3) material along root channels; weathered sandstone fragments 10 percent by volume; slightly acid; abrupt wavy boundary. (Thickness of the BC horizon is 0 to 25 cm [0 to 10 in])

Cr--149 to 165 cm (59 to 65 in); red (2.5YR 4/6) soft laminated sandstone, dark red (2.5YR 3/6) moist; slightly acid.

TYPE LOCATION: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma; about 1 mile east and 5 miles north of Edmond; 100 feet south and 1000 feet east of the northwest corner of sec. 6, T. 14 N., R. 2 W.

USGS Topographic Quadrangle: Edmond, OK
Latitude 35 degrees, 43 minutes, 30 seconds N
Longitude 97 degrees, 27 minutes, 25 seconds W
Datum: NAD 83

Decimal Degrees
Latitude: 35.72474
Longitude: -97.45641

UTM Easting: 639607.03 m
UTM Northing: 3954517.47 m
UTM Zone: 14N

RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to bedrock: 100 to 150 cm (40 to 60 in)

A or Ap horizon:
Hue: 5YR to 10YR
Value: 4 or 5 dry, 2 or 3 moist
Chroma: 2 or 3 dry or moist
Texture: fine sandy loam or loam
Reaction: moderately acid to neutral

BA horizon:
Hue of 5YR or 7.5YR
Value: 4 or 5 dry, 3 or 4 moist
Chroma: 2 to 4 dry or moist
Texture: loam or clay loam
Reaction: moderately acid to neutral

Bt1 horizon:
Hue of 5YR or 7.5YR
Value: 5 or 6 dry, 4 or 5 moist
Chroma: 3 to 4 dry or moist
Texture: loam, clay loam or sandy clay loam
Clay content: 18 to 30 percent
Reaction: moderately acid to slightly alkaline

Bt2 horizon:
Hue of 2.5YR or 7.5YR
Value: 5 or 6 dry, 4 or 5 moist
Chroma: 4 to 8 dry or moist
Texture: clay loam or sandy clay loam
Clay content: 20 to 38 percent
Reaction: moderately acid to slightly alkaline

Bt3 horizon:
Hue of 2.5YR or 5YR
Value: 5 or 6 dry, 4 or 5 moist
Chroma: 4 to 8 dry or moist
Texture: clay loam or sandy clay loam
Clay content: 20 to 35 percent
Redox features: some pedons have redox concentrations in shades of brown, red and yellow
Reaction: slightly acid to slightly alkaline

Bt4 horizon:
Hue of 2.5YR or 5YR
Value: 5 to 7 dry, 4 to 6 moist
Chroma: 4 to 8 dry or moist
Texture: fine sandy loam, clay loam or sandy clay loam
Clay content: 18 to 30 percent
Redox features: some pedons have redox concentrations in shades of red
Coarse fragments less than 76 mm (3 in): amount-0 to 5 percent by volume; kind-sandstone or shale
Coarse fragments more than 76 mm (3 in): amount-0 to 5 percent by volume; kind-sandstone or shale
Reaction: moderately acid to slightly alkaline

BC horizon:
Hue of 2.5YR or 5YR
Value: 5 to 7 dry, 4 to 6 moist
Chroma: 4 to 8 dry or moist
Texture: sandy loam, clay loam or sandy clay loam
Clay content ranges from 18 to 30 percent
Redox features: some pedons have redox concentrations in shades of red
Coarse fragments less than 76 mm (3 in): amount-0 to 10 percent by volume; kind-sandstone or shale
Coarse fragments more than 76 mm (3 in): amount-0 to 10 percent by volume; kind- sandstone or shale
Reaction: moderately acid to slightly alkaline

Cr horizon:
Hue of 2.5YR or 5YR
Value: 5 to 7 dry, 4 to 6 moist
Chroma: 4 to 8 dry or moist
Bedrock: consists of alternating layers of weakly consolidated fine-grained sandstone and sandy shale
Excavation difficulty: high or very high excavation difficulty. It is dense enough to be root restrictive. Fractures are greater than 10 cm (4 in) apart
Reaction: slightly acid to slightly alkaline

COMPETING SERIES: These are the Coyle (OK), and Klump (TX) series.
Coyle soils: are 51 to 102 cm (20 to 40 in) to bedrock
Klump soils: are more than 152 cm (60 in) to bedrock

GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Parent material: formed in residuum weathered from interbedded sandstone and shale of Permian age
Landscape: Hills
Landform: summits, backslopes, and side slopes of low hills
Slope: 0 to 8 percent
Mean annual precipitation: 838 to 991 mm (33 to 39 in)
Mean annual air temperature: 15 to 17.2 degrees C (59 to 63 degrees F)
Frost-free period: 181 to 240 days
Elevation: 229 to 412 m (750 to 1350 ft)
Thornthwaite annual PE indices: 44 to 64

GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Bethany (OK), Chickasha (OK), Coyle (OK), Loco (OK), Lucien (OK), Mulhall (OK) and Renfrow (OK)) series.
Bethany soils: have a fine control section and occur on slightly higher broad paleoterraces
Chickasha soils: have a mixed minerology and occur on similar positions
Coyle soils: are moderately deep to bedrock and occur on similar positions
Loco and Lucien soils: are shallow to bedrock and occur on similar positions
Mulhall soils: are very deep to bedrock, occur on lower side slopes and base slopes
Renfrow soils: have a fine control section and occur on similar positions

DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Drainage: well drained
Permeability: moderate
Saturated hydraulic conductivity: moderately high
Runoff: low on 0 to 1 percent slopes, high on 1 to 5 percent slopes and very high on 5 to 8 percent slopes

USE AND VEGETATION: Used for cropland and livestock grazing. Cultivated areas are cropped to small grains, grain sorghum, cotton, alfalfa, and tame pasture. Native vegetation is mid and tall grass prairie.

DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Land Resource Region H; Central Rolling Red Prairies (MLRA 80A); extensive.

MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Temple, Texas.

SERIES ESTABLISHED: Carter County, Oklahoma; 1932.

REMARKS:
Extensive revision as a result of the SDJR Initiative (JLD 03/2016)

Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
Mollic epipedon: 0 to 48 cm (0 to 19 in) (Ap, A, and BA horizons)
Argillic horizon: 48 to 140 cm (19 to 55 in) (Bt horizons)
Paralithic contact: the sandstone bedrock contact at a depth of 149 cm (59 in)

ADDITIONAL DATA: KSSL data: sample number - 90OK083001, S91OK083003, S91OK109003, Lincoln, NE. OSU data: sample number 72-OK-60-4. S91OK109003, Stillwater, OK; is the lab data that this OSD is tied to and seems to be representative of the MLRA 80A.

Taxonomic Version: Keys to Soil Taxonomy, Twelfth Edition, 2014

National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.