Dimebox soil series
The Dimebox series consists of very deep, moderately well drained, very slowly permeable soils that formed in clayey marine sediments. These soils are on nearly level to very gently sloping uplands. Slope ranges from 0 to 3 percent.
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine, smectitic, thermic Udic Haplusterts
The A and B horizons are cyclic, ranging from 60 to more than 80 inches thick. The amplitude of waviness between the mollic colored materials in the upper part of the solum and the higher value colors in the lower part ranges from 12 to 65 inches in more than 50 percent of the pedon. The chimneys of high value materials that extend to the surface or within 11 inches of the surface make up 10 to 30 percent of the pedon. Unless cultivated, gilgai microrelief with microknolls 6 to 16 inches higher than the microdepressions is common. The distance between center of high and center of low ranges from 5 to 18 feet. When dry, cracks 1 to 3 inches wide extend from the surface to depths of 60 inches or more. Depth to slickensides ranges from about 15 to 24 inches. Rounded ironstone pebbles range from a few to about 5 percent throughout the solum. Some pedons contain a few rounded quartz pebbles.
For more information, refer to Vertisol image:
www.flickr.com/photos/jakelley/21632446340/in/album-72157...
USE AND VEGETATION: The soil is used mainly for cultivation and rangeland. Cultivated crops include cotton, grain sorghum and corn. Winter pastures are planted to wheat, oats or ryegrass. Areas in range are little bluestem, big bluestem, switchgrass, brownseed paspalum, and indiangrass with various forbs.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Blackland Prairies of East Central Texas (MLRA 86B). The series is of moderate extent. These soils were formerly included in the Burleson series. The classification was changed from Udic Pellusterts to Udic Haplusterts based on the change in the classification of Vertisols. (4/93)
For a detailed description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/D/DIMEBOX.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit:
casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/see/#dimebox
Dimebox soil series
The Dimebox series consists of very deep, moderately well drained, very slowly permeable soils that formed in clayey marine sediments. These soils are on nearly level to very gently sloping uplands. Slope ranges from 0 to 3 percent.
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine, smectitic, thermic Udic Haplusterts
The A and B horizons are cyclic, ranging from 60 to more than 80 inches thick. The amplitude of waviness between the mollic colored materials in the upper part of the solum and the higher value colors in the lower part ranges from 12 to 65 inches in more than 50 percent of the pedon. The chimneys of high value materials that extend to the surface or within 11 inches of the surface make up 10 to 30 percent of the pedon. Unless cultivated, gilgai microrelief with microknolls 6 to 16 inches higher than the microdepressions is common. The distance between center of high and center of low ranges from 5 to 18 feet. When dry, cracks 1 to 3 inches wide extend from the surface to depths of 60 inches or more. Depth to slickensides ranges from about 15 to 24 inches. Rounded ironstone pebbles range from a few to about 5 percent throughout the solum. Some pedons contain a few rounded quartz pebbles.
For more information, refer to Vertisol image:
www.flickr.com/photos/jakelley/21632446340/in/album-72157...
USE AND VEGETATION: The soil is used mainly for cultivation and rangeland. Cultivated crops include cotton, grain sorghum and corn. Winter pastures are planted to wheat, oats or ryegrass. Areas in range are little bluestem, big bluestem, switchgrass, brownseed paspalum, and indiangrass with various forbs.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Blackland Prairies of East Central Texas (MLRA 86B). The series is of moderate extent. These soils were formerly included in the Burleson series. The classification was changed from Udic Pellusterts to Udic Haplusterts based on the change in the classification of Vertisols. (4/93)
For a detailed description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/D/DIMEBOX.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit:
casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/see/#dimebox