![]() When described on April 5th, 2005, the soil was moist from 0 to 21 inches, slightly moist from 21 to 35 inches, and dry throughout the rest of the profile.)Ī-0 to 4 inches reddish brown (5YR 5/3) silty clay loam, reddish brown (5YR 4/3) moist moderate fine granular structure soft, very friable, moderately sticky and moderately plastic common fine and many very fine roots many very fine irregularly shaped pores strongly effervescent (8 percent calcium carbonate equivalent) two percent gravel moderately alkaline (pH 8.0) clear smooth boundary. (Colors are for dry soil unless otherwise noted. ![]() TYPICAL PEDON: Galisteo silty clay loam-on a stream terrace sloping 1 to 2 percent to the south west at 6,396 feet elevation-rangeland. TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine, mixed, superactive, mesic Ustertic Haplocambids Mean annual precipitation is about 11 inches and mean annual temperature is about 51 degrees F. Galisteo soils are on stream terraces and alluvial fans. The Galisteo series consists of very deep, well drained soils that formed in alluvium derived from shale or mixed sources. Official Series Description - GALISTEO Series LOCATION GALISTEO NM
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