*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 87NC199001

( Yancey, North Carolina )

Print Date: Apr 26 2024 1:02AM

Sampled as on Aug 30, 1987:	Unison V ; Clayey, mixed, mesic Humic Hapludult
Revised to correlated:	Dillsboro ; Fine, mixed, subactive, mesic Humic Hapludults

				United States Department of Agriculture
SSL	-	Project	CP87NC264   MOUNTIAN SOILS	Natural Resources Conservation Service
	-	Site ID	S1987NC199001   Lat: 35° 54' 44.99" north  Long: 82° 25' 30.01" west  MLRA: 130	National Soil Survey Center
	-	Pedon No.	87P0823	Soil Survey Laboratory
	-	General Methods 1B1A, 2A1, 2B		Lincoln, Nebraska 68508-3866

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Layer	Horizon	Orig Hzn	Depth (cm)	Field Label 1	Field Label 2	Field Label 3	Field Texture	Lab Texture
87P04529	Ap1	Ap1	0-16				L	C
87P04530	Ap2	Ap2	16-30				CL	C
87P04531	Bt1	Bt1	30-64				C	C
87P04532	Bt2	Bt2	64-99				C	C
87P04533	Bt3	Bt3	99-120				C	C
87P04534	Bt4	Bt4	120-145				C	C
87P04535	Bt5	Bt5	145-175				C	C
87P04536	BC	BC	175-190				SL	SL
87P04537	2C	2C	190-220				SL	COSL

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Pedon Calculations
Calculation Name	Result	Units of Measure
CEC Activity, CEC7/Clay, Weighted Average	0.23	(NA)
Clay, carbonate free, Weighted Average	56	% wt
Weighted Particles, 0.1-75mm, 75 mm Base	13	% wt
Volume, >2mm, Weighted Average	0	% vol
Clay, total, Weighted Average	56	% wt
LE, Whole Soil, Summed to 1m	0	cm/m
Weighted averages based on control section: 30-80 cm

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 87NC199001

( Yancey, North Carolina )

Print Date: Apr 26 2024 1:02AM

Sampled As	:	Unison V		Clayey, mixed, mesic Humic Hapludult
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  87P0823

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PSDA  &  Rock Fragments				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-	-13-	-14-	-15-	-16-	-17-	-18-
					(- - - - - Total - - - - - -)			(- - Clay - - -)		(- - - - Silt - - - - -)		(- - - - - - - - - - - - Sand - - - - - - - - - - - -)					( Rock Fragments   (mm) )
				Lab	Clay	Silt	Sand	Fine	CO3	Fine	Coarse	VF	F	M	C	VC	(- - - - - - - - Weight - - - - - - - -)				>2 mm
				Text-	<	.002	.05	<	<	.002	.02	.05	.10	.25	.5	1	2	5	20	.1-	wt %
	Depth			ure	.002	-.05	-2	.0002	.002	-.02	-.05	-.10	-.25	-.50	-1	-2	-5	-20	-75	75	whole
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep		(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % of <2mm Mineral Soil - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)												(- - - - - - - % of <75mm - - - - - -)				soil
				3A1a1a	3A1a1a	3A1a1a	3A1a1a	3A1a1a		3A1a1a	3A1a1a	3A1a1a	3A1a1a	3A1a1a	3A1a1a	3A1a1a	3B1	3B1	3B1
87P04529	0-16	Ap1	S	c	42.8	35.9	21.3	16.5		26.2	9.7	6.8	7.6	3.8	1.8	1.3	tr	tr	--	15	tr
87P04530	16-30	Ap2	S	c	43.1	36.1	20.8	17.7		26.6	9.5	7.0	8.5	2.9	1.7	0.7	tr	tr	--	14	tr
87P04531	30-64	Bt1	S	c	57.1	24.4	18.5	29.5		17.6	6.8	6.1	6.9	3.3	1.6	0.6	tr	tr	--	12	tr
87P04532	64-99	Bt2	S	c	53.4	24.5	22.1	24.1		16.4	8.1	7.1	7.7	4.1	1.9	1.3	--	tr	--	15	--
87P04533	99-120	Bt3	S	c	45.8	23.8	30.4	19.7		16.6	7.2	7.9	8.8	5.2	3.4	5.1	1	--	--	23	1
87P04534	120-145	Bt4	S	c	52.5	24.9	22.6	23.8		17.8	7.1	7.3	7.3	4.2	2.3	1.5	tr	1	--	16	1
87P04535	145-175	Bt5	S	c	43.4	24.6	32.0	15.3		17.1	7.5	8.2	8.4	8.0	5.3	2.1	1	2	--	26	3
87P04536	175-190	BC	S	sl	19.0	12.8	68.2	7.8		7.5	5.3	7.8	15.7	20.8	17.0	6.9	5	5	2	65	12
87P04537	190-220	2C	S	cosl	17.8	17.1	65.1	6.8		10.5	6.6	7.8	11.9	16.4	15.0	14.0	10	26	12	78	48

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Bulk Density  &  Moisture				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-	-13-	-14-
				(Bulk Density)		Cole	(- - - - - - - - - - - Water Content - - - - - - - - - - -)					( Air Dry-Oven Dry )		WRD	Aggst
				33	Oven	Whole	6	10	33	1500	1500 kPa	(- - - - Ratio - - - -)		Whole	Stabl	(- - Ratio/Clay - -)
	Depth			kPa	Dry	Soil	kPa	kPa	kPa	kPa	Moist		Corrected	Soil	2-0.5mm	CEC7	1500 kPa
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	(- - - g cm-3 - - -)			(- - - - - - - - - - - - pct of < 2mm - - - - - - - - - - - -)							cm3 cm-3	%
				4A1d	4A1h				4B1c	3C2a1a		3D1		4C1	3F1a1a	8D1	8D1
87P04529	0-16	Ap1	S	1.34	1.50	0.038			25.6	17.3		1.023		0.11	15	0.40	0.40
87P04530	16-30	Ap2	S	1.45	1.64	0.042			25.6	17.8		1.024		0.11	25	0.39	0.41
87P04531	30-64	Bt1	S	1.32	1.55	0.055			32.9	21.9		1.024		0.15		0.23	0.38
87P04532	64-99	Bt2	S	1.39	1.53	0.032			29.6	21.8		1.058		0.11		0.24	0.41
87P04533	99-120	Bt3	S	1.47	1.56	0.020			27.5	21.2		1.011		0.09		0.22	0.46
87P04534	120-145	Bt4	S	1.32	1.45	0.032			33.0	24.3		1.022		0.11		0.23	0.46
87P04535	145-175	Bt5	S	1.36	1.45	0.021			29.3	21.5		1.015		0.10		0.24	0.50
87P04536	175-190	BC	S	1.43	1.47	0.009			21.7	10.4		1.008		0.15		0.22	0.55
87P04537	190-220	2C	S							10.3		1.010				0.26	0.58

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 87NC199001

( Yancey, North Carolina )

Print Date: Apr 26 2024 1:02AM

Sampled As	:	Unison V		Clayey, mixed, mesic Humic Hapludult
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  87P0823

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Water Content				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-	-13-
				(- - Atterberg - -)		(- - - - - Bulk Density - - - - -)			(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Water Content - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)
				(- - - Limits - - -)		Field	Recon	Recon	Field	Recon	(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sieved Samples - - - - - - - - - - - - -)
				LL	PI		33	Oven		33	6	10	33	100	200	500
	Depth						kPa	Dry		kPa	kPa	kPa	kPa	kPa	kPa	kPa
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	pct <0.4mm		(- - - - - - - - g cm-3 - - - - - - -)			(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % of < 2mm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)
				4F1	4F
87P04529	0-16	Ap1	S	42	19
87P04531	30-64	Bt1	S	55	26
87P04535	145-175	Bt5	S	50	23
87P04537	190-220	2C	S	32	9

---

Carbon  &  Extractions				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-	-13-	-14-	-15-	-16-	-17-	-18-	-19-
				(- - - - - Total - - - - -)			Est	OC	C/N	(- - - Dith-Cit Ext - - -)			(- - - - - - Ammonium Oxalate Extraction - - - - - -)						(- - - Na Pyro-Phosphate - - -)
	Depth			C	N	S	OC	(WB)	Ratio	Fe	Al	Mn	Al+½Fe	ODOE	Fe	Al	Si	Mn	C	Fe	Al	Mn
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	(- - - - - - - - - - % of <2 mm - - - - - - - - - -)						(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % of < 2mm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)								mg kg-1	(- - - - - - % of < 2mm - - - - -)
					6B3a			6A1c		6C2b	6G7a	6D2a		8J	6C9a	6G12	6V2	6D5b
87P04529	0-16	Ap1	S		0.193			1.70	9	2.7	0.7	0.1	0.92	0.11	0.84	0.50	0.04	1080.1
87P04530	16-30	Ap2	S		0.174			1.49	9	3.6	0.7	0.1	0.80	0.09	0.71	0.44	0.04	942.5
87P04531	30-64	Bt1	S		0.104			0.31	3	4.5	0.8	0.1	1.74	0.13	1.78	0.85	0.10	555.2
87P04532	64-99	Bt2	S		0.089			0.13	2	4.3	0.7	tr	0.87	0.08	0.92	0.41	0.07	287.5
87P04533	99-120	Bt3	S		0.056			0.11	2	3.7	0.6	tr	0.57	0.05	0.56	0.29	0.06	90.2
87P04534	120-145	Bt4	S					0.13		3.5	0.6	--	0.49	0.04	0.39	0.29	0.06	29.9
87P04535	145-175	Bt5	S					0.16		1.6	0.3	--	0.46	0.04	0.34	0.30	0.05	10.1
87P04536	175-190	BC	S					0.06		1.3	0.2	--	0.46	0.04	0.47	0.23	0.04	10.0
87P04537	190-220	2C	S					0.27		1.4	0.3	tr	0.61	0.06	0.36	0.43	0.11	111.0

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 87NC199001

( Yancey, North Carolina )

Print Date: Apr 26 2024 1:02AM

Sampled As	:	Unison V		Clayey, mixed, mesic Humic Hapludult
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  87P0823

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CEC  &  Bases				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-	-13-	-14-
				(- - - - - - NH4OAC Extractable Bases - - - - -)								CEC8	CEC7	ECEC		(- - - - Base - - - -)
								Sum	Acid-	Extr	KCl	Sum	NH4	Bases	Al	(- Saturation -)
	Depth			Ca	Mg	Na	K	Bases	ity	Al	Mn	Cats	OAC	+Al	Sat	Sum	NH4OAC
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - cmol(+) kg-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)							mg kg-1	(- - - - cmol(+) kg-1 - - -)			(- - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - -)
				6N2e	6O2d	6P2b	6Q2b		6H5a	6G9b		5A3a	5A8b	5A3b	5G1	5C3	5C1
87P04529	0-16	Ap1	S	8.3	3.2	--	1.4	12.9	13.5			26.4	17.0			49	76
87P04530	16-30	Ap2	S	8.7	3.6	tr	1.1	13.4	12.2			25.6	16.9			52	79
87P04531	30-64	Bt1	S	5.4	2.3	tr	0.3	8.0	13.6	0.8		21.6	13.3	8.8	9	37	60
87P04532	64-99	Bt2	S	2.3	1.1	tr	0.2	3.6	11.7	1.7		15.3	12.7	5.3	32	24	28
87P04533	99-120	Bt3	S	1.6	0.8	tr	0.2	2.6	14.4	1.9		17.0	10.2	4.5	42	15	25
87P04534	120-145	Bt4	S	1.7	1.4	tr	0.2	3.3	14.3	2.0		17.6	12.0	5.3	38	19	28
87P04535	145-175	Bt5	S	1.6	1.3	tr	0.2	3.1	10.2	1.8		13.3	10.6	4.9	37	23	29
87P04536	175-190	BC	S	0.7	0.6	--	0.1	1.4	5.7	0.4		7.1	4.2	1.8	22	20	33
87P04537	190-220	2C	S	1.3	0.6	--	0.2	2.1	7.2	--		9.3	4.7			23	45

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Salt

-1-

-2-

-3-

-4-

-5-

-6-

-7-

-8-

-9-

-10-

-11-

-12-

-13-

-14-

-15-

-16-

-17-

-18-

-19-

-20-

(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Water Extracted From Saturated Paste - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

1:2

Total

Elec

Elec

Exch

Depth

Ca

Mg

Na

K

CO3

HCO3

F

Cl

PO4

Br

OAC

SO4

NO2

NO3

H2O

Salts

Cond

Cond

Na

SAR

Layer

(cm)

Horz

Prep

(- - - - - mmol(+) L-1 - - - - -)

(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - mmol(-) L-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

(- - - - % - - - -)

(- - dS m-1 - -)

%

8A

4F1a1a1

87P04529

0-16

Ap1

S

--

87P04530

16-30

Ap2

S

--

87P04531

30-64

Bt1

S

--

87P04532

64-99

Bt2

S

--

87P04533

99-120

Bt3

S

--

87P04534

120-145

Bt4

S

72.2

0.11

--

87P04535

145-175

Bt5

S

--

87P04536

175-190

BC

S

--

87P04537

190-220

2C

S

--

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 87NC199001

( Yancey, North Carolina )

Print Date: Apr 26 2024 1:02AM

Sampled As	:	Unison V		Clayey, mixed, mesic Humic Hapludult
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  87P0823

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pH  &  Carbonates				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-
				(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - pH - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)						(- - Carbonate - -)		(- - Gypsum - - -)
					CaCl2					As CaCO3		As CaSO4*2H2O		Resist
	Depth				0.01M	H2O	Sat			<2mm	<20mm	<2mm	<20mm	ohms
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	KCl	1:2	1:1	Paste	Oxid	NaF	(- - - - - - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - - - - -)				cm-1
				4C1a2a3	4C1a2a	4C1a2a	8C1b							8E1
87P04529	0-16	Ap1	S	5.0	5.6	5.9
87P04530	16-30	Ap2	S	5.3	5.9	6.4
87P04531	30-64	Bt1	S	4.3	4.8	5.2
87P04532	64-99	Bt2	S	4.1	4.4	4.6
87P04533	99-120	Bt3	S	4.0	4.3	4.6
87P04534	120-145	Bt4	S	4.0	4.3	4.6	4.9							9500
87P04535	145-175	Bt5	S	4.0	4.4	4.8
87P04536	175-190	BC	S	4.3	4.6	4.9
87P04537	190-220	2C	S	4.7	5.1	5.3

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Phosphorus

-1-

-2-

-3-

-4-

-5-

-6-

-7-

-8-

-9-

-10-

-11-

-12-

(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Phosphorus - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

KCl

Melanic

NZ

Acid

Anion Exch Resin

Bray

Bray

Olsen

H2O

Citric

Mehlich

Extr

Depth

Index

Oxal

Available

Capacity

1

2

Acid

III

NO3

Layer

(cm)

Horz

Prep

%

(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - mg kg-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

6S4

87P04529

0-16

Ap1

S

51

87P04530

16-30

Ap2

S

47

87P04531

30-64

Bt1

S

60

87P04532

64-99

Bt2

S

60

87P04533

99-120

Bt3

S

59

87P04534

120-145

Bt4

S

52

87P04535

145-175

Bt5

S

47

87P04536

175-190

BC

S

37

87P04537

190-220

2C

S

40

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 87NC199001

( Yancey, North Carolina )

Print Date: Apr 26 2024 1:02AM

Sampled As	:	Unison V		Clayey, mixed, mesic Humic Hapludult
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  87P0823

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Clay Mineralogy (<.002 mm)

-1-

-2-

-3-

-4-

-5-

-6-

-7-

-8-

-9-

-10-

-11-

-12-

-13-

-14-

-15-

-16-

-17-

-18-

X-Ray

Thermal

Elemental

EGME

Inter

SiO2

Al2O3

Fe2O3

MgO

CaO

K2O

Na2O

Retn

preta

Depth

Fract

7A2i

&nbsp;

7A4b

7C3

&nbsp;

tion

Layer

(cm)

Horz

ion

( - - - - - - - - - peak size - - - - - - - - - - )

(- - - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - - - -)

(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

mg g-1

87P04529

0.0-16.0

Ap1

tcly

KK 3

VR 2

GE 1

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

KK 38

GI 3

&nbsp;

27

11.6

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

1.0

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

87P04531

30.0-64.0

Bt1

tcly

KK 4

VR 2

GE 2

GI 1

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

KK 43

GI 2

&nbsp;

28

6.1

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

0.3

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

87P04535

145.0-175.0

Bt5

tcly

KK 4

VR 2

GE 1

GI 1

HE 1

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

KK 51

GI 2

&nbsp;

30

7.4

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

0.6

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

87P04537

190.0-220.0

2C

tcly

KK 3

GI 3

VR 2

GE 2

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

KK 29

GI 17

&nbsp;

30

9.0

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

0.5

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

FRACTION INTERPRETATION:
tcly - Total Clay <0.002 mm	&nbsp;	&nbsp;	&nbsp;	&nbsp;

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
GE Goethite	GI Gibbsite	HE Hematite	KK Kaolinite	VR Vermiculite

RELATIVE PEAK SIZE:

5 Very Large

4 Large

3 Medium

2 Small

1 Very Small

6 No Peaks

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 87NC199001

( Yancey, North Carolina )

Print Date: Apr 26 2024 1:02AM

Sampled As	:	Unison V		Clayey, mixed, mesic Humic Hapludult
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  87P0823

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Sand - Silt Mineralogy (2.0-0.002 mm)

-1-

-2-

-3-

-4-

-5-

-6-

-7-

-8-

-9-

-10-

-11-

-12-

-13-

-14-

-15-

-16-

-17-

-18-

X-Ray

Thermal

Optical

EGME

Inter

Tot Re

Grain Count

Retn

preta

Depth

Fract

 

 

 

7B1a2

 

tion

Layer

(cm)

Horz

ion

( - - - - - - - - peak size - - - - - - - - - )

(- - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - - - -)

(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

mg g-1

87P04531

30.0-64.0

Bt1

vfs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

72

QZ 63

FK 22

OP 7

BT 4

ZR 1

OT 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GE 1

PR tr

HN tr

PO tr

 

 

 

87P04537

190.0-220.0

2C

vfs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40

QZ 38

FK 25

BT 24

HN 4

OT 3

PR 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OP 1

ZR 1

MS 1

PO tr

GE tr

 

 

FRACTION INTERPRETATION:
vfs - Very Fine Sand 0.05-0.1 mm	 	 	 	 

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
BT Biotite	FK Potassium Feldspar	GE Goethite	HN Hornblende	MS Muscovite
OP Opaques	OT Other	PO Plant Opal	PR Pyroxene	QZ Quartz
ZR Zircon