*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 87NC199004

( Yancey, North Carolina )

Print Date: Apr 23 2024 2:23PM

Sampled as on Sep 1, 1987:	Unison ; Clayey, mixed, mesic Humic Hapludult
Revised to correlated:	Unison ; Fine, sesquic, mesic Typic Hapludults

				United States Department of Agriculture
SSL	-	Project	CP87NC264   MOUNTIAN SOILS	Natural Resources Conservation Service
	-	Site ID	S1987NC199004   Lat: 35° 53' 20.00" north  Long: 82° 12' 45.01" west  MLRA: 130	National Soil Survey Center
	-	Pedon No.	87P0827	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
87P04558	Ap1	Ap1 L	0-14					L
87P04559	Ap2	Ap2 L	14-25					L
87P04560	Bt1	Bt1 C	25-47					CL
87P04561	Bt2	Bt2 CL	47-65					CL
87P04562	Bt3	Bt3 CL	65-92					CL
87P04563	BC1	BC1 L	92-116					SCL
87P04564	BC2	BC2 sL	116-156					FSL
87P04565	BC3	BC3 CL	156-223					CL

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Pedon Calculations
Calculation Name	Result	Units of Measure
CEC Activity, CEC7/Clay, Weighted Average	0.25	(NA)
Clay, carbonate free, Weighted Average	37	% wt
Weighted Particles, 0.1-75mm, 75 mm Base	24	% wt
Volume, >2mm, Weighted Average	0	% vol
Clay, total, Weighted Average	37	% wt
LE, Whole Soil, Summed to 1m	3	cm/m
Weighted averages based on control section: 25-75 cm

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 87NC199004

( Yancey, North Carolina )

Print Date: Apr 23 2024 2:23PM

Sampled As	:	Unison		Clayey, mixed, mesic Humic Hapludult
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  87P0827

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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
87P04558	0-14	Ap1	S	l	26.0	31.1	42.9	9.2		24.9	6.2	8.4	19.7	11.4	2.5	0.9	tr	1	--	35	1
87P04559	14-25	Ap2	S	l	26.0	31.5	42.5	9.2		25.4	6.1	8.7	19.6	10.9	2.4	0.9	tr	--	--	34	tr
87P04560	25-47	Bt1	S	cl	38.2	30.8	31.0	16.7		25.5	5.3	7.8	13.4	7.7	1.6	0.5	tr	--	--	23	tr
87P04561	47-65	Bt2	S	cl	38.4	29.9	31.7	16.8		24.5	5.4	8.3	13.6	7.7	1.4	0.7	tr	--	--	23	tr
87P04562	65-92	Bt3	S	cl	33.3	29.5	37.2	13.0		23.2	6.3	10.7	16.5	8.2	1.6	0.2	tr	--	--	27	tr
87P04563	92-116	BC1	S	scl	20.9	25.0	54.1	8.4		18.3	6.7	16.8	26.0	8.5	2.0	0.8	tr	tr	--	37	tr
87P04564	116-156	BC2	S	fsl	15.1	8.4	76.5	7.4		6.6	1.8	8.7	32.6	26.7	6.2	2.3	1	tr	--	68	1
87P04565	156-223	BC3	S	cl	32.1	25.9	42.0	14.5		20.1	5.8	8.2	15.8	9.7	4.0	4.3	4	3	--	38	7

---

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
87P04558	0-14	Ap1	S	1.31	1.44	0.032			25.7	12.6		1.013		0.17	57	0.44	0.48
87P04559	14-25	Ap2	S	1.56	1.66	0.021			21.7	11.8		1.013		0.15		0.38	0.45
87P04560	25-47	Bt1	S	1.39	1.52	0.030			28.8	18.0		1.012		0.15		0.28	0.47
87P04561	47-65	Bt2	S	1.35	1.47	0.029			32.1	19.4		1.008		0.17		0.24	0.51
87P04562	65-92	Bt3	S	1.30	1.38	0.020			33.2	18.8		1.013		0.19		0.22	0.56
87P04563	92-116	BC1	S	1.40	1.44	0.009			25.9	13.3		1.010		0.18		0.30	0.64
87P04564	116-156	BC2	S	1.47	1.48	0.002			15.9	8.6		1.006		0.11		0.23	0.57
87P04565	156-223	BC3	S	1.60	1.63	0.006			20.5	14.0		1.012		0.10		0.21	0.44

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 87NC199004

( Yancey, North Carolina )

Print Date: Apr 23 2024 2:23PM

Sampled As	:	Unison		Clayey, mixed, mesic Humic Hapludult
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  87P0827

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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
87P04558	0-14	Ap1	S	37	13
87P04560	25-47	Bt1	S	50	23
87P04562	65-92	Bt3	S	57	22
87P04565	156-223	BC3	S	42	16

---

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
87P04558	0-14	Ap1	S		0.167			1.94	12	1.9	0.4	tr	0.33	0.07	0.22	0.22	0.01	257.3
87P04559	14-25	Ap2	S		0.119			1.48	12	2.0	0.4	tr	0.33	0.06	0.23	0.22	0.02	244.7
87P04560	25-47	Bt1	S		0.051			0.42	8	3.1	0.5	tr	0.30	0.02	0.22	0.19	0.03	40.5
87P04561	47-65	Bt2	S		0.032			0.26	8	3.8	0.6	--	0.26	0.02	0.19	0.17	0.03	20.2
87P04562	65-92	Bt3	S		0.021			0.15	7	4.1	0.6	--	0.19	0.02	0.13	0.12	0.03	10.1
87P04563	92-116	BC1	S		0.014			0.08	6	2.7	0.4	--	0.19	0.02	0.16	0.12	0.03	9.8
87P04564	116-156	BC2	S					0.04		2.3	0.3	--	0.13	0.02	0.11	0.08	0.02	29.9
87P04565	156-223	BC3	S					0.13		2.3	0.4	--	0.24	0.09	0.12	0.18	0.03	--

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 87NC199004

( Yancey, North Carolina )

Print Date: Apr 23 2024 2:23PM

Sampled As	:	Unison		Clayey, mixed, mesic Humic Hapludult
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  87P0827

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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
87P04558	0-14	Ap1	S	5.0	2.0	--	0.6	7.6	9.6	tr		17.2	11.4			44	67
87P04559	14-25	Ap2	S	3.8	1.3	--	0.1	5.2	9.2	0.4		14.4	9.9	5.6	7	36	53
87P04560	25-47	Bt1	S	4.3	2.2	--	0.1	6.6	6.8			13.4	10.6			49	62
87P04561	47-65	Bt2	S	3.3	1.9	--	tr	5.2	7.5			12.7	9.3			41	56
87P04562	65-92	Bt3	S	2.5	1.5	--	--	4.0	7.2			11.2	7.4			36	54
87P04563	92-116	BC1	S	0.6	0.6	--	tr	1.2	8.6	0.7		9.8	6.2	1.9	37	12	19
87P04564	116-156	BC2	S	0.1	0.2	--	0.1	0.4	4.3	0.6		4.7	3.5	1.0	60	9	11
87P04565	156-223	BC3	S	0.1	0.1	tr	0.3	0.5	8.7	1.7		9.2	6.7	2.2	77	5	7

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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

87P04558

0-14

Ap1

S

--

87P04559

14-25

Ap2

S

--

87P04560

25-47

Bt1

S

--

87P04561

47-65

Bt2

S

--

87P04562

65-92

Bt3

S

92.3

0.03

--

87P04563

92-116

BC1

S

--

87P04564

116-156

BC2

S

--

87P04565

156-223

BC3

S

--

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 87NC199004

( Yancey, North Carolina )

Print Date: Apr 23 2024 2:23PM

Sampled As	:	Unison		Clayey, mixed, mesic Humic Hapludult
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  87P0827

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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
87P04558	0-14	Ap1	S	4.6	5.1	5.4
87P04559	14-25	Ap2	S	4.3	4.9	5.3
87P04560	25-47	Bt1	S	4.7	5.6	6.0
87P04561	47-65	Bt2	S	4.7	5.3	5.7
87P04562	65-92	Bt3	S	4.6	5.1	5.6	5.7							30000
87P04563	92-116	BC1	S	4.2	4.5	5.5
87P04564	116-156	BC2	S	4.3	4.4	5.2
87P04565	156-223	BC3	S	4.0	4.3	5.1

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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

87P04558

0-14

Ap1

S

30

87P04559

14-25

Ap2

S

33

87P04560

25-47

Bt1

S

43

87P04561

47-65

Bt2

S

46

87P04562

65-92

Bt3

S

38

87P04563

92-116

BC1

S

35

87P04564

116-156

BC2

S

29

87P04565

156-223

BC3

S

43

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 87NC199004

( Yancey, North Carolina )

Print Date: Apr 23 2024 2:23PM

Sampled As	:	Unison		Clayey, mixed, mesic Humic Hapludult
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  87P0827

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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

87P04558

0.0-14.0

Ap1

tcly

KK 5

VR 3

VM 2

GI 2

GE 1

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

KK 37

GI 7

&nbsp;

24

9.4

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

0.9

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

MI 1

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

87P04560

25.0-47.0

Bt1

tcly

KK 5

VR 3

VM 2

GI 3

GE 2

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

KK 39

GI 7

&nbsp;

29

11.6

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

0.8

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

MI 1

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

87P04562

65.0-92.0

Bt3

tcly

KK 5

GI 2

GE 2

VR 1

VM 1

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

KK 41

GI 7

&nbsp;

27

14.3

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

0.6

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

87P04565

156.0-223.0

BC3

tcly

KK 5

VR 3

GI 2

GE 2

MI 1

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

KK 36

GI 8

&nbsp;

31

9.3

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

0.8

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

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

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
GE Goethite	GI Gibbsite	KK Kaolinite	MI Mica	VM Vermiculite-Mica
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: 87NC199004

( Yancey, North Carolina )

Print Date: Apr 23 2024 2:23PM

Sampled As	:	Unison		Clayey, mixed, mesic Humic Hapludult
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  87P0827

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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

87P04560

25.0-47.0

Bt1

vfs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48

QZ 43

BT 38

MS 9

OP 4

FK 3

GE 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OT 1

PR 1

PO tr

RU tr

HN tr

ZR tr

 

87P04565

156.0-223.0

BC3

vfs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55

QZ 50

BT 37

MS 4

OP 4

FK 3

OT 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GE 1

ZR tr

GS tr

RU tr

HN tr

 

 

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

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