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*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 90CO063001

( Kit Carson, Colorado )

Print Date: Apr 26 2024 4:00AM

Sampled as on Aug 30, 1990:	Norka ; Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Aridic Argiustolls
Revised to SSL:	(unnamed) ; Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Aridic Argiustoll

				United States Department of Agriculture
SSL	-	Project	CP91CO012 GREELEY COUNTY	Natural Resources Conservation Service
	-	Site ID	S1990CO063001 Lat: 39° 17' 57.00" north Long: 102° 31' 11.99" west MLRA: 67B	National Soil Survey Center
	-	Pedon No.	91P0041	Soil Survey Laboratory
	-	General Methods 1B1A, 2A1, 2B		Lincoln, Nebraska 68508-3866

Layer	Horizon	Orig Hzn	Depth (cm)	Field Label 1	Field Label 2	Field Label 3	Field Texture	Lab Texture

91P00236	Ap	Ap	0-13				SICL	CL
91P00237	Bt	Bt	13-39				SICL	SICL
91P00238	Btk	Btk	39-42				SICL	L
91P00239	Bk1	Bk1	42-64				SIL	SIL
91P00240	Bk2	Bk2	64-96				SIL	L
91P00241	Bk3	Bk3	96-150				SIL	SIL
91P00242	Ap	Ap	0-13				SICL	CL

Pedon Calculations
Calculation Name	Result	Units of Measure

CEC Activity, CEC7/Clay, Weighted Average	0.86	(NA)
Clay, carbonate free, Weighted Average	35	% wt
Weighted Particles, 0.1-75mm, 75 mm Base	1	% wt
Volume, >2mm, Weighted Average	0	% vol
Clay, total, Weighted Average	35	% wt
LE, Whole Soil, Summed to 1m	0	cm/m

Weighted averages based on control section: 13-42 cm

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	3A1a1a	3B1	3B1	3B1

91P00236	0-13	Ap	S	cl	33.8	41.4	24.8	24.2		13.9	27.5	21.1	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.1	--	--	--	4
91P00237	13-39	Bt	S	sicl	36.4	44.0	19.6	24.9		14.8	29.2	18.4	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.1	--	--	--	1
91P00238	39-42	Btk	S	l	24.9	46.3	28.8	6.7	2.5	15.4	30.9	28.1	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.1	--	--	--	1
91P00239	42-64	Bk1	S	sil	20.6	52.2	27.2	4.2	3.7	16.7	35.5	26.3	0.6	0.2	0.1	--	--	--	--	1
91P00240	64-96	Bk2	S	l	17.6	47.5	34.9	3.4	2.5	13.5	34.0	34.0	0.6	0.2	0.1	--	--	--	--	1
91P00241	96-150	Bk3	S	sil	14.2	52.1	33.7	2.0		16.9	35.2	32.6	0.5	0.3	0.3	--	tr	tr	--	1
91P00242	0-13	Ap	S	cl	35.4	42.4	22.2			13.6	28.8	20.0	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.1	tr	--	--	2

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 90CO063001

( Kit Carson, Colorado )

Print Date: Apr 26 2024 4:00AM

Sampled As	:	Norka		Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Aridic Argiustolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No. 91P0041

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

91P00236	0-13	Ap	S	1.35	1.55	0.047			26.8	16.7		1.031		0.14	30	0.77	0.49
91P00237	13-39	Bt	S	1.26	1.52	0.065			30.6	22.3		1.038		0.10		0.84	0.61
91P00238	39-42	Btk	S	1.28	1.38	0.025			26.0	14.1		1.029		0.15		0.90	0.57
91P00239	42-64	Bk1	S	1.28	1.37	0.023			23.4	11.5		1.023		0.15		0.91	0.56
91P00240	64-96	Bk2	S	1.35	1.42	0.017			16.5	9.8		1.021		0.09		0.99	0.56
91P00241	96-150	Bk3	S	1.33	1.39	0.015			15.7	9.4		1.021		0.08		1.21	0.66
91P00242	0-13	Ap	S							20.6		1.035				0.81	0.58

Water Content

-1-

-2-

-3-

-4-

-5-

-6-

-7-

-8-

-9-

-10-

-11-

-12-

-13-

(- - Atterberg - -)

(- - - - - Bulk Density - - - - -)

(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Water Content - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

(- - - Limits - - -)

Field

Recon

Field

Recon

(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sieved Samples - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

Oven

100

200

500

Depth

kPa

Dry

kPa

Layer

(cm)

Horz

Prep

pct <0.4mm

(- - - - - - - - g cm^-3 - - - - - - -)

(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % of < 2mm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

3C1e1a

91P00239

42-64

Bk1

15.5

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

91P00236	0-13	Ap	S		0.093			1.02		0.8
91P00237	13-39	Bt	S		0.089			0.86		0.8
91P00238	39-42	Btk	S		0.052			0.45		0.5
91P00239	42-64	Bk1	S		0.030			0.26		0.4
91P00240	64-96	Bk2	S					0.16
91P00241	96-150	Bk3	S					0.14
91P00242	0-13	Ap	S		0.094			0.97

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 90CO063001

( Kit Carson, Colorado )

Print Date: Apr 26 2024 4:00AM

Sampled As	:	Norka		Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Aridic Argiustolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No. 91P0041

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				5A8b			5C3	5C1

91P00236	0-13	Ap	S	18.2^*	6.3	--	2.0		1.1				25.9			96	100
91P00237	13-39	Bt	S	25.1^*	8.0	tr	1.5		0.4				30.7			99	100
91P00238	39-42	Btk	S	48.0^*	7.6	0.1	1.3						22.5			100	100
91P00239	42-64	Bk1	S	45.2^*	7.2	0.5	1.6						18.7			100	100
91P00240	64-96	Bk2	S	40.9^*	6.3	1.0	1.8						17.5			100	100
91P00241	96-150	Bk3	S	43.6^*	5.7	1.5	1.8						17.2			100	100
91P00242	0-13	Ap	S	20.6^*	7.1	--	1.9		1.3				28.6			96	100

^*Extractable Ca may contain Ca from calcium carbonate or gypsum., CEC7 base saturation set to 100.

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 - -)		%
				6N1b	6O1b	6P1b	6Q1b	6I1b	6J1b	6U1a	6K1c				6L1c	6W1a	6M1c	8A	8D5	8A3a	4F1a1a1		5E

91P00236	0-13	Ap	S																		0.17	--
91P00237	13-39	Bt	S	2.6	1.1	0.4	0.4	--	3.4	0.1	0.5				0.5	--	--	66.8	tr	0.44	0.28	--	tr
91P00238	39-42	Btk	S																		0.21	tr
91P00239	42-64	Bk1	S																		0.22	3
91P00240	64-96	Bk2	S	0.9	0.6	3.7	0.6	--	4.0	0.2	0.4				1.1	--	--	46.1	tr	0.57	0.28	5	4
91P00241	96-150	Bk3	S	0.9	0.4	4.7	0.5	--	4.3	0.4	0.3				1.6	0.1	--	43.7	tr	0.65	0.31	8	6
91P00242	0-13	Ap	S																		0.16	--

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 90CO063001

( Kit Carson, Colorado )

Print Date: Apr 26 2024 4:00AM

Sampled As	:	Norka		Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Aridic Argiustolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No. 91P0041

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
					4C1a2a	4C1a2a	8C1b			6E1g				8E1

91P00236	0-13	Ap	S		6.9	7.5				tr
91P00237	13-39	Bt	S		7.2	7.8	7.3			tr
91P00238	39-42	Btk	S		7.7	8.3				8
91P00239	42-64	Bk1	S		7.7	8.4				13
91P00240	64-96	Bk2	S		7.8	8.6	8.0			9
91P00241	96-150	Bk3	S		7.8	8.6	8.1			8				1700
91P00242	0-13	Ap	S		7.0	7.6				tr

Phosphorus

-1-

-2-

-3-

-4-

-5-

-6-

-7-

-8-

-9-

-10-

-11-

-12-

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

KCl

Melanic

Acid

Anion Exch Resin

Bray

Olsen

H₂O

Citric

Mehlich

Extr

Depth

Index

Oxal

Available

Capacity

Acid

III

NO₃

Layer

(cm)

Horz

Prep

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

6S3

91P00236

0-13

14.0

91P00237

13-39

5.0

91P00238

39-42

Btk

91P00239

42-64

Bk1

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 90CO063001

( Kit Carson, Colorado )

Print Date: Apr 26 2024 4:00AM

Sampled As	:	Norka		Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Aridic Argiustolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No. 91P0041

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

7C3

tion

Layer

(cm)

Horz

ion

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

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

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

mg g^-1

91P00236

0.0-13.0

tcly

MT 4

MI 3

KK 2

MM 1

QZ 1

8.3

3.2

91P00237

13.0-39.0

tcly

MT 4

MI 3

KK 2

QZ 1

7.4

2.7

91P00240

64.0-96.0

Bk2

tcly

MT 3

CA 3

MI 2

KK 2

MM 2

5.0

2.4

QZ 1

FRACTION INTERPRETATION:
tcly - Total Clay <0.002 mm

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
CA Calcite	KK Kaolinite	MI Mica	MM Montmorillonite-Mica	MT Montmorillonite
QZ Quartz

RELATIVE PEAK SIZE:

5 Very Large

4 Large

3 Medium

2 Small

1 Very Small

6 No Peaks

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 90CO063001

( Kit Carson, Colorado )

Print Date: Apr 26 2024 4:00AM

Sampled As	:	Norka		Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Aridic Argiustolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No. 91P0041

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

91P00237

13.0-39.0

vfs

QZ 55

FD 30

QC 6

BT 3

FP 2

MS 2

KK 1

PR 1

OP tr

HN tr

GN tr

TM tr

ZR tr

GS tr

91P00238

39.0-42.0

Btk

vfs

QZ 52

FD 30

QC 7

FP 2

CA 2

HN 1

BT 1

MS 1

PO 1

GS 1

CB 1

KK 1

OP tr

AM tr

DL tr

SL tr

TM tr

GN tr

AR tr

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

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
AM Amphibole	AR Weatherable Aggregates	BT Biotite	CA Calcite	CB Carbonate Aggregates
DL Dolomite	FD Feldspar	FP Plagioclase Feldspar	GN Garnet	GS Glass
HN Hornblende	KK Kaolinite	MS Muscovite	OP Opaques	PO Plant Opal
PR Pyroxene	QC Clay-Coated Quartz	QZ Quartz	SL Sillimanite	TM Tourmaline
ZR Zircon

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