*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 99NC605 Alarka-OSD

( Swain, North Carolina )

Print Date: Apr 24 2024 1:45AM

Sampled as on Jun 11, 2002:	Alarka ; Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aeric Epiaquult
Revised to correlated on Apr 25, 2009:	Alarka ; Fine-loamy over sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed, active, mesic Aeric Epiaquults

				United States Department of Agriculture
SSL	-	Project	CP00NC049   GSMNP - SMOKY MOUNTAIN PARK 1999	Natural Resources Conservation Service
	-	Site ID	99NC605 Alarka-OSD   Lat: 35° 20' 1.38" north  Long: 83° 21' 17.58" west  MLRA: 130	National Soil Survey Center
	-	Pedon No.	00P0232	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
00P01686	Oe	Oe	0-8				L	SL
00P01687	Oa	Oa	8-17				L	SL
00P01688	A	A	17-25				L	FSL
00P01689	Bg	Bg	25-32				SICL	L
00P01690	Bw	Bw	32-52				CL	L
00P01691	Cg	Cg	52-89				L	FSL
00P01692	2C	2C	89				LS	SL
00P01693	Cg	Cg	32-89				LS	LCOS
00P01694	Bw	Bw root channel	32-52

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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
00P01686	0-8	Oe	S	sl	10.2	22.6	67.2			18.5	4.1	8.9	15.9	19.8	16.5	6.1	--	--	--	58	67
00P01687	8-17	Oa	S	sl	9.1	21.1	69.8			21.1	--	6.9	19.3	24.1	16.1	3.4	--	--	--	63	--
00P01688	17-25	A	S	fsl	6.6	33.2	60.2	3.6		20.3	12.9	15.1	22.9	15.3	6.2	0.7	--	--	--	45	--
00P01689	25-32	Bg	S	l	24.9	40.5	34.6	7.9		26.6	13.9	14.2	16.9	3.2	0.3	tr	--	--	--	20	--
00P01690	32-52	Bw	S	l	25.0	32.2	42.8	10.9		23.5	8.7	12.3	20.6	7.3	1.3	1.3	--	--	--	31	--
00P01691	52-89	Cg	S	fsl	14.4	30.8	54.8	4.5		19.2	11.6	17.0	24.0	10.4	2.8	0.6	2	4	3	43	9
00P01692	89	2C	S	sl	8.0	23.1	68.9	2.2		13.5	9.6	11.6	23.1	18.7	11.3	4.2	6	20	27	80	65
00P01693	32-89	Cg	S	lcos	2.6	13.3	84.1			8.7	4.6	6.8	20.3	24.9	19.4	12.7	13	39	5	90	57
00P01694	32-52	Bw	S														26	26	--

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 99NC605 Alarka-OSD

( Swain, North Carolina )

Print Date: Apr 24 2024 1:45AM

Sampled As	:	Alarka		Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aeric Epiaquult
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  00P0232

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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	4B2b	3D1		4C1		8D1	8D1
00P01686	0-8	Oe	S	0.23	0.31	0.086			199.6	79.8		1.125		0.08		13.99	7.82
00P01686	0-8	Oe	M								161.0
00P01687	8-17	Oa	S	0.28	0.75	0.389			188.2	75.6		1.125		0.09		16.87	8.31
00P01687	8-17	Oa	M								156.0
00P01688	17-25	A	S	0.39	1.08	0.404			178.9	40.5		1.077		0.54		13.41	6.14
00P01689	25-32	Bg	S	1.22	1.39	0.044			42.4	13.8		1.023		0.35		0.85	0.55
00P01690	32-52	Bw	S	1.28	1.44	0.040			36.0	11.9		1.020		0.31		0.49	0.48
00P01691	52-89	Cg	S	1.54	1.58	0.008			21.2	8.1		1.015		0.19		0.44	0.56
00P01692	89	2C	S							6.0		1.016				0.81	0.75
00P01693	32-89	Cg	S							3.1		1.008				1.15	1.19
00P01694	32-52	Bw	S									1.088

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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

3C1e1a

00P01686

0-8

Oe

S

82.5

00P01687

8-17

Oa

S

76.8

00P01688

17-25

A

S

NP

34.6

00P01689

25-32

Bg

S

23.6

00P01690

32-52

Bw

S

18.9

00P01691

52-89

Cg

S

25

1

12.5

00P01692

89

2C

S

9.3

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 99NC605 Alarka-OSD

( Swain, North Carolina )

Print Date: Apr 24 2024 1:45AM

Sampled As	:	Alarka		Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aeric Epiaquult
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  00P0232

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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 - - - - -)
				6A2e	6B4a	6R3c				6C2h	6G7g	6D2g		8J1c	6C9b	6G12b	6V2b	6D5b
00P01686	0-8	Oe	S	54.28	1.82	0.17	54		30	0.2	tr	--	0.25	0.08	0.10	0.20	0.01	58.0
00P01687	8-17	Oa	S	55.35	1.67	0.14	55		33	0.2	0.1	--	0.30	0.08	0.11	0.24	0.01	--
00P01688	17-25	A	S	39.61	0.84	tr	40		47	0.2	0.1	--	0.73	0.55	0.21	0.63	0.01	--
00P01689	25-32	Bg	S	3.79	0.11	tr	4		33	0.4	1.3	--	0.32	0.37	0.07	0.29	0.01	--
00P01690	32-52	Bw	S	1.15	0.09	--	1			1.1	0.4	--	0.44	0.20	0.36	0.26	0.02	--
00P01691	52-89	Cg	S	0.56	0.05	--	1			0.3	0.4	--	0.50	0.15	0.17	0.41	0.08	--
00P01692	89	2C	S	0.98	0.04	--	1			0.5	0.5	--	0.67	0.13	0.27	0.54	0.18	--
00P01693	32-89	Cg	S	0.29	0.03	--	tr			0.3	0.5	--	0.40	0.06	0.19	0.31	0.09	--
00P01694	32-52	Bw	S	30.77	0.71	tr	31			0.4	0.3	--

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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 - - -)			(- - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - -)
				6N2i	6O2h	6P2f	6Q2f		6H5a	6G9c	6D3b	5A3a	5A8b	5A3b	5G1	5C3	5C1
00P01686	0-8	Oe	S	3.4	3.1	0.7	1.8	9.0	141.2	2.1	3.1	150.2	142.7	11.1	19	6	6
00P01687	8-17	Oa	S	0.7	3.2	0.6	1.6	6.1	136.9	1.6	0.6	143.0	153.5	7.7	21	4	4
00P01688	17-25	A	S	1.0	0.4	0.3	0.3	2.0	49.2	11.4	--	51.2	88.5	13.4	85	4	2
00P01689	25-32	Bg	S	0.1	tr	0.2	0.3	0.6	26.9	10.2	--	27.5	21.1	10.8	94	2	3
00P01690	32-52	Bw	S	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.8	18.2	7.5	--	19.0	12.3	8.3	90	4	7
00P01691	52-89	Cg	S	0.1	--	0.2	0.3	0.6	9.3	2.4	--	9.9	6.4	3.0	80	6	9
00P01692	89	2C	S	0.1	tr	0.2	0.4	0.7	11.7	2.0	--	12.4	6.5	2.7	74	6	11
00P01693	32-89	Cg	S	0.1	--	0.2	0.2	0.5	4.5	0.4	--	5.0	3.0	0.9	44	10	17
00P01694	32-52	Bw	S	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1		52.7	15.9	--		102.4

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 99NC605 Alarka-OSD

( Swain, North Carolina )

Print Date: Apr 24 2024 1:45AM

Sampled As	:	Alarka		Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aeric Epiaquult
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  00P0232

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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 - -)

%

00P01686

0-8

Oe

S

tr

00P01687

8-17

Oa

S

tr

00P01688

17-25

A

S

tr

00P01689

25-32

Bg

S

1

00P01690

32-52

Bw

S

2

00P01691

52-89

Cg

S

3

00P01692

89

2C

S

3

00P01693

32-89

Cg

S

7

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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			4C1a1a1
00P01686	0-8	Oe	S	2.4	3.5	3.5			5.6
00P01687	8-17	Oa	S	2.1	2.6	3.1
00P01688	17-25	A	S	2.8	3.0	3.4			6.6
00P01689	25-32	Bg	S	3.0	3.9	3.7			7.6
00P01690	32-52	Bw	S	3.5	4.3	3.9			9.1
00P01691	52-89	Cg	S	4.1	4.8	4.7			10.6
00P01692	89	2C	S	4.1	4.4	4.7			10.4
00P01693	32-89	Cg	S	4.4	4.7	5.0			10.4

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 99NC605 Alarka-OSD

( Swain, North Carolina )

Print Date: Apr 24 2024 1:45AM

Sampled As	:	Alarka		Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aeric Epiaquult
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  00P0232

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Organic				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-	-13-	-14-	-15-	-16-	-17-
				Mineral	OM	OM+	(- Total -)			Fiber Content		NaPyro	Decomp	Limnic	(- - pH - -)		(- - Bulk Density - -)			Proj
	Depth			Content	TC*1.724	Min	C	N	C/N	Unrub	Rub	Color	State	Matter	CaCl2	H2O	33 kPa	33 kPa rewet	OD	Subs
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	(- - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - -)					ratio	% (by vol)								g cm-3		cm cm-1
				5A			6A2e	6B4a								4C1a2a
00P01686	0-8	Oe	S	4			54.28	1.82	30							3.5				--
00P01687	8-17	Oa	S	4			55.35	1.67	33							3.1				--
00P01688	17-25	A	S	51			39.61	0.84	47							3.4				--
00P01689	25-32	Bg	S				3.79	0.11	33							3.7				--
00P01690	32-52	Bw	S				1.15	0.09								3.9				--
00P01691	52-89	Cg	S				0.56	0.05								4.7				5
00P01692	89	2C	S				0.98	0.04								4.7				31
00P01693	32-89	Cg	S				0.29	0.03								5.0				41
00P01694	32-52	Bw	S				30.77	0.71

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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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)
					6S4d	6S8a
00P01686	0-8	Oe	S			209.0
00P01687	8-17	Oa	S			117.0
00P01688	17-25	A	S		55	431.0
00P01689	25-32	Bg	S		55	159.0
00P01690	32-52	Bw	S		46	107.0
00P01691	52-89	Cg	S		49	159.0
00P01692	89	2C	S		47	303.0
00P01693	32-89	Cg	S		32	139.0

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 99NC605 Alarka-OSD

( Swain, North Carolina )

Print Date: Apr 24 2024 1:45AM

Sampled As	:	Alarka		Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aeric Epiaquult
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  00P0232

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Clay Mineralogy (<.002 mm)

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-14-

-15-

-16-

-17-

-18-

X-Ray

Thermal

Elemental

EGME

Inter

SiO2

Al2O3

Fe2O3

MgO

CaO

K2O

Na2O

Retn

preta

Depth

Fract

7A2i

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Layer

(cm)

Horz

ion

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

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

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

mg g-1

00P01689

25.0-32.0

Bg

tcly

KK 5

VM 3

MI 2

GI 2

QZ 1

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00P01690

32.0-52.0

Bw

tcly

KK 3

VM 3

GI 2

MI 1

GE 1

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LE 1

QZ 1

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00P01691

52.0-89.0

Cg

tcly

KK 3

GI 2

VR 2

MI 1

QZ 1

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

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
GE Goethite	GI Gibbsite	KK Kaolinite	LE Lepidocrocite	MI Mica
QZ Quartz	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: 99NC605 Alarka-OSD

( Swain, North Carolina )

Print Date: Apr 24 2024 1:45AM

Sampled As	:	Alarka		Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aeric Epiaquult
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  00P0232

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Sand - Silt Mineralogy (2.0-0.002 mm)

-1-

-2-

-3-

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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

00P01689

25.0-32.0

Bg

fs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70

QZ 70

FK 20

MS 8

PR 1

BT tr

GN tr

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZR tr

OP tr

AR tr

CD tr

 

 

 

00P01690

32.0-52.0

Bw

fs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

66

QZ 66

FK 16

MS 10

BT 7

AR 1

PR tr

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FE tr

GN tr

OP tr

FP tr

CL tr

 

 

00P01691

52.0-89.0

Cg

fs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

57

QZ 56

FK 14

BT 14

MS 13

AR 2

OP 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FP 1

FE tr

GN tr

 

 

 

 

00P01692

89.0-

2C

fs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

58

QZ 57

BT 19

FK 10

MS 10

PR 1

AR 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FP 1

CD 1

OP tr

GN tr

ZR tr

FE tr

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TM tr

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRACTION INTERPRETATION:
fs - Fine Sand 0.1-0.25 mm	 	 	 	 

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
AR Weatherable Aggregates	BT Biotite	CD Chert (Chalcedony	CL Chlorite	FE Iron Oxides (Goethite
FK Potassium Feldspar	FP Plagioclase Feldspar	GN Garnet	MS Muscovite	OP Opaques
PR Pyroxene	QZ Quartz	TM Tourmaline	ZR Zircon