*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 89PR079002

( LajasMunicipio, Puerto Rico )

Print Date: Feb 16 2025 5:48AM

Sampled as on Feb 1, 1989:	Palmarejo ; Clayey, mixed, isohyperthermic Epiaquic Haplustult
Revised to correlated on Sep 1, 2003:	Palmarejo ; Clayey, mixed Epiaquic Haplustults

				United States Department of Agriculture
SSL	-	Project	CP89PR115   CARIBBEAN AREA	Natural Resources Conservation Service
	-	Site ID	S1989PR079002   Lat: 18° 2' 18.00" north  Long: 67° 5' 23.99" west  MLRA: 273	National Soil Survey Center
	-	Pedon No.	89P0398	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
89P02211	Ap1	Ap1	0-26				CL	L
89P02212	Ap2	Ap2	26-47				CL	L
89P02213	Bt1	Bt1	47-72				C	C
89P02214	Bt2	Bt2	72-104				C	C
89P02215	Bt3	Bt3	104-117				C	C
89P02216	Bt4	Bt4	117-130				C	C
89P02217	BC	BC	130-178				C	CL
89P02218	C	C	178-234				SL	L
89P02219	Bt2	Bt2	72-104				C	C

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Pedon Calculations
Calculation Name	Result	Units of Measure
CEC Activity, CEC7/Clay, Weighted Average	0.46	(NA)
Clay, carbonate free, Weighted Average	42	% wt
Weighted Particles, 0.1-75mm, 75 mm Base	19	% wt
Volume, >2mm, Weighted Average	3	% vol
Clay, total, Weighted Average	42	% wt
LE, Whole Soil, Summed to 1m	0	cm/m
Weighted averages based on control section: 47-97 cm

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 89PR079002

( LajasMunicipio, Puerto Rico )

Print Date: Feb 16 2025 5:48AM

Sampled As	:	Palmarejo		Clayey, mixed, isohyperthermic Epiaquic Haplustult
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  89P0398

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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	3B1	3B1	3B1
89P02211	0-26	Ap1	S	l	25.5	43.7	30.8			30.2	13.5	7.8	8.2	7.1	5.2	2.5	4	4	--	29	8
89P02212	26-47	Ap2	S	l	25.7	42.0	32.3			28.7	13.3	6.4	9.5	7.8	6.2	2.4	5	3	--	32	8
89P02213	47-72	Bt1	S	c	41.8	36.0	22.2			24.2	11.8	7.0	5.8	4.2	3.5	1.7	5	1	--	20	6
89P02214	72-104	Bt2	S	c	42.4	33.2	24.4			22.0	11.2	8.7	6.3	4.0	3.2	2.2	3	tr	--	18	3
89P02215	104-117	Bt3	S	c	40.1	33.5	26.4			23.2	10.3	7.3	6.1	5.6	4.9	2.5	6	tr	--	25	6
89P02216	117-130	Bt4	S	c	45.7	36.4	17.9			25.8	10.6	4.1	5.0	3.7	3.0	2.1	7	tr	--	21	7
89P02217	130-178	BC	S	cl	36.3	32.4	31.3			22.3	10.1	8.1	8.2	5.9	5.4	3.7	9	1	--	31	10
89P02218	178-234	C	S	l	26.7	31.6	41.7			20.5	11.1	9.2	9.2	8.3	8.1	6.9	13	5	--	45	18
89P02219	72-104	Bt2	N	c	43.3	31.8	24.9			21.2	10.6	6.5	5.2	4.2	4.7	4.3

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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		8D1	8D1
89P02211	0-26	Ap1	S	1.28	1.33	0.012			23.6	14.8		1.016		0.11		0.84	0.58
89P02212	26-47	Ap2	S	1.25	1.31	0.015			25.1	14.5		1.016		0.13		0.78	0.56
89P02213	47-72	Bt1	S	1.39	1.54	0.034			29.0	20.8		1.018		0.11		0.46	0.50
89P02214	72-104	Bt2	S	1.49	1.66	0.036			27.2	20.6		1.018		0.10		0.46	0.49
89P02215	104-117	Bt3	S	1.51	1.67	0.033			27.5	18.4		1.018		0.13		0.49	0.46
89P02216	117-130	Bt4	S	1.45	1.66	0.044			30.1	21.3		1.019		0.12		0.46	0.47
89P02217	130-178	BC	S	1.46	1.60	0.029			26.9	15.5		1.018		0.16		0.57	0.43
89P02218	178-234	C	S	1.41	1.48	0.015			20.3	11.7		1.015		0.11		0.65	0.44
89P02219	72-104	Bt2	N													0.48

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 89PR079002

( LajasMunicipio, Puerto Rico )

Print Date: Feb 16 2025 5:48AM

Sampled As	:	Palmarejo		Clayey, mixed, isohyperthermic Epiaquic Haplustult
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  89P0398

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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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

3C1e1a

89P02211

0-26

Ap1

S

29.3

89P02212

26-47

Ap2

S

23.2

89P02213

47-72

Bt1

S

28.6

89P02214

72-104

Bt2

S

28.6

89P02215

104-117

Bt3

S

26.1

89P02216

117-130

Bt4

S

30.1

89P02217

130-178

BC

S

22.5

89P02218

178-234

C

S

17.3

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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 - - - - -)
					6B3a			6A1c		6C2b	6G7a	6D2a		8J	6C9a	6G12	6V2	6D5b
89P02211	0-26	Ap1	S		0.205			2.77	14	2.1	--	--	0.77	0.19	1.04	0.25	0.01	20.1
89P02212	26-47	Ap2	S		0.177			2.27	13	3.6	0.3	--	0.82	0.18	1.11	0.27	0.01	19.3
89P02213	47-72	Bt1	S		0.089			0.77	9	4.1	0.4	--	0.98	0.12	1.33	0.31	tr	9.8
89P02214	72-104	Bt2	S		0.046			0.38	8	4.1	0.4	--	0.80	0.07	1.03	0.28	0.01	10.0
89P02215	104-117	Bt3	S					0.31		4.4	0.4	--	0.69	0.06	0.87	0.26	0.01	10.0
89P02216	117-130	Bt4	S					0.32		5.1	0.5	--	0.78	0.06	0.97	0.30	0.02	9.8
89P02217	130-178	BC	S					0.16		4.9	0.3	--	0.55	0.09	0.60	0.26	0.02	9.7
89P02218	178-234	C	S					0.20		5.0	0.3	--	0.32	0.03	0.27	0.19	0.01	9.8
89P02219	72-104	Bt2	N					0.73		4.0	0.4	--	0.62	0.08	0.65	0.30	0.03	--

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 89PR079002

( LajasMunicipio, Puerto Rico )

Print Date: Feb 16 2025 5:48AM

Sampled As	:	Palmarejo		Clayey, mixed, isohyperthermic Epiaquic Haplustult
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  89P0398

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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	6D3	5A3a	5A8b	5A3b	5G1	5C3	5C1
89P02211	0-26	Ap1	S	1.2	0.2	--	0.4	1.8	27.0	9.2	0.4	28.8	21.4	11.0	84	6	8
89P02212	26-47	Ap2	S	0.6	0.1	--	0.3	1.0	28.5	10.1	0.4	29.5	20.0	11.1	91	3	5
89P02213	47-72	Bt1	S	0.4	tr	--	0.1	0.5	26.0	15.0	0.3	26.5	19.2	15.5	97	2	3
89P02214	72-104	Bt2	S	0.4	0.1	--	--	0.5	26.6	16.5	0.4	27.1	19.3	17.0	97	2	3
89P02215	104-117	Bt3	S	0.5	0.2	--	tr	0.7	27.2	16.5	0.4	27.9	19.5	17.2	96	3	4
89P02216	117-130	Bt4	S	0.7	0.3	--	0.1	1.1	25.4	17.5	0.5	26.5	21.0	18.6	94	4	5
89P02217	130-178	BC	S	0.8	0.2	--	tr	1.0	23.1	16.6	0.5	24.1	20.6	17.6	94	4	5
89P02218	178-234	C	S	0.4	0.5	--	0.1	1.0	17.6	14.0	tr	18.6	17.3	15.0	93	5	6
89P02219	72-104	Bt2	N	0.4	0.2	tr	0.6						20.9			100	6

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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 - -)

%

89P02211

0-26

Ap1

S

--

89P02212

26-47

Ap2

S

--

89P02213

47-72

Bt1

S

--

89P02214

72-104

Bt2

S

--

89P02215

104-117

Bt3

S

--

89P02216

117-130

Bt4

S

--

89P02217

130-178

BC

S

--

89P02218

178-234

C

S

--

89P02219

72-104

Bt2

N

--

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 89PR079002

( LajasMunicipio, Puerto Rico )

Print Date: Feb 16 2025 5:48AM

Sampled As	:	Palmarejo		Clayey, mixed, isohyperthermic Epiaquic Haplustult
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  89P0398

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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				6E1g
89P02211	0-26	Ap1	S	3.2	3.4	3.6
89P02212	26-47	Ap2	S	3.3	3.5	3.8
89P02213	47-72	Bt1	S	3.4	3.5	4.0
89P02214	72-104	Bt2	S	3.4	3.6	3.9
89P02215	104-117	Bt3	S	3.4	3.6	4.0
89P02216	117-130	Bt4	S	3.4	3.6	4.1
89P02217	130-178	BC	S	3.5	3.6	3.9
89P02218	178-234	C	S	3.5	3.7	4.2
89P02219	72-104	Bt2	N							1

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 89PR079002

( LajasMunicipio, Puerto Rico )

Print Date: Feb 16 2025 5:48AM

Sampled As	:	Palmarejo		Clayey, mixed, isohyperthermic Epiaquic Haplustult
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  89P0398

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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

7C3

tion

Layer

(cm)

Horz

ion

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

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

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

mg g-1

89P02211

0.0-26.0

Ap1

tcly

MI 3

KK 2

MT 2

CL 1

CA 1

21

7.3

2.4

QZ 1

LE 1

89P02213

47.0-72.0

Bt1

tcly

KK 3

MI 3

MT 3

VR 2

VC 1

28

8.4

2.7

GE 1

HE 1

LE 1

89P02214

72.0-104.0

Bt2

tcly

MI 3

KK 3

MT 3

VC 2

GE 2

28

8.1

2.8

CA 2

HE 1

LE 1

89P02217

130.0-178.0

BC

tcly

MT 4

MI 3

KK 3

VC 2

GE 1

30

5.4

3.1

HE 1

LE 1

FRACTION INTERPRETATION:
tcly - Total Clay <0.002 mm

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
CA Calcite	CL Chlorite	GE Goethite	HE Hematite	KK Kaolinite
LE Lepidocrocite	MI Mica	MT Montmorillonite	QZ Quartz	VC Vermiculite-Chlorite
VR Vermiculite

RELATIVE PEAK SIZE:

5 Very Large

4 Large

3 Medium

2 Small

1 Very Small

6 No Peaks