| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: 89MT017006 | ( Custer, Montana ) | Print Date: Dec 7 2025 11:45PM |
| Sampled as on May 30, 1989: | Creed ; Fine, montmorillonitic Borollic Natrargids |
| Revised to correlated: | Vanstel ; Fine-silty, mixed, superactive Borollic Haplargid |
| United States Department of Agriculture | ||||
| SSL | - | Project | CP89MT206 CUSTER COUNTY | Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| - | Site ID | S1989MT017006 MLRA: 58A | National Soil Survey Center | |
| - | Pedon No. | 89P0636 | 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 |
| 89P03559 | E | E | 0-15 | L | CL | |||
| 89P03560 | 2Btn | 2Btn | 15-36 | SC | CL | |||
| 89P03561 | 2Btk | 2Btk | 36-51 | SCL | CL | |||
| 89P03562 | 2Bk | 2Bk | 51-64 | CL | L | |||
| 89P03563 | 2Bky1 | 2Bky1 | 64-79 | CL | CL | |||
| 89P03564 | 2Bky2 | 2Bky2 | 79-119 | CL | L | |||
| 89P03565 | 2By | 2By | 119-152 | CL | L | |||
| Pedon Calculations | |||
| Calculation Name | Result | Units of Measure | |
| CEC Activity, CEC7/Clay, Weighted Average | 0.79 | (NA) | |
| Clay, carbonate free, Weighted Average | 32 | % wt | |
| Weighted Particles, 0.1-75mm, 75 mm Base | 9 | % wt | |
| Volume, >2mm, Weighted Average | 0 | % vol | |
| Clay, total, Weighted Average | 32 | % wt | |
| Weighted averages based on control section: 15-51 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 | ||||||
| 89P03559 | 0-15 | E | S | cl | 33.2 | 44.7 | 22.1 | 16.7 | 26.8 | 17.9 | 14.6 | 6.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- | 8 | -- | |
| 89P03560 | 15-36 | 2Btn | S | cl | 34.9 | 39.0 | 26.1 | 21.0 | 18.7 | 20.3 | 18.5 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -- | -- | -- | 8 | -- | |
| 89P03561 | 36-51 | 2Btk | S | cl | 27.5 | 47.7 | 24.8 | 15.0 | 26.2 | 21.5 | 14.4 | 9.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -- | -- | -- | 10 | -- | |
| 89P03562 | 51-64 | 2Bk | S | l | 23.0 | 44.1 | 32.9 | 11.5 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 21.3 | 11.0 | 0.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- | |
| 89P03563 | 64-79 | 2Bky1 | S | cl | 27.6 | 46.5 | 25.9 | 15.7 | 2.3 | 18.1 | 28.4 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- | 14 | -- |
| 89P03564 | 79-119 | 2Bky2 | S | l | 25.0 | 32.3 | 42.7 | 12.7 | 3.4 | 14.7 | 17.6 | 22.9 | 18.2 | 1.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- |
| 89P03565 | 119-152 | 2By | S | l | 24.7 | 38.9 | 36.4 | 12.8 | 0.9 | 20.2 | 18.7 | 22.2 | 12.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | tr | -- | -- | 14 | tr |
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: 89MT017006 | ( Custer, Montana ) | Print Date: Dec 7 2025 11:45PM |
| Sampled As | : | Creed | Fine, montmorillonitic Borollic Natrargids | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 89P0636 | |||
| 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 | % | ||||||||||
| 3C2a1a | 3D1 | 8D1 | 8D1 | ||||||||||||||
| 89P03559 | 0-15 | E | S | 13.0 | 1.024 | 0.72 | 0.39 | ||||||||||
| 89P03560 | 15-36 | 2Btn | S | 12.6 | 1.028 | 0.73 | 0.36 | ||||||||||
| 89P03561 | 36-51 | 2Btk | S | 12.2 | 1.028 | 0.87 | 0.44 | ||||||||||
| 89P03562 | 51-64 | 2Bk | S | 8.9 | 1.021 | 0.76 | 0.39 | ||||||||||
| 89P03563 | 64-79 | 2Bky1 | S | 11.4 | 1.025 | 0.70 | 0.41 | ||||||||||
| 89P03564 | 79-119 | 2Bky2 | S | 10.9 | 1.021 | 0.64 | 0.44 | ||||||||||
| 89P03565 | 119-152 | 2By | S | 12.0 | 1.023 | 0.82 | 0.49 | ||||||||||
| 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 - - - - -) | |||||||||||||||
| 6A1c | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 89P03559 | 0-15 | E | S | 2.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 89P03560 | 15-36 | 2Btn | S | 1.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 89P03561 | 36-51 | 2Btk | S | 1.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 89P03562 | 51-64 | 2Bk | S | 0.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 89P03563 | 64-79 | 2Bky1 | S | 0.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 89P03564 | 79-119 | 2Bky2 | S | 0.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 89P03565 | 119-152 | 2By | S | 1.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: 89MT017006 | ( Custer, Montana ) | Print Date: Dec 7 2025 11:45PM |
| Sampled As | : | Creed | Fine, montmorillonitic Borollic Natrargids | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 89P0636 | |||
| 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 | 5A3a | 5A8b | 5C3 | 5C1 | |||||||||
| 89P03559 | 0-15 | E | S | 13.9 | 7.2 | -- | 1.2 | 5.4 | 24.0 | 81 | 93 | ||||||
| 89P03560 | 15-36 | 2Btn | S | 15.5 | 8.8 | -- | 0.8 | 25.1 | 4.4 | 29.5 | 25.5 | 85 | 98 | ||||
| 89P03561 | 36-51 | 2Btk | S | 38.7* | 11.3 | -- | 0.3 | 24.0 | 100 | 100 | |||||||
| 89P03562 | 51-64 | 2Bk | S | 36.7* | 9.7 | -- | 0.3 | 17.4 | 100 | 100 | |||||||
| 89P03563 | 64-79 | 2Bky1 | S | 40.8* | 13.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 19.3 | 100 | 100 | |||||||
| 89P03564 | 79-119 | 2Bky2 | S | 35.8* | 14.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 15.9 | 100 | 100 | |||||||
| 89P03565 | 119-152 | 2By | S | 31.2* | 15.6 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 20.2 | 100 | 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 | ||||||||
| 89P03559 | 0-15 | E | S | 0.17 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||
| 89P03560 | 15-36 | 2Btn | S | 0.07 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||
| 89P03561 | 36-51 | 2Btk | S | 0.22 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||
| 89P03562 | 51-64 | 2Bk | S | 0.19 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||
| 89P03563 | 64-79 | 2Bky1 | S | 0.21 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 89P03564 | 79-119 | 2Bky2 | S | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | tr | -- | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -- | -- | 46.7 | tr | 0.45 | 0.26 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 89P03565 | 119-152 | 2By | S | 0.5 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.1 | -- | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -- | -- | 58.1 | tr | 0.55 | 0.47 | 14 | 7 | |||
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: 89MT017006 | ( Custer, Montana ) | Print Date: Dec 7 2025 11:45PM |
| Sampled As | : | Creed | Fine, montmorillonitic Borollic Natrargids | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 89P0636 | |||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| 89P03559 | 0-15 | E | S | 6.3 | 7.1 | tr | ||||||||
| 89P03560 | 15-36 | 2Btn | S | 6.1 | 6.9 | |||||||||
| 89P03561 | 36-51 | 2Btk | S | 7.6 | 8.2 | 4 | ||||||||
| 89P03562 | 51-64 | 2Bk | S | 7.8 | 8.5 | 2 | ||||||||
| 89P03563 | 64-79 | 2Bky1 | S | 8.0 | 8.6 | 5 | ||||||||
| 89P03564 | 79-119 | 2Bky2 | S | 8.1 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 9 | 2700 | ||||||
| 89P03565 | 119-152 | 2By | S | 8.4 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 5 | |||||||
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: 89MT017006 | ( Custer, Montana ) | Print Date: Dec 7 2025 11:45PM |
| Sampled As | : | Creed | Fine, montmorillonitic Borollic Natrargids | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 89P0636 | |||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 89P03559 | 0.0-15.0 | E | tcly | KK 3 | MT 3 | MI 3 | QZ 1 | 20 | 6.3 | 2.2 | |||||||||||
| 89P03561 | 36.0-51.0 | 2Btk | tcly | MT 4 | KK 3 | MI 2 | VC 1 | QZ 1 | 19 | 5.6 | 1.6 | ||||||||||
| FRACTION INTERPRETATION: | ||||
| tcly - Total Clay <0.002 mm | ||||
| MINERAL INTERPRETATION: | ||||
| KK Kaolinite | MI Mica | MT Montmorillonite | QZ Quartz | VC Vermiculite-Chlorite |
| RELATIVE PEAK SIZE: | 5 Very Large | 4 Large | 3 Medium | 2 Small | 1 Very Small | 6 No Peaks |