| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: 89MT017007 | ( Custer, Montana ) | Print Date: Dec 5 2025 2:25PM |
| Sampled as on Apr 29, 1989: | Creed ; Fine, montmorillonitic Borollic Natrargids |
| Revised to correlated: | Creed ; Fine, smectitic Borollic Natrargid |
| United States Department of Agriculture | ||||
| SSL | - | Project | CP89MT206 CUSTER COUNTY | Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| - | Site ID | S1989MT017007 MLRA: 58A | National Soil Survey Center | |
| - | Pedon No. | 89P0637 | 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 |
| 89P03566 | Ap | Ap | 0-13 | SCL | CL | |||
| 89P03567 | Btn | BtN | 13-33 | SC | SIC | |||
| 89P03568 | Btkn | BtNk | 33-43 | SC | SIC | |||
| 89P03569 | Btk | Btk | 43-58 | SC | SICL | |||
| 89P03570 | Bk | Bk | 58-79 | SCL | CL | |||
| 89P03571 | 2BC | 2BC | 79-122 | SCL | FSL | |||
| 89P03572 | 2By | 2CY | 122-152 | CL | L | |||
| Pedon Calculations | |||
| Calculation Name | Result | Units of Measure | |
| CEC Activity, CEC7/Clay, Weighted Average | 0.75 | (NA) | |
| Clay, carbonate free, Weighted Average | 42 | % wt | |
| Weighted Particles, 0.1-75mm, 75 mm Base | 5 | % wt | |
| Volume, >2mm, Weighted Average | 0 | % vol | |
| Clay, total, Weighted Average | 42 | % wt | |
| Weighted averages based on control section: 13-58 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 | ||||||
| 89P03566 | 0-13 | Ap | S | cl | 35.2 | 43.6 | 21.2 | 14.0 | 26.7 | 16.9 | 14.3 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- | 7 | -- | |
| 89P03567 | 13-33 | Btn | S | sic | 43.1 | 41.8 | 15.1 | 26.7 | 27.5 | 14.3 | 11.2 | 3.7 | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | -- | |
| 89P03568 | 33-43 | Btkn | S | sic | 42.2 | 47.1 | 10.7 | 23.4 | 28.0 | 19.1 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 0.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | -- | |
| 89P03569 | 43-58 | Btk | S | sicl | 39.2 | 41.1 | 19.7 | 22.1 | 28.7 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | tr | -- | -- | 7 | -- | |
| 89P03570 | 58-79 | Bk | S | cl | 32.3 | 34.0 | 33.7 | 17.4 | 1.1 | 21.5 | 12.5 | 14.8 | 13.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 4 | 1 | -- | 23 | 5 |
| 89P03571 | 79-122 | 2BC | S | fsl | 19.2 | 17.9 | 62.9 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 7.3 | 19.6 | 38.3 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 4 | |
| 89P03572 | 122-152 | 2By | S | l | 26.8 | 40.6 | 32.6 | 12.8 | 16.1 | 24.5 | 12.5 | 17.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | tr | tr | tr | 20 | tr | |
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: 89MT017007 | ( Custer, Montana ) | Print Date: Dec 5 2025 2:25PM |
| Sampled As | : | Creed | Fine, montmorillonitic Borollic Natrargids | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 89P0637 | |||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 89P03566 | 0-13 | Ap | S | 13.4 | 1.031 | 0.81 | 0.38 | ||||||||||
| 89P03567 | 13-33 | Btn | S | 17.5 | 1.038 | 0.77 | 0.41 | ||||||||||
| 89P03568 | 33-43 | Btkn | S | 17.0 | 1.037 | 0.73 | 0.40 | ||||||||||
| 89P03569 | 43-58 | Btk | S | 16.5 | 1.033 | 0.72 | 0.42 | ||||||||||
| 89P03570 | 58-79 | Bk | S | 14.5 | 1.029 | 0.72 | 0.45 | ||||||||||
| 89P03571 | 79-122 | 2BC | S | 9.9 | 1.020 | 0.83 | 0.52 | ||||||||||
| 89P03572 | 122-152 | 2By | S | 12.0 | 1.025 | 0.87 | 0.45 | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 89P03566 | 0-13 | Ap | S | 1.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 89P03567 | 13-33 | Btn | S | 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 89P03568 | 33-43 | Btkn | S | 1.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 89P03569 | 43-58 | Btk | S | 1.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 89P03570 | 58-79 | Bk | S | 1.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 89P03571 | 79-122 | 2BC | S | 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 89P03572 | 122-152 | 2By | S | 1.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: 89MT017007 | ( Custer, Montana ) | Print Date: Dec 5 2025 2:25PM |
| Sampled As | : | Creed | Fine, montmorillonitic Borollic Natrargids | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 89P0637 | |||
| 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 | |||||||||
| 89P03566 | 0-13 | Ap | S | 15.8 | 10.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 27.8 | 4.0 | 31.8 | 28.5 | 87 | 98 | ||||
| 89P03567 | 13-33 | Btn | S | 18.9* | 13.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 34.1 | 3.1 | 37.2 | 33.4 | 92 | 100 | ||||
| 89P03568 | 33-43 | Btkn | S | 27.2* | 14.7 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 30.7 | 100 | 100 | |||||||
| 89P03569 | 43-58 | Btk | S | 28.9* | 14.8 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 28.1 | 100 | 100 | |||||||
| 89P03570 | 58-79 | Bk | S | 43.5* | 15.1 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 23.2 | 100 | 100 | |||||||
| 89P03571 | 79-122 | 2BC | S | 32.3* | 12.4 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 16.0 | 100 | 100 | |||||||
| 89P03572 | 122-152 | 2By | S | 26.6* | 15.4 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 23.3 | 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 | ||||||||
| 89P03566 | 0-13 | Ap | S | 0.23 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 89P03567 | 13-33 | Btn | S | 0.24 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 89P03568 | 33-43 | Btkn | S | 0.8 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 0.1 | -- | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -- | -- | 68.2 | tr | 0.54 | 0.37 | 6 | 5 | |||
| 89P03569 | 43-58 | Btk | S | 0.6 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 0.1 | -- | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | -- | -- | 59.9 | tr | 0.62 | 0.43 | 9 | 6 | |||
| 89P03570 | 58-79 | Bk | S | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.5 | 0.1 | -- | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 0.1 | tr | 58.2 | tr | 0.88 | 0.52 | 10 | 7 | |||
| 89P03571 | 79-122 | 2BC | S | 2.2 | 3.2 | 11.1 | 0.1 | -- | 2.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 13.0 | -- | 0.4 | 50.6 | 0.1 | 1.62 | 0.73 | 11 | 7 | |||
| 89P03572 | 122-152 | 2By | S | 1.4 | 2.4 | 14.5 | 0.1 | -- | 2.4 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 12.7 | -- | 0.4 | 63.5 | 0.1 | 1.78 | 0.89 | 13 | 11 | |||
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: 89MT017007 | ( Custer, Montana ) | Print Date: Dec 5 2025 2:25PM |
| Sampled As | : | Creed | Fine, montmorillonitic Borollic Natrargids | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 89P0637 | |||
| 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 | 4E2a1a1a1 | 8E1 | |||||||||
| 89P03566 | 0-13 | Ap | S | 6.3 | 7.0 | |||||||||
| 89P03567 | 13-33 | Btn | S | 7.0 | 7.6 | |||||||||
| 89P03568 | 33-43 | Btkn | S | 7.8 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 2 | |||||||
| 89P03569 | 43-58 | Btk | S | 8.0 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 2 | |||||||
| 89P03570 | 58-79 | Bk | S | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 6 | -- | ||||||
| 89P03571 | 79-122 | 2BC | S | 8.1 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 5 | -- | 1100 | |||||
| 89P03572 | 122-152 | 2By | S | 8.2 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 4 | -- | ||||||
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: 89MT017007 | ( Custer, Montana ) | Print Date: Dec 5 2025 2:25PM |
| Sampled As | : | Creed | Fine, montmorillonitic Borollic Natrargids | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 89P0637 | |||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 89P03566 | 0.0-13.0 | Ap | tcly | MT 4 | KK 3 | MI 3 | VC 2 | QZ 1 | 21 | 6.4 | 2.0 | ||||||||||
| 89P03568 | 33.0-43.0 | Btkn | tcly | MT 4 | KK 3 | MI 3 | VR 2 | VC 1 | 19 | 5.7 | 1.7 | ||||||||||
| 89P03570 | 58.0-79.0 | Bk | tcly | MT 3 | KK 3 | MI 2 | VR 1 | VC 1 | 19 | 5.3 | 1.5 | ||||||||||
| QZ 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FRACTION INTERPRETATION: | ||||
| tcly - Total Clay <0.002 mm | ||||
| MINERAL INTERPRETATION: | ||||
| KK Kaolinite | 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 |