*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 1992ND073003

( Ransom, North Dakota )

Print Date: May 19 2024 10:23PM

Sampled as on Aug 10, 1992:	Ulen ; Sandy, mixed, frigid Aeric Calciaquolls
Revised to correlated on May 22, 1990:	Ulen ; Sandy, mixed, frigid Aeric Calciaquolls

				United States Department of Agriculture
SSL	-	Project	CP92ND232   WET SOILS - RANSOM COUNTY	Natural Resources Conservation Service
	-	Site ID	1992ND073003   Lat: 46° 26' 14.00" north  Long: 97° 24' 8.00" west  MLRA: 56	National Soil Survey Center
	-	Pedon No.	92P0831	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
92P05120	A1	A1	0-8				FSL	FSL
92P05121	A2	A2	8-21				FSL	LFS
92P05122	A3	A3	21-27				LS	FS
92P05123	Bk1	Bk1	27-37				LS	FS
92P05124	Bk2	Bk2	37-75				S	LFS
92P05125	C	C	75-111				S	FS
92P05126	2C	2C	111-117				SICL	C
92P05127	3C	3C	117-128				S	FSL

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Pedon Calculations
Calculation Name	Result	Units of Measure
CEC Activity, CEC7/Clay, Weighted Average	0.62	(NA)
Clay, carbonate free, Weighted Average	7	% wt
Weighted Particles, 0.1-75mm, 75 mm Base	81	% wt
Volume, >2mm, Weighted Average	0	% vol
Clay, total, Weighted Average	8	% wt
Weighted averages based on control section: 25-100 cm

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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
92P05120	0-8	A1	S	fsl	11.1	8.9	80.0		0.7	5.0	3.9	5.9	44.8	27.6	1.5	0.2	tr	tr	--	74
92P05121	8-21	A2	S	lfs	8.7	3.7	87.6			1.5	2.2	7.4	53.5	25.2	1.4	0.1	--	--	--	80
92P05122	21-27	A3	S	fs	7.3	1.8	90.9		0.3	0.4	1.4	8.3	50.7	30.2	1.6	0.1	--	--	--	83
92P05123	27-37	Bk1	S	fs	5.7	1.5	92.8			0.5	1.0	6.6	55.0	29.1	1.9	0.2	--	--	--	86
92P05124	37-75	Bk2	S	lfs	8.4	3.7	87.9		0.9	1.0	2.7	8.4	52.6	25.9	0.7	0.3	--	--	--	80
92P05125	75-111	C	S	fs	7.9	2.2	89.9			--	2.2	10.5	57.1	21.5	0.7	0.1	--	--	--	79
92P05126	111-117	2C	S	c	44.2	15.6	40.2		0.6	10.5	5.1	10.5	18.1	11.0	0.5	0.1	--	--	--	30
92P05127	117-128	3C	S	fsl	12.9	8.1	79.0		0.3	2.0	6.1	22.3	41.8	14.7	0.2	tr	tr	tr	--	57

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 1992ND073003

( Ransom, North Dakota )

Print Date: May 19 2024 10:23PM

Sampled As	:	Ulen		Sandy, mixed, frigid Aeric Calciaquolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  92P0831

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Water Dispersible PSDA				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-
				(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Water Dispersible - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)
				(- - - - - Total - - - - - -)			(- - Clay - - -)		(- - - - Silt - - - - -)		(- - - - - - - - - - - - Sand - - - - - - - - - - - -)
				Clay	Silt	Sand	F	CO3	F	C	VF	F	M	C	VC
				<	.002	.05	<	<	.002	.02	.05	.10	.25	.5	1
	Depth			.002	-.05	-2	.0002	.002	-.02	-.05	-.10	-.25	-.50	-1	-2
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % of <2mm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)
				3A1a6a	3A1a6a	3A1a6a			3A1a6a	3A1a6a	3A1a6a	3A1a6a	3A1a6a	3A1a6a	3A1a6a
92P05120	0-8	A1	S	0.9	9.9	89.2			5.9	4.0	5.7	45.6	35.1	2.6	0.2
92P05121	8-21	A2	S	2.8	6.6	90.6			4.2	2.4	7.1	53.1	28.7	1.5	0.2
92P05122	21-27	A3	S	3.9	4.7	91.3			4.4	0.3	8.2	52.5	28.8	1.8	0.1
92P05123	27-37	Bk1	S	2.1	5.9	92.0			2.3	3.6	5.4	50.2	34.7	1.5	0.2
92P05124	37-75	Bk2	S	2.4	9.5	88.1			8.5	1.0	9.0	57.2	21.4	0.5	--
92P05125	75-111	C	S	3.2	5.9	90.9			5.1	0.8	9.1	56.3	24.7	0.8	--
92P05126	111-117	2C	S	2.8	51.4	45.8			49.3	2.1	12.3	21.7	11.1	0.6	0.1
92P05127	117-128	3C	S	9.0	9.3	81.7			5.4	3.9	23.9	41.2	16.3	0.3	--

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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	%
					4A1h			4B1c		3C2a1a		3D1			3F1a1a	8D1	8D1
92P05120	0-8	A1	S		1.09			17.4		14.5		1.016				1.50	1.31
92P05121	8-21	A2	S		1.35			37.2		7.8		1.010			90	1.31	0.90
92P05122	21-27	A3	S							3.6		1.006				1.04	0.49
92P05123	27-37	Bk1	S		1.58			7.0		2.2		1.003				0.68	0.39
92P05124	37-75	Bk2	S							2.8		1.006				0.55	0.33
92P05125	75-111	C	S							2.6		1.005				0.56	0.33
92P05126	111-117	2C	S		1.68			22.3		16.7		1.028				0.75	0.38
92P05127	117-128	3C	S							5.4		1.009				0.64	0.42

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 1992ND073003

( Ransom, North Dakota )

Print Date: May 19 2024 10:23PM

Sampled As	:	Ulen		Sandy, mixed, frigid Aeric Calciaquolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  92P0831

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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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)
												3C1b1a			3C1e1a
92P05120	0-8	A1	S									24.9			17.0
92P05121	8-21	A2	S									16.1			9.8
92P05122	21-27	A3	S									9.2			4.7
92P05123	27-37	Bk1	S									5.6			3.3
92P05124	37-75	Bk2	S									9.2			4.3
92P05125	75-111	C	S									7.4			3.3
92P05126	111-117	2C	S									38.4			24.0
92P05127	117-128	3C	S									14.9			7.2

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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 - - - - -)
								6A1c		6C2b	6G7a	6D2a
92P05120	0-8	A1	S					4.40		0.2	tr	--
92P05121	8-21	A2	S					2.48		0.2	tr	--
92P05122	21-27	A3	S					0.94		0.1	tr	--
92P05123	27-37	Bk1	S					0.22		0.1	tr	--
92P05124	37-75	Bk2	S					0.08		0.1	tr	--
92P05125	75-111	C	S					0.04		0.3	tr	--
92P05126	111-117	2C	S					0.18		0.8	tr	--
92P05127	117-128	3C	S					0.09		0.6	tr	--

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 1992ND073003

( Ransom, North Dakota )

Print Date: May 19 2024 10:23PM

Sampled As	:	Ulen		Sandy, mixed, frigid Aeric Calciaquolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  92P0831

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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						5A8b			5C3	5C1
92P05120	0-8	A1	S	46.6*	5.8	tr	0.3						16.6			100	100
92P05121	8-21	A2	S	42.2*	4.0	0.1	0.1						11.4			100	100
92P05122	21-27	A3	S	29.1*	1.8	0.1	0.1						7.6			100	100
92P05123	27-37	Bk1	S	31.3*	1.2	0.1	0.1						3.9			100	100
92P05124	37-75	Bk2	S	36.0*	1.6	0.1	0.1						4.6			100	100
92P05125	75-111	C	S	29.0*	1.6	0.1	0.1						4.4			100	100
92P05126	111-117	2C	S	53.1*	9.4	0.2	0.5						33.0			100	100
92P05127	117-128	3C	S	12.1*	3.8	0.1	0.2						8.2			100	100

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

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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 - -)		%
				6N1b	6O1b	6P1b	6Q1b	6I1b	6J1b	6U1a	6K1c				6L1c	6W1a	6M1c	8A	8D5	8A3a	4F1a1a1		5E
92P05120	0-8	A1	S	7.8	3.8	0.4	0.5	--	10.8	0.1	1.1				1.0	--	--	70.1	tr	1.09	0.72	--	tr
92P05121	8-21	A2	S	6.3	3.1	0.7	0.1	--	8.5	0.1	0.7				1.0	--	0.1	45.4	tr	0.87	0.45	1	tr
92P05122	21-27	A3	S	3.2	1.0	0.7	0.1	--	3.7	0.2	0.7				0.5	--	--	96.6	tr	0.46	0.25	1	tr
92P05123	27-37	Bk1	S																		0.18	3
92P05124	37-75	Bk2	S																		0.16	2
92P05125	75-111	C	S																		0.17	2
92P05126	111-117	2C	S	3.6	1.3	0.4	--	--	2.3	0.1	0.8				2.3	--	0.1	62.8	tr	0.51	0.28	1	tr
92P05127	117-128	3C	S																		0.18	1

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 1992ND073003

( Ransom, North Dakota )

Print Date: May 19 2024 10:23PM

Sampled As	:	Ulen		Sandy, mixed, frigid Aeric Calciaquolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  92P0831

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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
					4C1a2a	4C1a2a	8C1b			6E1g		4E2a1a1a1
92P05120	0-8	A1	S		7.5	7.7	7.5			5		--
92P05121	8-21	A2	S		7.5	7.8	7.6			2
92P05122	21-27	A3	S		7.5	8.0	7.7			1
92P05123	27-37	Bk1	S		7.6	8.2				2
92P05124	37-75	Bk2	S		7.6	8.2				4
92P05125	75-111	C	S		7.6	8.1				4
92P05126	111-117	2C	S		7.4	7.8	7.5			4
92P05127	117-128	3C	S		7.5	8.0				2

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 1992ND073003

( Ransom, North Dakota )

Print Date: May 19 2024 10:23PM

Sampled As	:	Ulen		Sandy, mixed, frigid Aeric Calciaquolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  92P0831

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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

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

7C3

&nbsp;

tion

Layer

(cm)

Horz

ion

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

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

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

mg g-1

92P05120

0.0-8.0

A1

tcly

MT 2

MI 2

CA 2

KK 1

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

3

3.4

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

0.8

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

92P05124

37.0-75.0

Bk2

tcly

MT 4

KK 2

MI 2

CA 1

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

8

9.0

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

1.1

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

92P05126

111.0-117.0

2C

tcly

MT 4

KK 2

MI 2

QZ 1

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

16

9.0

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

1.8

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

92P05127

117.0-128.0

3C

tcly

MT 4

MI 2

KK 2

QZ 1

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

12

11.4

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

1.4

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

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

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
CA Calcite	KK Kaolinite	MI 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: 1992ND073003

( Ransom, North Dakota )

Print Date: May 19 2024 10:23PM

Sampled As	:	Ulen		Sandy, mixed, frigid Aeric Calciaquolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  92P0831

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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

92P05121

8.0-21.0

A2

fs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

85

QZ 79

FK 14

CD 4

FE 2

FP 1

GN tr

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PR tr

 

 

 

 

 

 

92P05123

27.0-37.0

Bk1

fs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

86

QZ 78

FK 11

CD 5

FE 2

FP 2

CB 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GN 1

BT tr

HN tr

TM tr

PR tr

 

 

92P05125

75.0-111.0

C

fs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

81

QZ 71

FK 17

CD 8

FE 2

CA 1

FP 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GN tr

HN tr

TM tr

BT tr

PR tr

MS tr

 

92P05126

111.0-117.0

2C

fs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

83

QZ 78

FK 9

CD 5

CA 4

FP 2

BT 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OP tr

PR tr

GN tr

FE tr

MI tr

HN tr

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TM tr

 

 

 

 

 

 

92P05127

117.0-128.0

3C

fs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

79

QZ 65

FK 14

CD 7

FE 7

FP 5

CA 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PR tr

HN tr

OP tr

GN tr

BT tr

TM tr

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MS tr

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRACTION INTERPRETATION:
fs - Fine Sand 0.1-0.25 mm	 	 	 	 

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 1992ND073003

( Ransom, North Dakota )

Print Date: May 19 2024 10:23PM

Sampled As	:	Ulen		Sandy, mixed, frigid Aeric Calciaquolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  92P0831

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MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
BT Biotite	CA Calcite	CB Carbonate Aggregates	CD Chert (Chalcedony	FE Iron Oxides (Goethite
FK Potassium Feldspar	FP Plagioclase Feldspar	GN Garnet	HN Hornblende	MI Mica
MS Muscovite	OP Opaques	PR Pyroxene	QZ Quartz	TM Tourmaline