*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 93NM035004

( Otero, New Mexico )

Print Date: Dec 4 2024 3:17AM

Sampled as on Apr 18, 1993:	Alamogordo ; Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Gypsiorthids
Revised to correlated on Oct 1, 2000:	(unnamed) ; Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Typic Calcigypsid

				United States Department of Agriculture
SSL	-	Project	CP93NM147   LEA COUNTY	Natural Resources Conservation Service
	-	Site ID	S1993NM035004   Lat: 32° 58' 54.00" north  Long: 105° 59' 35.01" west	National Soil Survey Center
	-	Pedon No.	93P0515	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
93P03771	A	A	0-5				FSL	VFSL
93P03772	Bw	Bw	5-18				VFSL	L
93P03773	By1	BY1	18-46				VFSL	SIL
93P03774	By2	BY2	46-89				VFSL	SIL
93P03775	By3	BY3	89-122				VFSL	SIL
93P03776	By4	BY4	122-137				LVFS	VFSL
93P03777	By5	BY5	137-165				VFSL	SIL

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Pedon Calculations
Calculation Name	Result	Units of Measure
CEC Activity, CEC7/Clay, Weighted Average	0.8	(NA)
Clay, carbonate free, Weighted Average	7	% wt
Weighted Particles, 0.1-75mm, 75 mm Base	15	% wt
Volume, >2mm, Weighted Average	0	% vol
Clay, total, Weighted Average	9	% 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
93P03771	0-5	A	S	vfsl	7.0	37.3	55.7		3.0	14.0	23.3	31.9	19.2	3.8	0.6	0.2	1	13	10	42	24
93P03772	5-18	Bw	S	l	8.6	39.5	51.9		3.4	15.8	23.7	29.9	17.8	3.3	0.6	0.3	tr	2	2	25	4
93P03773	18-46	By1	S	sil	4.0	59.4	36.6		1.2	30.7	28.7	19.6	11.7	3.9	1.3	0.1	--	1	--	18	1
93P03774	46-89	By2	S	sil	11.5	52.3	36.2		1.7	27.2	25.1	21.3	12.0	2.7	0.2	tr	--	--	--	15	--
93P03775	89-122	By3	S	sil	5.5	63.4	31.1		1.9	23.0	40.4	19.0	8.8	2.8	0.5	tr	--	--	--	12	--
93P03776	122-137	By4	S	vfsl	5.4	44.7	49.9			13.4	31.3	24.2	20.2	4.5	0.8	0.2	--	tr	--	26	--
93P03777	137-165	By5	S	sil	8.6	54.8	36.6		1.3	19.7	35.1	23.6	10.0	2.7	0.3	--	tr	tr	--	13	tr

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 93NM035004

( Otero, New Mexico )

Print Date: Dec 4 2024 3:17AM

Sampled As	:	Alamogordo		Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Gypsiorthids
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  93P0515

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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	4E2a1a1a1	4C1		8D1	8D1
93P03771	0-5	A	S							5.5		1.010				0.67	0.79
93P03772	5-18	Bw	S	1.36	1.37	0.002			14.1	4.9		1.020	1.010	0.12		0.58	0.57
93P03773	18-46	By1	S	1.21	1.21	--			19.6	4.4		1.110	1.020	0.18		0.93	1.10
93P03774	46-89	By2	S	1.37	1.38	0.002			19.9	5.1		1.050	1.020	0.20		0.36	0.44
93P03775	89-122	By3	S	1.40	1.42	0.005			17.7	5.0		1.030	1.010	0.18		0.85	0.91
93P03776	122-137	By4	S	1.52	1.55	0.007			12.1	3.9		1.010	1.000	0.12		0.56	0.72
93P03777	137-165	By5	S	1.44	1.52	0.018			21.9	5.2		1.010	1.000	0.24		0.50	0.60

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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 - - - - -)
					6B4a			6A1c
93P03771	0-5	A	S		0.060			0.39	7
93P03772	5-18	Bw	S		0.082			0.57	7
93P03773	18-46	By1	S		0.040			0.22	5
93P03774	46-89	By2	S		0.035			0.11	3
93P03775	89-122	By3	S		0.022			0.08	4
93P03776	122-137	By4	S					0.05
93P03777	137-165	By5	S					0.07

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 93NM035004

( Otero, New Mexico )

Print Date: Dec 4 2024 3:17AM

Sampled As	:	Alamogordo		Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Gypsiorthids
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  93P0515

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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
93P03771	0-5	A	S	88.1*	1.2	0.3	0.1						4.7			100	100
93P03772	5-18	Bw	S	122.4*	1.0	0.2	0.3						5.0			100	100
93P03773	18-46	By1	S	221.2*	1.2	0.3	0.3						3.7			100	100
93P03774	46-89	By2	S	189.0*	1.6	0.4	0.3						4.1			100	100
93P03775	89-122	By3	S	124.8*	4.4	2.6	0.4						4.7			100	100
93P03776	122-137	By4	S	71.2*	3.4	3.7	0.2						3.0			100	100
93P03777	137-165	By5	S	81.9*	4.1	6.0	0.2						4.3			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
93P03771	0-5	A	S	28.9	3.6	4.4	0.4	--	1.7	0.4	2.1				28.4	0.2	1.4	34.1	0.1	2.63	2.19	3	1
93P03772	5-18	Bw	S	30.0	2.2	0.8	0.3	--	1.7	0.4	1.4				27.4	0.2	1.5	39.8	0.1	2.33	2.15	3	tr
93P03773	18-46	By1	S	30.0	2.4	0.8	0.4	--	0.9	0.5	0.7				29.5	--	1.3	49.7	0.1	2.32	2.18	7	tr
93P03774	46-89	By2	S	28.8	3.3	0.7	0.7	--	0.8	0.6	0.7				28.9	--	1.3	40.2	0.1	2.30	2.15	9	tr
93P03775	89-122	By3	S	26.3	24.6	57.1	1.6	--	0.8	1.4	29.2				74.5	--	3.8	33.4	0.2	7.63	3.11	15	11
93P03776	122-137	By4	S	24.8	20.0	88.6	1.1	--	0.4	0.2	45.6				79.8	--	0.3	32.8	0.2	9.23	3.02	26	19
93P03777	137-165	By5	S	26.8	25.2	134.0	0.9	--	0.4	2.7	82.6				94.0	--	6.4	36.4	0.4	13.70	4.32	26	26

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 93NM035004

( Otero, New Mexico )

Print Date: Dec 4 2024 3:17AM

Sampled As	:	Alamogordo		Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Gypsiorthids
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  93P0515

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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
93P03771	0-5	A	S		7.6	7.6	7.7			32		4
93P03772	5-18	Bw	S		7.6	7.7	7.7			32		7
93P03773	18-46	By1	S		7.6	7.7	7.9			23		43
93P03774	46-89	By2	S		7.7	7.8	7.9			32		16
93P03775	89-122	By3	S		8.0	8.1	7.9			36		8
93P03776	122-137	By4	S		8.1	8.2	8.3			42		3
93P03777	137-165	By5	S		8.3	8.4	8.4			36		4

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 93NM035004

( Otero, New Mexico )

Print Date: Dec 4 2024 3:17AM

Sampled As	:	Alamogordo		Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Gypsiorthids
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  93P0515

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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
93P03773	18.0-46.0	By1	tcly	CA 2	MI 1									2	1.0			0.7
93P03774	46.0-89.0	By2	tcly	CA 2	MT 1	VR 1	MI 1	KK 1						3	2.1			0.6
93P03775	89.0-122.0	By3	tcly	MT 3	MI 3	KK 2	CA 2	DL 1						9	5.6			2.2
				CL 1

FRACTION INTERPRETATION:
tcly - Total Clay <0.002 mm

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
CA Calcite	CL Chlorite	DL Dolomite	KK Kaolinite	MI Mica
MT Montmorillonite	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: 93NM035004

( Otero, New Mexico )

Print Date: Dec 4 2024 3:17AM

Sampled As	:	Alamogordo		Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Gypsiorthids
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  93P0515

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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-

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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

93P03773

18.0-46.0

By1

csi

39

QZ 39

AO 25

CA 23

FK 8

FP 2

CB 1

MS 1

PR 1

OP tr

BT tr

CD tr

OW tr

CL tr

HN tr

TM tr

93P03775

89.0-122.0

By3

csi

48

QZ 45

CA 31

FK 8

AO 5

OW 3

CD 2

CB 2

FP 1

PR 1

OP 1

MS 1

CL tr

RU tr

BT tr

TM tr

GN tr

FRACTION INTERPRETATION:
csi - Coarse Silt 0.02-0.05 mm

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
AO Aragonite	BT Biotite	CA Calcite	CB Carbonate Aggregates	CD Chert (Chalcedony
CL Chlorite	FK Potassium Feldspar	FP Plagioclase Feldspar	GN Garnet	HN Hornblende
MS Muscovite	OP Opaques	OW Other Weatherable Minerals	PR Pyroxene	QZ Quartz
RU Rutile	TM Tourmaline