| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: 96CA005002 | ( Amador, California ) | Print Date: Nov 14 2025 6:51PM |
| Sampled as on Apr 30, 1996: | UNNAMED ; Coarse-loamy, mixed, shallow Dystric Xerorthents |
| Revised to : |
| United States Department of Agriculture | ||||
| SSL | - | Project | RP97CA019 AMADOR COUNTY | Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| - | Site ID | S1996CA005002 | National Soil Survey Center | |
| - | Pedon No. | 97P0066 | 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 |
| 97P00399 | A | A | 0-10 | L | FSL | |||
| 97P00400 | Bw | Bw | 10-23 | SCL | C | |||
| 97P00401 | 2Cr1 | 2Cr1 | 23-50 | C | ||||
| 97P00402 | 2Cr2 | 2Cr2 | 50-140 | C | ||||
| 97P00403 | 3Crv | 3Crv | 140-180 | C | ||||
| Pedon Calculations | |||
| Calculation Name | Result | Units of Measure | |
| CEC Activity, CEC7/Clay, Weighted Average | 0.23 | (NA) | |
| Clay, carbonate free, Weighted Average | 35 | % wt | |
| Weighted Particles, 0.1-75mm, 75 mm Base | 52 | % wt | |
| Volume, >2mm, Weighted Average | 9 | % vol | |
| Clay, total, Weighted Average | 35 | % wt | |
| Weighted averages based on control section: 0-23 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 | 3B1 | 3B1 | 3B1 | |||||||
| 97P00399 | 0-10 | A | S | fsl | 15.8 | 11.6 | 72.6 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 13.5 | 32.7 | 15.2 | 8.0 | 3.2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 70 | 26 | |
| 97P00400 | 10-23 | Bw | S | c | 50.4 | 7.4 | 42.2 | 14.9 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 7.9 | 19.6 | 8.3 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 6 | -- | -- | 38 | 6 | |
| 97P00401 | 23-50 | 2Cr1 | S | c | 73.9 | 3.3 | 22.8 | 21.1 | 3.3 | -- | 3.6 | 10.6 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1 | tr | -- | 21 | 1 | |
| 97P00402 | 50-140 | 2Cr2 | S | c | 53.6 | 3.2 | 43.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 10.7 | 8.4 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 72 | 53 | ||
| 97P00403 | 140-180 | 3Crv | S | c | 52.2 | 9.9 | 37.9 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 10.7 | 7.9 | 9.3 | 5.5 | 9 | 10 | 70 | 93 | 89 | ||
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: 96CA005002 | ( Amador, California ) | Print Date: Nov 14 2025 6:51PM |
| Sampled As | : | UNNAMED | Coarse-loamy, mixed, shallow Dystric Xerorthents | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 97P0066 | |||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 97P00399 | 0-10 | A | S | 6.6 | 1.005 | 0.37 | 0.42 | ||||||||||
| 97P00400 | 10-23 | Bw | S | 16.2 | 1.006 | 0.12 | 0.32 | ||||||||||
| 97P00401 | 23-50 | 2Cr1 | S | 19.5 | 1.004 | 0.05 | 0.26 | ||||||||||
| 97P00402 | 50-140 | 2Cr2 | S | 16.3 | 1.003 | 0.05 | 0.30 | ||||||||||
| 97P00403 | 140-180 | 3Crv | S | 18.9 | 1.004 | 0.34 | 0.36 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 6R3c | 6A1c | 6C2b | 6G7a | 6D2a | 8J | 6C9b | 6G12b | 6V2b | 6D5b | ||||||||||||
| 97P00399 | 0-10 | A | S | -- | 0.05 | 1.61 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.22 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.07 | -- | |||||||
| 97P00400 | 10-23 | Bw | S | 0.005 | 0.05 | 1.15 | 230 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.06 | -- | ||||||
| 97P00401 | 23-50 | 2Cr1 | S | 0.04 | 0.20 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.09 | -- | ||||||||
| 97P00402 | 50-140 | 2Cr2 | S | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||
| 97P00403 | 140-180 | 3Crv | S | 0.07 | 9.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | 6G9c | 6D3b | 5A3a | 5A8b | 5A3b | 5G1 | 5C3 | 5C1 | |||||
| 97P00399 | 0-10 | A | S | -- | 0.1 | tr | 0.4 | 0.5 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 80 | 7 | 8 |
| 97P00400 | 10-23 | Bw | S | -- | tr | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 9.5 | 5.0 | -- | 10.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 83 | 10 | 17 |
| 97P00401 | 23-50 | 2Cr1 | S | -- | tr | -- | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 4.4 | -- | 5.8 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 96 | 3 | 5 |
| 97P00402 | 50-140 | 2Cr2 | S | -- | -- | -- | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.8 | 3.0 | -- | 5.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 91 | 6 | 11 |
| 97P00403 | 140-180 | 3Crv | S | -- | tr | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 6.7 | 2.6 | -- | 7.2 | 17.6 | 3.1 | 84 | 7 | 3 |
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: 96CA005002 | ( Amador, California ) | Print Date: Nov 14 2025 6:51PM |
| Sampled As | : | UNNAMED | Coarse-loamy, mixed, shallow Dystric Xerorthents | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 97P0066 | |||
| 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 - -) | % | |||||||||||||||
| 97P00399 | 0-10 | A | S | -- | |||||||||||||||||||
| 97P00400 | 10-23 | Bw | S | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 97P00401 | 23-50 | 2Cr1 | S | -- | |||||||||||||||||||
| 97P00402 | 50-140 | 2Cr2 | S | -- | |||||||||||||||||||
| 97P00403 | 140-180 | 3Crv | S | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| 97P00399 | 0-10 | A | S | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.9 | ||||||||
| 97P00400 | 10-23 | Bw | S | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 | ||||||||
| 97P00401 | 23-50 | 2Cr1 | S | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | ||||||||
| 97P00402 | 50-140 | 2Cr2 | S | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | ||||||||
| 97P00403 | 140-180 | 3Crv | S | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 | ||||||||
| Phosphorous | -1- | -2- | -3- | -4- | -5- | -6- | -7- | -8- | -9- | -10- | -11- | -12- | |||
| (- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Phosphorous - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -) | KCl | ||||||||||||||
| Melanic | NZ | Acid | Anion Exch Resin | Bray | Bray | Olsen | H2O | Citric | Mehlich | Extr | |||||
| Depth | Index | Oxal | Available | Capacity | 1 | 2 | Acid | III | NO3 | ||||||
| Layer | (cm) | Horz | Prep | % | (- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - mg kg-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -) | ||||||||||
| 6S4b | 6S3b | ||||||||||||||
| 97P00399 | 0-10 | A | S | 18 | 42.0 | ||||||||||
| 97P00400 | 10-23 | Bw | S | 24 | 43.0 | ||||||||||
| 97P00401 | 23-50 | 2Cr1 | S | 20 | 53.0 | ||||||||||
| 97P00402 | 50-140 | 2Cr2 | S | 34.0 | |||||||||||
| 97P00403 | 140-180 | 3Crv | S | 52.0 | |||||||||||
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: 96CA005002 | ( Amador, California ) | Print Date: Nov 14 2025 6:51PM |
| Sampled As | : | UNNAMED | Coarse-loamy, mixed, shallow Dystric Xerorthents | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 97P0066 | |||
| 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 | tion | ||||||||||||||||||
| Layer | (cm) | Horz | ion | ( - - - - - - - - - peak size - - - - - - - - - - ) | (- - - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - - - -) | (- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -) | mg g-1 | ||||||||||||||
| 97P00400 | 10.0-23.0 | Bw | tcly | KK 5 | VR 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 97P00401 | 23.0-50.0 | 2Cr1 | tcly | KK 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| FRACTION INTERPRETATION: | ||||
| tcly - Total Clay <0.002 mm | ||||
| MINERAL INTERPRETATION: | ||||
| KK Kaolinite | VR Vermiculite | |||
| RELATIVE PEAK SIZE: | 5 Very Large | 4 Large | 3 Medium | 2 Small | 1 Very Small | 6 No Peaks |