*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 99KS151276

( Pratt, Kansas )

Print Date: Jan 30 2025 12:23PM

Sampled as on Aug 15, 1999:	Saltcreek ; Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Udic Argiustolls
Revised to SSL:	(unnamed) ; Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Udic Argiustoll

				United States Department of Agriculture
SSL	-	Project	CP99KS169   PRATT AND SHERMAN COUNTIES	Natural Resources Conservation Service
	-	Site ID	S1999KS151276R   Lat: 37° 44' 21.40" north  Long: 98° 45' 37.41" west  MLRA: 79	National Soil Survey Center
	-	Pedon No.	99P0598	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
99P04026	Ap	Ap	0-10				FSL	FSL
99P04027	A	A	10-31				FSL	FSL
99P04028	Bt1	Bt1	31-47				FSL	FSL
99P04029	Bt2	Bt2	47-71				FSL	FSL
99P04030	2Btb1	2Btb1	71-92				CL	CL
99P04031	2Btb2	2Btb2	92-119				CL	CL
99P04032	2Btkb1	2Btkb1	119-145				CL	CL
99P04033	2Btkb2	2Btkb2	145-174				CL	CL
99P04034	2Btkb3	2Btkb3	174-203				L	CL

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Pedon Calculations
Calculation Name	Result	Units of Measure
CEC Activity, CEC7/Clay, Weighted Average	0.69	(NA)
Clay, carbonate free, Weighted Average	20	% wt
Weighted Particles, 0.1-75mm, 75 mm Base	57	% wt
Volume, >2mm, Weighted Average	0	% vol
Clay, total, Weighted Average	20	% wt
Weighted averages based on control section: 31-81 cm

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 99KS151276

( Pratt, Kansas )

Print Date: Jan 30 2025 12:23PM

Sampled As	:	Saltcreek		Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Udic Argiustolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  99P0598

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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	3A1a1a	3B1	3B1	3B1
99P04026	0-10	Ap	S	fsl	10.3	20.3	69.4	7.0		5.5	14.8	10.5	40.1	17.3	1.5	tr	--	--	--	59	--
99P04027	10-31	A	S	fsl	16.6	16.1	67.3	12.5		4.9	11.2	9.0	37.3	19.5	1.5	tr	--	--	--	58	--
99P04028	31-47	Bt1	S	fsl	17.2	12.6	70.2	13.9		4.3	8.3	7.7	39.1	20.2	3.0	0.2	--	--	--	63	--
99P04029	47-71	Bt2	S	fsl	16.8	11.6	71.6	13.0		4.6	7.0	7.3	35.6	24.5	4.0	0.2	--	--	--	64	--
99P04030	71-92	2Btb1	S	cl	31.9	27.9	40.2	23.9		10.6	17.3	9.8	19.1	9.5	1.8	tr	--	--	--	30	--
99P04031	92-119	2Btb2	S	cl	28.9	27.6	43.5	21.3		10.6	17.0	9.1	19.6	12.2	2.3	0.3	--	--	--	34	--
99P04032	119-145	2Btkb1	S	cl	29.2	29.7	41.1	16.5		13.3	16.4	8.4	17.8	11.3	2.9	0.7	1	tr	--	34	1
99P04033	145-174	2Btkb2	S	cl	36.9	35.3	27.8	15.7		18.2	17.1	8.2	11.7	6.3	1.2	0.4	1	2	--	22	3
99P04034	174-203	2Btkb3	S	cl	29.8	33.0	37.2	12.9	0.7	16.4	16.6	11.7	15.0	7.3	2.1	1.1	1	1	tr	27	2

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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		4C1	3F1a1a	8D1	8D1
99P04026	0-10	Ap	S							4.7		1.007			4	0.68	0.46
99P04027	10-31	A	S	1.59	1.65	0.012			14.2	7.5		1.012		0.11	18	0.69	0.45
99P04028	31-47	Bt1	S	1.52	1.62	0.021			14.1	7.8		1.014		0.10	6	0.67	0.45
99P04029	47-71	Bt2	S	1.61	1.68	0.014			12.7	8.0		1.013		0.08	7	0.70	0.48
99P04030	71-92	2Btb1	S	1.65	1.90	0.048			19.7	14.6		1.027		0.08		0.69	0.46
99P04031	92-119	2Btb2	S	1.78	2.01	0.041			16.4	12.9		1.024		0.06		0.72	0.45
99P04032	119-145	2Btkb1	S	1.73	1.95	0.040			17.8	12.8		1.024		0.09		0.65	0.44
99P04033	145-174	2Btkb2	S	1.56	1.92	0.070			23.8	16.7		1.031		0.11		0.67	0.45
99P04034	174-203	2Btkb3	S	1.61	1.81	0.039			21.3	13.8		1.025		0.12		0.67	0.46

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 99KS151276

( Pratt, Kansas )

Print Date: Jan 30 2025 12:23PM

Sampled As	:	Saltcreek		Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Udic Argiustolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  99P0598

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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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

3C1e1a

99P04026

0-10

Ap

S

6.8

99P04027

10-31

A

S

10.2

99P04028

31-47

Bt1

S

11.0

99P04029

47-71

Bt2

S

10.6

99P04030

71-92

2Btb1

S

19.6

99P04031

92-119

2Btb2

S

17.6

99P04032

119-145

2Btkb1

S

17.3

99P04033

145-174

2Btkb2

S

22.5

99P04034

174-203

2Btkb3

S

19.4

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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 - - - - -)
				6A2e	6B4a	6R3c				6C2h	6G7g	6D2g		8J1c	6C9b	6G12b	6V2b	6D5b
99P04026	0-10	Ap	S	0.79	0.091	tr	0.8			0.3	tr	tr	0.10	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.01	149.0
99P04027	10-31	A	S	0.58	0.079	tr	0.6			0.5	tr	tr	0.12	0.03	0.07	0.09	0.02	116.0
99P04028	31-47	Bt1	S	0.43	0.054	tr	0.4			0.5	0.1	tr	0.13	0.02	0.07	0.09	0.03	117.0
99P04029	47-71	Bt2	S	0.40	0.066	tr	0.4			0.4	0.1	tr	0.14	0.02	0.10	0.09	0.03	191.0
99P04030	71-92	2Btb1	S	0.29	0.053	--	0.3			0.5	0.1	tr	0.19	tr	0.10	0.14	0.05	140.0
99P04031	92-119	2Btb2	S	0.13	0.024	--	0.1			0.5	0.1	0.1	0.14	tr	0.07	0.10	0.05	757.0
99P04032	119-145	2Btkb1	S	0.52	0.029	--	0.1			0.3	tr	tr	0.11	0.02	0.04	0.09	0.05	160.0
99P04033	145-174	2Btkb2	S	1.02	0.030	tr	tr			0.2	tr	tr	0.11	0.01	0.03	0.10	0.07	106.0
99P04034	174-203	2Btkb3	S	1.54	0.030	--	--			0.3	tr	tr	0.09	0.03	0.04	0.07	0.06	127.0

^{1,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8} Analyzed size fraction = <2 mm

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 99KS151276

( Pratt, Kansas )

Print Date: Jan 30 2025 12:23PM

Sampled As	:	Saltcreek		Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Udic Argiustolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  99P0598

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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 - - -)			(- - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - -)
				6N2i	6O2h	6P2f	6Q2f		6H5a	6G9c	6D3b	5A3a	5A8b	5A3b	5G1	5C3	5C1
99P04026	0-10	Ap	S	3.0	1.0	0.3	0.7	5.0	4.8	0.9	4.8	9.8	7.0	5.9	15	51	71
99P04027	10-31	A	S	7.8	2.1	0.3	0.5	10.7	3.3			14.0	11.4			76	94
99P04028	31-47	Bt1	S	9.2*	2.4	0.3	0.4	12.3	2.8			15.1	11.6			81	100
99P04029	47-71	Bt2	S	8.7*	2.4	0.2	0.4	11.7	1.9			13.6	11.7			86	100
99P04030	71-92	2Btb1	S	17.2*	4.9	0.3	0.8	23.2	2.6			25.8	22.0			90	100
99P04031	92-119	2Btb2	S	16.2*	4.4	0.3	0.7	21.6				21.6	20.7			100	100
99P04032	119-145	2Btkb1	S	45.5*	4.2	0.3	0.7						19.0			100	100
99P04033	145-174	2Btkb2	S	57.4*	5.1	0.3	1.0						24.6			100	100
99P04034	174-203	2Btkb3	S	54.9*	4.1	0.3	0.8						19.9			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 - -)		%
				6N1d	6O1d	6P1d	6Q1d	6I1b	6J1b	6U1d	6K1f				6L1f	6W1d	6M1f	8A	8D5	8A3a	4F1a1a1		5E
99P04026	0-10	Ap	S																		0.18	4
99P04027	10-31	A	S																		0.04	3
99P04028	31-47	Bt1	S																		0.03	3
99P04029	47-71	Bt2	S	1.4	0.5	0.3	0.2	--	0.6	tr	0.2				0.2	tr	0.9	34.2	tr	0.25	0.03	2	tr
99P04030	71-92	2Btb1	S	1.2	0.4	0.3	0.1	--	0.7	tr	0.3				0.2	tr	0.6	55.7	tr	0.22	0.06	1	tr
99P04031	92-119	2Btb2	S																		0.04	1
99P04032	119-145	2Btkb1	S																		0.14	2
99P04033	145-174	2Btkb2	S																		0.16	1
99P04034	174-203	2Btkb3	S	2.1	0.6	0.2	0.1	--	1.7	0.1	0.2				0.2	0.1	0.6	54.4	tr	0.32	0.15	1	tr

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 99KS151276

( Pratt, Kansas )

Print Date: Jan 30 2025 12:23PM

Sampled As	:	Saltcreek		Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Udic Argiustolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  99P0598

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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			4E1a1a1a1
99P04026	0-10	Ap	S		4.1	4.5
99P04027	10-31	A	S		5.4	6.0
99P04028	31-47	Bt1	S		5.9	6.5
99P04029	47-71	Bt2	S		6.1	6.8	6.4
99P04030	71-92	2Btb1	S		6.4	6.9	6.6
99P04031	92-119	2Btb2	S		6.5	7.0
99P04032	119-145	2Btkb1	S		7.4	7.6				4
99P04033	145-174	2Btkb2	S		7.5	7.8				8
99P04034	174-203	2Btkb3	S		7.5	7.8	8.0			13

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Phosphorus

-1-

-2-

-3-

-4-

-5-

-6-

-7-

-8-

-9-

-10-

-11-

-12-

(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Phosphorus - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

6S8a

6S3e

99P04026

0-10

Ap

S

128.0

51.0

99P04027

10-31

A

S

95.0

5.0

99P04028

31-47

Bt1

S

53.0

13.0

99P04029

47-71

Bt2

S

42.0

2.0

99P04030

71-92

2Btb1

S

43.0

tr

99P04031

92-119

2Btb2

S

53.0

tr

99P04032

119-145

2Btkb1

S

160.0

1.0

99P04033

145-174

2Btkb2

S

149.0

1.0

99P04034

174-203

2Btkb3

S

264.0

tr

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 99KS151276

( Pratt, Kansas )

Print Date: Jan 30 2025 12:23PM

Sampled As	:	Saltcreek		Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Udic Argiustolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  99P0598

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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

tion

Layer

(cm)

Horz

ion

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

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

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

mg g-1

99P04027

10.0-31.0

A

tcly

MT 3

KK 2

MI 2

QZ 1

99P04029

47.0-71.0

Bt2

tcly

MT 3

KK 2

MI 2

QZ 1

99P04030

71.0-92.0

2Btb1

tcly

MT 3

KK 2

MI 2

QZ 1

99P04032

119.0-145.0

2Btkb1

tcly

MT 3

MI 3

KK 2

QZ 1

99P04034

174.0-203.0

2Btkb3

tcly

MT 3

MI 3

KK 2

QZ 1

FRACTION INTERPRETATION:
tcly - Total Clay <0.002 mm

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
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: 99KS151276

( Pratt, Kansas )

Print Date: Jan 30 2025 12:23PM

Sampled As	:	Saltcreek		Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Udic Argiustolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  99P0598

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Sand - Silt Mineralogy (2.0-0.002 mm)

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X-Ray

Thermal

Optical

EGME

Inter

Tot Re

Grain Count

Retn

preta

Depth

Fract

7B1a2

tion

Layer

(cm)

Horz

ion

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mg g-1

99P04029

47.0-71.0

Bt2

fs

69

QZ 65

FK 31

CD 3

FE 1

GN tr

PR tr

BT tr

HN tr

99P04030

71.0-92.0

2Btb1

fs

72

QZ 67

FK 28

FE 2

CD 2

RA 1

OP tr

EP tr

HN tr

GN tr

99P04032

119.0-145.0

2Btkb1

fs

73

QZ 70

FK 25

CD 1

CA 1

FE 1

OP 1

CB tr

GN tr

99P04034

174.0-203.0

2Btkb3

csi

47

QZ 45

FK 30

CA 12

CB 4

MS 3

HN 1

PR 1

CD 1

FE 1

BT 1

AR 1

EP 1

OP tr

BY tr

VM tr

AM tr

TM tr

ZR tr

GN tr

MZ tr

PO tr

SP tr

FP tr

FRACTION INTERPRETATION:
csi - Coarse Silt 0.02-0.05 mm	fs - Fine Sand 0.1-0.25 mm

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
AM Amphibole	AR Weatherable Aggregates	BT Biotite	BY Beryl	CA Calcite
CB Carbonate Aggregates	CD Chert (Chalcedony	EP Epidote	FE Iron Oxides (Goethite	FK Potassium Feldspar

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 99KS151276

( Pratt, Kansas )

Print Date: Jan 30 2025 12:23PM

Sampled As	:	Saltcreek		Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Udic Argiustolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  99P0598

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MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
FP Plagioclase Feldspar	GN Garnet	HN Hornblende	MS Muscovite	MZ Monazite
OP Opaques	PO Plant Opal	PR Pyroxene	QZ Quartz	RA Resistant Aggregates
SP Sphene	TM Tourmaline	VM Vermiculite-Mica	ZR Zircon