*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S1999ND057001

( Mercer, North Dakota )

Print Date: Nov 11 2024 8:38PM

Sampled as on Apr 3, 1999:	Williams ; Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Argiustolls
Revised to SSL:	(unnamed) ; Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Argiustoll

				United States Department of Agriculture
SSL	-	Project	CP00NL104   MLRA 56	Natural Resources Conservation Service
	-	Site ID	S1999ND057001     MLRA: 53B	National Soil Survey Center
	-	Pedon No.	00P0598	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
00P04021	A1	A1	0-6				L	SIL
00P04022	A2	A2	6-15				L	CL
00P04023	Bt	Bt1	15-35				CL	CL
00P04024	Btk	Btk	35-52				CL	CL
00P04025	Bk	Bk	52-91				CL	CL
00P04026	BCk	BCk	91-123				CL	CL
00P04027	C	C	123-150				CL	CL

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Pedon Calculations
Calculation Name	Result	Units of Measure
CEC Activity, CEC7/Clay, Weighted Average	0.72	(NA)
Clay, carbonate free, Weighted Average	30	% wt
Weighted Particles, 0.1-75mm, 75 mm Base	18	% wt
Volume, >2mm, Weighted Average	1	% vol
Clay, total, Weighted Average	33	% wt
Weighted averages based on control section: 15-52 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	3A1a1a	3B1	3B1	3B1
00P04021	0-6	A1	S	sil	21.9	58.0	20.1	13.6		24.9	33.1	8.8	6.7	2.9	1.2	0.5	1	--	--	12	1
00P04022	6-15	A2	S	cl	28.1	45.2	26.7	18.8		20.1	25.1	10.7	8.5	4.8	1.5	1.2	2	2	--	19	4
00P04023	15-35	Bt	S	cl	32.4	39.8	27.8	19.2		22.7	17.1	11.1	9.6	5.0	1.5	0.6	1	1	--	18	2
00P04024	35-52	Btk	S	cl	34.6	39.4	26.0	10.3	8.0	25.5	13.9	10.0	9.3	4.2	1.7	0.8	2	2	--	19	4
00P04025	52-91	Bk	S	cl	33.7	42.2	24.1	11.1	5.2	27.4	14.8	9.7	9.0	3.3	1.4	0.7	1	2	--	17	3
00P04026	91-123	BCk	S	cl	30.7	42.9	26.4	8.1	1.8	28.0	14.9	11.6	8.7	4.2	1.3	0.6	3	2	3	22	8
00P04027	123-150	C	S	cl	29.9	43.8	26.3	11.1	0.7	27.7	16.1	11.1	8.6	4.1	1.7	0.8	--	--	--	15	--

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S1999ND057001

( Mercer, North Dakota )

Print Date: Nov 11 2024 8:38PM

Sampled As	:	Williams		Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Argiustolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  00P0598

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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
00P04021	0-6	A1	S	5.2	63.0	31.8			28.2	34.8	13.8	10.1	5.5	1.6	0.8

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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	%
										3C2a1a		3D1			3F1a1a	8D1	8D1
00P04021	0-6	A1	S							13.7		1.029			64	1.12	0.63
00P04022	6-15	A2	S							13.6		1.032				0.86	0.48
00P04023	15-35	Bt	S							14.1		1.036				0.76	0.44
00P04024	35-52	Btk	S							12.4		1.034				0.52	0.36
00P04025	52-91	Bk	S							12.3		1.035				0.52	0.36
00P04026	91-123	BCk	S							12.2		1.030			4	0.60	0.40
00P04027	123-150	C	S							12.8		1.028				0.65	0.43

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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

00P04021

0-6

A1

S

3.73

0.40

tr

4

0.9

0.1

tr

00P04022

6-15

A2

S

2.01

0.24

tr

2

0.9

0.1

tr

00P04023

15-35

Bt

S

1.29

0.16

tr

1

0.9

0.1

tr

00P04024

35-52

Btk

S

3.33

0.12

tr

1

0.7

0.1

tr

00P04025

52-91

Bk

S

2.34

0.07

tr

tr

0.7

tr

tr

00P04026

91-123

BCk

S

1.75

0.05

tr

tr

0.8

tr

tr

00P04027

123-150

C

S

1.68

0.05

tr

tr

0.8

tr

tr

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S1999ND057001

( Mercer, North Dakota )

Print Date: Nov 11 2024 8:38PM

Sampled As	:	Williams		Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Argiustolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  00P0598

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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			5A3a	5A8b			5C3	5C1
00P04021	0-6	A1	S	18.9*	6.0	0.2	1.6	26.7	6.0			32.7	24.5			82	100
00P04022	6-15	A2	S	17.4*	7.4	0.2	1.0	26.0	5.6			31.6	24.3			82	100
00P04023	15-35	Bt	S	21.1*	10.2	0.3	0.8		2.8				24.6			92	100
00P04024	35-52	Btk	S	51.9*	11.2	0.2	0.6						18.0			100	100
00P04025	52-91	Bk	S	49.0*	22.8	1.1	0.6						17.6			100	100
00P04026	91-123	BCk	S	36.0*	24.5	2.8	0.2						18.5			100	100
00P04027	123-150	C	S	39.1*	21.8	3.7	0.5						19.3			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 - -)		%
				6N1d	6O1d	6P1d	6Q1d	6I1b	6J1b	6U1d	6K1f				6L1f	6W1d	6M1f	8A	8D5	8A3a	4F1a1a1		5E
00P04021	0-6	A1	S	18.9	10.9	0.5	2.5	--	1.4	--	1.6				2.4	2.4	28.9	73.6	0.2	3.39	1.38	1	tr
00P04022	6-15	A2	S	7.6	5.0	0.2	0.6	--	1.8	--	0.6				1.0	3.1	8.1	65.6	0.1	1.55	0.56	1	tr
00P04023	15-35	Bt	S	4.5	3.1	0.3	0.3	--	3.9	--	0.2				0.7	2.7	0.3	60.6	tr	0.84	0.40	1	tr
00P04024	35-52	Btk	S	3.2	2.7	0.4	0.3	--	2.7	tr	0.4				1.0	1.3	0.7	61.5	tr	0.67	0.36	1	tr
00P04025	52-91	Bk	S	0.7	2.3	3.2	0.1	--	4.5	0.1	0.4				0.8	0.1	0.1	64.0	tr	0.61	0.37	5	3
00P04026	91-123	BCk	S	0.5	1.4	7.1	0.3	--	3.7	tr	0.7				4.3	0.1	0.1	67.7	tr	0.92	0.59	13	7
00P04027	123-150	C	S	2.5	14.0	20.7	0.5	--	2.2	0.1	1.6				39.1	tr	tr	63.6	0.1	3.26	1.35	12	7

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S1999ND057001

( Mercer, North Dakota )

Print Date: Nov 11 2024 8:38PM

Sampled As	:	Williams		Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Argiustolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  00P0598

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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		4E2a1a1a1
00P04021	0-6	A1	S		5.7	5.8	5.7					--
00P04022	6-15	A2	S		6.2	6.5	6.3					--
00P04023	15-35	Bt	S		7.2	7.7	7.2			1
00P04024	35-52	Btk	S		7.6	8.0	7.6			20
00P04025	52-91	Bk	S		8.1	8.5	8.1			17
00P04026	91-123	BCk	S		8.3	8.7	8.5			12		--
00P04027	123-150	C	S		8.2	8.5	8.2			10		--

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

6S3e

00P04021

0-6

A1

S

18.0

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S1999ND057001

( Mercer, North Dakota )

Print Date: Nov 11 2024 8:38PM

Sampled As	:	Williams		Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Argiustolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  00P0598

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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

00P04023

15.0-35.0

Bt

tcly

MT 4

KK 3

VR 2

MI 2

QZ 1

00P04024

35.0-52.0

Btk

tcly

MT 4

KK 2

MI 2

VR 2

CA 1

QZ 1

FRACTION INTERPRETATION:
tcly - Total Clay <0.002 mm

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
CA Calcite	KK Kaolinite	MI Mica	MT Montmorillonite	QZ Quartz
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: S1999ND057001

( Mercer, North Dakota )

Print Date: Nov 11 2024 8:38PM

Sampled As	:	Williams		Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Argiustolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  00P0598

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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

00P04023

15.0-35.0

Bt

csi

53

QZ 44

FK 25

MS 9

CD 7

AR 5

BT 3

HN 2

FP 2

FE 1

GN 1

PR tr

OP tr

BY tr

TM tr

CL tr

CA tr

PO tr

ZE tr

ZR tr

EP tr

MZ tr

CT tr

SP tr

00P04024

35.0-52.0

Btk

csi

39

QZ 35

CA 30

FK 16

MS 4

CB 3

BT 3

AR 2

FP 2

CD 2

FE 2

HN 1

GN tr

OP tr

BY tr

PR tr

ZR tr

TM tr

AP tr

ZE tr

FF tr

GS tr

EP tr

SP tr

FRACTION INTERPRETATION:
csi - Coarse Silt 0.02-0.05 mm

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
AP Apatite	AR Weatherable Aggregates	BT Biotite	BY Beryl	CA Calcite
CB Carbonate Aggregates	CD Chert (Chalcedony	CL Chlorite	CT Cassiterite	EP Epidote
FE Iron Oxides (Goethite	FF Foraminifera	FK Potassium Feldspar	FP Plagioclase Feldspar	GN Garnet
GS Glass	HN Hornblende	MS Muscovite	MZ Monazite	OP Opaques

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S1999ND057001

( Mercer, North Dakota )

Print Date: Nov 11 2024 8:38PM

Sampled As	:	Williams		Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Argiustolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  00P0598

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MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
PO Plant Opal	PR Pyroxene	QZ Quartz	SP Sphene	TM Tourmaline
ZE Zeolite	ZR Zircon