*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 03MT001011

( Beaverhead, Montana )

Print Date: Nov 24 2024 1:16AM

Sampled as on Sep 25, 2004:	Ermont ; Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive Lithic Haplocryalfs
Revised to SSL on Dec 17, 2004:	Ermont ; Ashy-skeletal, glassy, superactive Lithic Haplocryalf

				United States Department of Agriculture
SSL	-	Project	C2003USMT179   Big Hole Valley	Natural Resources Conservation Service
	-	Site ID	S2003MT612005   Lat: 45° 14' 0.00" north  Long: 112° 54' 49.99" west  MLRA: 44	National Soil Survey Center
	-	Pedon No.	03N1018	Kellogg 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
03N05180	A	A	0-10	S03MT-001-011-1			GR-L	COSL
03N05181	Bt1	Bt1	10-25	S03MT-001-011-2			GRV-L	SCL
03N05182	Bt2	Bt2	25-38	S03MT-001-011-3			GRV-L	L
03N05183	BC	BC	38-48	S03MT-001-011-4			GRX-L	SCL

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Pedon Calculations
Calculation Name	Result	Units of Measure
Weighted Particles, 0.1-75mm, 75 mm Base	59	% wt
Volume, >2mm, Weighted Average	19	% vol
Weighted averages based on control section: 10-48 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
03N05180	0-10	A	S	cosl	14.3	19.9	65.8	4.2		13.5	6.4	5.2	9.5	15.9	26.0	9.2	14	5	3	69	28
03N05181	10-25	Bt1	S	scl	23.8	26.2	50.0	9.2		16.4	9.8	8.0	14.1	12.0	10.6	5.3	12	3	1	51	16
03N05182	25-38	Bt2	S	l	20.2	39.4	40.4	9.9		25.1	14.3	6.0	9.4	7.0	11.4	6.6	17	6	1	50	24
03N05183	38-48	BC	S	scl	20.2	16.8	63.0	9.0		13.0	3.8	5.5	11.2	15.2	19.9	11.2	30	25	tr	81	55

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 03MT001011

( Beaverhead, Montana )

Print Date: Nov 24 2024 1:16AM

Sampled As	:	Ermont		Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive Lithic Haplocryalfs
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  03N1018

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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	4E2a1a1a1
03N05180	0-10	A	S							12.4		1.035				5.20	0.87
03N05181	10-25	Bt1	S							12.8		1.034				2.25	0.54
03N05182	25-38	Bt2	S							11.6		1.033	1.033			1.97	0.57
03N05183	38-48	BC	S							13.2		1.048				3.37	0.65

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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 - - - - -)
				4H2a	4H2a	4H2a				4G1	4G1	4G1		4G2	4G2	4G2	4G2	4G2
03N05180	0-10	A	S	1.05	0.13	0.01	1.0		8	0.1	tr	tr	0.10	0.02	0.05	0.07	0.03	231.4
03N05181	10-25	Bt1	S	0.37	0.05	tr	0.4		8	0.3	tr	tr	0.14	0.02	0.07	0.11	0.04	258.7
03N05182	25-38	Bt2	S	0.22	0.06	tr	0.3		4	0.4	tr	tr	0.11	0.01	0.06	0.08	0.04	230.6
03N05183	38-48	BC	S	0.13	0.01	--	0.1		14	0.1	tr	--	0.05	0.01	0.02	0.04	0.02	85.0

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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 - - -)			(- - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - -)
				4B1a1a	4B1a1a	4B1a1a	4B1a1a						4B1a1a
03N05180	0-10	A	S	42.5*	4.5	13.1	16.6	76.7					74.4				100
03N05181	10-25	Bt1	S	31.3	5.5	11.2	4.7	52.7					53.5				99
03N05182	25-38	Bt2	S	27.1*	5.4	8.0	0.9	41.4					39.8				100
03N05183	38-48	BC	S	41.9	7.6	13.9	3.3	66.7					68.1				98

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

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 03MT001011

( Beaverhead, Montana )

Print Date: Nov 24 2024 1:16AM

Sampled As	:	Ermont		Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive Lithic Haplocryalfs
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  03N1018

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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 - -)		%
				4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2		4F2	4F1a1a1
03N05180	0-10	A	S																		0.19	18
03N05181	10-25	Bt1	S	3.8	1.4	3.6	0.3	--	1.1	--	0.7	--	tr	--	3.1	--	3.5	43.9	tr	0.93	0.32	21	2
03N05182	25-38	Bt2	S	9.3	3.3	5.6	0.1	--	0.6	--	2.7	--	--	--	6.1	--	8.6	44.8	0.1	1.83	0.57	19	2
03N05183	38-48	BC	S																		0.12	20

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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	4F2		4C1a1a1	4E1a1a1a1		4E2a1a1a1
03N05180	0-10	A	S		6.7	7.1			8.4	--
03N05181	10-25	Bt1	S		6.5	6.8	6.4		8.7	--
03N05182	25-38	Bt2	S		6.4	6.6	6.2		8.6	--		--
03N05183	38-48	BC	S		6.7	7.4			8.0	tr

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

4G2

4D5a1

03N05180

0-10

A

S

168.3

20.8

03N05181

10-25

Bt1

S

32.3

5.3

03N05182

25-38

Bt2

S

241.1

3.2

03N05183

38-48

BC

S

--

1.4

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 03MT001011

( Beaverhead, Montana )

Print Date: Nov 24 2024 1:16AM

Sampled As	:	Ermont		Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive Lithic Haplocryalfs
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  03N1018

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Trace Elements Tier 1				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-
	Depth			Ag	As	Ba	Be	Cd	Co	Cr	Cu	Mn	Mo		Hg
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg		ug/kg
				4H1a	4H1a	4H1a	4H1a	4H1a	4H1a	4H1a	4H1a	4H1a	4H1a		4H1a
03N05180	0-10	A	HM	0.05	9.65	565.05	0.69	0.39	2.92	5.60	8.37	358.55	--		13
03N05181	10-25	Bt1	HM	0.06	11.11	732.20	1.06	0.25	4.46	11.95	6.00	378.11	--		14
03N05182	25-38	Bt2	HM	0.04	10.65	548.08	1.01	0.21	4.70	16.27	7.17	389.22	--		15
03N05183	38-48	BC	HM	0.07	11.64	1067.78	0.94	0.24	2.24	6.10	4.55	199.08	--		6

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Trace Elements Tier 2				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-
	Depth			Ni	P	Pb	Sb	Se	Sn	Sr	Tl	V	W	Zn
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	ug/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg
				4H1a	4H1a	4H1a	4H1a	4H1a	4H1a	4H1a		4H1a	4H1a	4H1a
03N05180	0-10	A	HM	3.53	249.75	17.66	--	84.14	0.62	668.36		14.64	0.66	64.95
03N05181	10-25	Bt1	HM	6.95	216.69	16.04	--	145.54	1.03	629.77		24.85	0.97	77.43
03N05182	25-38	Bt2	HM	10.32	213.35	15.39	--	125.12	1.16	489.79		26.97	0.67	68.26
03N05183	38-48	BC	HM	3.59	101.66	14.95	--	102.29	1.13	997.51		17.52	1.10	73.96

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Major Elements				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-
	Depth			Al	Ca	Fe	K	Mg	Mn	Na	P	Si	Sr	Ti	Zr
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg
				4H1b	4H1b	4H1b	4H1b	4H1b	4H1b	4H1b	4H1b	4H1b	4H1b	4H1b	4H1b
03N05180	0-10	A	HM	47842	10869	6832	22545	2879	345	4743	213	285692	759	885	22
03N05181	10-25	Bt1	HM	58365	11274	11716	19173	4812	386	6503	160	302500	706	1417	40
03N05182	25-38	Bt2	HM	58294	10277	15240	20275	5836	422	7803	187	330250	507	1827	52
03N05183	38-48	BC	HM	61186	12463	7070	21690	5908	199	4713	66	291957	829	636	14

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 03MT001011

( Beaverhead, Montana )

Print Date: Nov 24 2024 1:16AM

Sampled As	:	Ermont		Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive Lithic Haplocryalfs
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  03N1018

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Clay Mineralogy (<.002 mm)

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-2-

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X-Ray

Thermal

Elemental

EGME

Inter

SiO2

Al2O3

Fe2O3

MgO

CaO

K2O

Na2O

Retn

preta

Depth

Fract

7A1a1

tion

Layer

(cm)

Horz

ion

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

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

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

mg g-1

03N05180

0.0-10.0

A

tcly

MT 3

KK 2

MI 1

QZ 1

SMEC

03N05181

10.0-25.0

Bt1

tcly

MT 3

KK 2

MI 1

QZ 1

SMEC

03N05182

25.0-38.0

Bt2

tcly

MT 3

KK 2

MI 1

VR 1

QZ 1

SMEC

03N05183

38.0-48.0

BC

tcly

MT 4

KK 2

LE 1

QZ 1

SMEC

FRACTION INTERPRETATION:
tcly - Total Clay <0.002 mm

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
KK Kaolinite	LE Lepidocrocite	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

INTERPRETATION (BY HORIZON):
SMEC - Smectitic

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 03MT001011

( Beaverhead, Montana )

Print Date: Nov 24 2024 1:16AM

Sampled As	:	Ermont		Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive Lithic Haplocryalfs
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  03N1018

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Sand - Silt Mineralogy (2.0-0.002 mm)

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-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

03N05180

0.0-10.0

A

fs

12

GA 86

QZ 12

GS 1

FP 1

FK 1

PR tr

GLSS

HN tr

OP tr

GC tr

CD tr

GN tr

03N05181

10.0-25.0

Bt1

fs

28

GA 65

QZ 27

FP 4

FK 2

PR 1

CD 1

GLSS

BT tr

HN tr

MS tr

03N05182

25.0-38.0

Bt2

csi

56

QZ 55

FK 19

GA 9

HN 4

MS 4

PR 3

SMIX

GS 2

BT 2

CD 1

CR tr

GN tr

CA tr

BY tr

OP tr

GC tr

RA tr

RU tr

SL tr

AR tr

ZR tr

03N05183

38.0-48.0

BC

fs

9

GA 90

QZ 9

FK 1

CD tr

GS tr

MS tr

GLSS

FP tr

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

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
AR Weatherable Aggregates	BT Biotite	BY Beryl	CA Calcite	CD Chert (Chalcedony
CR Cristobalite	FK Potassium Feldspar	FP Plagioclase Feldspar	GA Glass Aggregates	GC Glass Coated Grain

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 03MT001011

( Beaverhead, Montana )

Print Date: Nov 24 2024 1:16AM

Sampled As	:	Ermont		Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive Lithic Haplocryalfs
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  03N1018

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MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
GN Garnet	GS Glass	HN Hornblende	MS Muscovite	OP Opaques
PR Pyroxene	QZ Quartz	RA Resistant Aggregates	RU Rutile	SL Sillimanite
ZR Zircon

INTERPRETATION (BY HORIZON):
GLSS - GLSS	SMIX - Mixed Sand