*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S2004MT059016

( Meagher, Montana )

Print Date: Nov 23 2024 7:14AM

Sampled as on Aug 11, 2004:	Utica ; Sandy-skeletal, carbonatic, superactive, frigid Aridic Calciustolls
Revised to :

				United States Department of Agriculture
SSL	-	Project	C2004USMT186   Meagher Co, Montana	Natural Resources Conservation Service
	-	Site ID	S2004MT059016   Lat: 46° 37' 50.00" north  Long: 111° 11' 10.99" west  MLRA: 44	National Soil Survey Center
	-	Pedon No.	04N0990	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
04N05431	A	A	0-8	S04MT-059-016-1			GR-L	L
04N05432	Bw	Bw	8-23	S04MT-059-016-2			GRV-SL	SCL
04N05433	2Bk	2Bk	23-110	S04MT-059-016-3			GRX-LS	LCOS

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Pedon Calculations
Calculation Name	Result	Units of Measure
Weighted Particles, 0.1-75mm, 75 mm Base	92	% wt
Volume, >2mm, Weighted Average	59	% vol
Clay, total, Weighted Average	6	% wt
Clay, carbonate free, Weighted Average	4	% wt
CEC Activity, CEC7/Clay, Weighted Average, CECd, Set 1	1.1	(NA)
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
04N05431	0-8	A	S	l	18.8	33.0	48.2			20.4	12.6	6.5	8.9	12.8	12.5	7.5	6	10	19	62	35
04N05432	8-23	Bw	S	scl	32.4	21.1	46.5			14.3	6.8	4.6	9.0	11.3	12.2	9.4	12	32	29	84	76
04N05433	23-110	2Bk	S	lcos	5.8	15.9	78.3		1.8	11.2	4.7	2.9	7.6	21.9	29.9	16.0	12	28	29	92	73

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S2004MT059016

( Meagher, Montana )

Print Date: Nov 23 2024 7:14AM

Sampled As	:	Utica		Sandy-skeletal, carbonatic, superactive, frigid Aridic Calciustolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  04N0990

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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
04N05431	0-8	A	S	8.9	37.2	53.9			22.8	14.4	8.6	12.2	13.7	12.6	6.8
04N05432	8-23	Bw	S	19.2	29.2	51.6			20.9	8.3	5.0	9.6	12.6	14.0	10.4

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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
04N05431	0-8	A	S							11.3		1.019			92	0.91	0.60
04N05432	8-23	Bw	S							16.0		1.028			86	0.77	0.49
04N05433	23-110	2Bk	S							3.5		1.009				1.10	0.60

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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

04N05431

0-8

A

S

14.5

04N05432

8-23

Bw

S

18.6

04N05433

23-110

2Bk

S

7.1

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S2004MT059016

( Meagher, Montana )

Print Date: Nov 23 2024 7:14AM

Sampled As	:	Utica		Sandy-skeletal, carbonatic, superactive, frigid Aridic Calciustolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  04N0990

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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		4G3	4G3	4G3
04N05431	0-8	A	S	2.96	0.30	0.05	3.0		10	1.2	0.1	0.1	0.22	0.02	0.19	0.12	0.04	825.9		0.1	0.1	0.02
04N05432	8-23	Bw	S	1.79	0.20	0.03	1.7		9	1.5	0.2	0.1	0.26	0.01	0.16	0.18	0.08	582.9		tr	tr	--
04N05433	23-110	2Bk	S	0.86	0.03	0.03	0.2		7	1.1	tr	0.1	0.17	0.01	0.14	0.10	0.08	454.8		--	tr	--

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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		4B2b1a1				4B1a1a
04N05431	0-8	A	S	13.3*	3.7	--	1.2	18.2	5.6			23.8	17.1			76	100
04N05432	8-23	Bw	S	30.0*	6.4	--	1.4	37.8	3.8				25.0				100
04N05433	23-110	2Bk	S	37.5*	2.6	tr	0.3	40.4					6.4				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 - -)		%
				4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2		4F2	4F1a1a1
04N05431	0-8	A	S	8.3	3.7	--	1.2	--	2.1	--	0.5	--	--	--	0.4	4.5	6.6	54.2	tr	1.33	0.41	--	--
04N05432	8-23	Bw	S	4.8	1.9	--	0.4	--	3.8	--	1.7	--	--	--	0.2	0.9	tr	54.4	tr	0.73	0.42	--	--
04N05433	23-110	2Bk	S																		0.22	tr

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S2004MT059016

( Meagher, Montana )

Print Date: Nov 23 2024 7:14AM

Sampled As	:	Utica		Sandy-skeletal, carbonatic, superactive, frigid Aridic Calciustolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  04N0990

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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

4E1a1a1a1

04N05431

0-8

A

S

5.8

6.3

6.1

04N05432

8-23

Bw

S

7.0

7.6

7.2

1

04N05433

23-110

2Bk

S

7.7

8.3

6

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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			4D6a1
04N05431	0-8	A	S			376.3					19.0			50.4
04N05432	8-23	Bw	S			478.8					16.8			39.2
04N05433	23-110	2Bk	S			202.1					1.7			12.5

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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
04N05431	0-8	A	HM	--	13.25	247.94	1.25	0.73	9.49	18.17	29.09	746.89	0.24		33
04N05432	8-23	Bw	HM	--	8.85	263.91	1.72	0.37	10.00	21.99	34.04	702.29	--		26
04N05433	23-110	2Bk	HM	--	5.42	274.54	1.01	0.30	9.18	11.30	24.60	790.91	0.82		13

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S2004MT059016

( Meagher, Montana )

Print Date: Nov 23 2024 7:14AM

Sampled As	:	Utica		Sandy-skeletal, carbonatic, superactive, frigid Aridic Calciustolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  04N0990

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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
04N05431	0-8	A	HM	13.66	627.45	30.35	--	107.96	1.82			56.61	0.35	109.32
04N05432	8-23	Bw	HM	21.41	659.20	26.35	--	178.86	1.74			72.89	0.23	129.59
04N05433	23-110	2Bk	HM	12.65	407.76	26.95	--	176.49	tr			54.31	0.25	75.33

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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
04N05431	0-8	A	HM	60649	11917	24922	22766	12334	728	14486	504	275886	412	2299	154
04N05432	8-23	Bw	HM	64421	15981	30796	21312	17279	643	11986	517	253220	372	2295	154
04N05433	23-110	2Bk	HM	67971	32574	25288	30009	20218	873	19635	339	289746	709	1847	145

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S2004MT059016

( Meagher, Montana )

Print Date: Nov 23 2024 7:14AM

Sampled As	:	Utica		Sandy-skeletal, carbonatic, superactive, frigid Aridic Calciustolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  04N0990

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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

7A1a1

tion

Layer

(cm)

Horz

ion

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

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

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

mg g-1

04N05431

0.0-8.0

A

tcly

MI 2

KK 2

VR 2

QZ 1

CMIX

04N05432

8.0-23.0

Bw

tcly

VR 2

MI 2

MT 2

KK 2

QZ 1

VERM

04N05433

23.0-110.0

2Bk

tcly

MT 3

KK 2

MI 2

CL 2

CA 2

SMEC

QZ 1

FRACTION INTERPRETATION:
tcly - Total Clay <0.002 mm

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
CA Calcite	CL Chlorite	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

INTERPRETATION (BY HORIZON):
CMIX - Mixed Clay	SMEC - Smectitic	VERM - Vermiculitic

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S2004MT059016

( Meagher, Montana )

Print Date: Nov 23 2024 7:14AM

Sampled As	:	Utica		Sandy-skeletal, carbonatic, superactive, frigid Aridic Calciustolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  04N0990

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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

04N05431

0.0-8.0

A

csi

45

QZ 40

FK 21

PR 10

GS 9

HN 5

AR 4

SMIX

MS 3

CD 2

FE 1

BT 1

OP 1

PO 1

BY tr

FP tr

GN tr

RU tr

TM tr

ZR tr

04N05432

8.0-23.0

Bw

csi

43

QZ 35

FK 27

BT 7

HN 7

PR 7

CD 5

SMIX

AR 5

MS 2

OP 2

GS 2

GN 1

FM tr

FP tr

FE tr

CA tr

PO tr

RU tr

ZE tr

ZR tr

04N05433

23.0-110.0

2Bk

csi

26

QZ 23

FK 19

HN 11

AR 9

PR 9

CA 9

SMIX

CB 7

MS 5

BT 3

OP 1

CD 1

FE 1

GS 1

SS tr

TM tr

ZR tr

FM tr

FP tr

GN tr

PO tr

QI tr

BY tr

MZ tr

FRACTION INTERPRETATION:
csi - Coarse Silt 0.02-0.05 mm

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
AR Weatherable Aggregates	BT Biotite	BY Beryl	CA Calcite	CB Carbonate Aggregates

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S2004MT059016

( Meagher, Montana )

Print Date: Nov 23 2024 7:14AM

Sampled As	:	Utica		Sandy-skeletal, carbonatic, superactive, frigid Aridic Calciustolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  04N0990

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MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
CD Chert (Chalcedony	FE Iron Oxides (Goethite	FK Potassium Feldspar	FM Ferromagnesium Mineral	FP Plagioclase Feldspar
GN Garnet	GS Glass	HN Hornblende	MS Muscovite	MZ Monazite
OP Opaques	PO Plant Opal	PR Pyroxene	QI Iron Oxide-Coated Quartz	QZ Quartz
RU Rutile	SS Sponge Spicule	TM Tourmaline	ZE Zeolite	ZR Zircon

INTERPRETATION (BY HORIZON):
SMIX - Mixed Sand