*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 2008NV001002

( Churchill, Nevada )

Print Date: Nov 21 2024 1:13PM

Sampled as on Mar 10, 2008:	Theon ; Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, mesic Lithic Haplargid
Revised to correlated:	Theon ; Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, mesic Lithic Haplargids

				United States Department of Agriculture
SSL	-	Project	C2008USNV105   MLRA 27 Benchmark Soils	Natural Resources Conservation Service
	-	Site ID	2008NV001002   Lat: 39° 5' 14.10" north  Long: 118° 41' 43.90" west  MLRA: 27	National Soil Survey Center
	-	Pedon No.	08N0489	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
08N03180	A	A	0-5	S08NV001-002-1			GRV-L	COSL
08N03181	Bt	Bt	5-18	S08NV001-002-2			GRX-CL	SCL
08N03182	Btk	Btk	18-28	S08NV001-002-3			GRX-SCL	SCL
08N03183	R	R	28-34	S08NV001-002-4			BR	LCOS

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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
08N03180	0-5	A	S	cosl	17.5	21.6	60.9	2.0		18.5	3.1	10.6	11.5	9.1	12.4	17.3	41	--	1	71	46
08N03181	5-18	Bt	S	scl	22.6	15.7	61.7	3.5	1.9	15.6	0.1	8.7	9.6	8.9	13.3	21.2	17	58	--	88	77
08N03182	18-28	Btk	S	scl	20.9	20.2	58.9	5.8	3.3	19.8	0.4	7.8	10.2	9.8	14.5	16.6	21	49	--	85	72
08N03183	28-34	R	GP	lcos	3.9	10.9	85.2	3.1		10.0	0.9	5.6	12.1	16.2	23.5	27.8
08N03183	28-34	R	S														--	--	--	--	--

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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	%
				DbWR1	DbWR1				DbWR1	3C2a1a		3D1
08N03180	0-5	A	S	1.46	1.46	--			14.1	8.3		1.028		0.06		1.06	0.47
08N03181	5-18	Bt	S							10.0		1.042				1.09	0.44
08N03182	18-28	Btk	S							10.3		1.042				1.14	0.49
08N03183	28-34	R	GP							1.8		1.009

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 2008NV001002

( Churchill, Nevada )

Print Date: Nov 21 2024 1:13PM

Sampled As	:	Theon		Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, mesic Lithic Haplargid
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  08N0489

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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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)
				3H	3H										3C1e1a
08N03180	0-5	A	S	23	7										13.7
08N03181	5-18	Bt	S												14.5
08N03182	18-28	Btk	S	32	13										13.8
08N03183	28-34	R	GP												4.0

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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
08N03180	0-5	A	S	1.21	0.04	0.07	0.2		4	0.3	--	0.1	0.11	0.01	0.04	0.09	0.03	498.5
08N03181	5-18	Bt	S	1.72	0.07	0.04	0.2		3	0.4	tr	0.1	0.10	0.01	0.03	0.09	0.04	651.5
08N03182	18-28	Btk	S	2.38	0.03	0.21	0.2		8	0.4	tr	0.1	0.08	0.01	0.03	0.07	0.03	563.0
08N03183	28-34	R	GP	0.40	0.01	0.01	tr			0.2	--	tr	0.26	0.02	0.46	0.03	0.02	111.6

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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
08N03180	0-5	A	S	48.0*	1.0	0.8	0.9	50.7	0.4				18.5				100
08N03181	5-18	Bt	S	55.3*	1.0	0.6	0.7	57.6					24.7				100
08N03182	18-28	Btk	S	44.2*	0.7	0.3	0.3	45.5					23.9				100
08N03183	28-34	R	GP	26.3*	0.4	0.3	0.3	27.3	tr			27.3	7.2			100	100

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

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 2008NV001002

( Churchill, Nevada )

Print Date: Nov 21 2024 1:13PM

Sampled As	:	Theon		Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, mesic Lithic Haplargid
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  08N0489

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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
08N03180	0-5	A	S	7.0	0.3	4.6	0.3	--	2.2	tr	1.3	--	--	--	6.7	0.1	2.8	27.9	tr	1.28	0.29	3	2
08N03181	5-18	Bt	S	7.9	0.3	3.0	0.1	--	2.2	tr	0.7	--	--	--	8.7	0.3	0.3	31.6	tr	1.12	0.29	2	1
08N03182	18-28	Btk	S																		0.15	1
08N03183	28-34	R	GP																		0.13

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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
08N03180	0-5	A	S		8.0	8.8	8.0			9
08N03181	5-18	Bt	S		8.0	8.5	7.8			13
08N03182	18-28	Btk	S		7.9	8.4				18
08N03183	28-34	R	GP		8.3	8.7				3

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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
08N03180	0-5	A	S			377.2					4.1			42.6
08N03181	5-18	Bt	S			259.1					4.3			32.8
08N03182	18-28	Btk	S			194.9					5.0			27.8
08N03183	28-34	R	GP			83.5					1.1

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 2008NV001002

( Churchill, Nevada )

Print Date: Nov 21 2024 1:13PM

Sampled As	:	Theon		Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, mesic Lithic Haplargid
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  08N0489

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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
08N03180	0-5	A	HM	1.09	3.86	146.67	0.85	0.16	13.29	30.36	26.67	968.04	--		24
08N03181	5-18	Bt	HM	1.24	3.42	134.81	0.90	0.13	14.57	36.36	28.04	1127.02	--		34
08N03182	18-28	Btk	HM	1.30	4.74	126.55	0.86	0.16	13.10	32.28	24.00	1093.14	--		34
08N03183	28-34	R	GP	0.36	--	72.52	0.36	--	11.45	22.72	15.30	599.87	--		7

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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
08N03180	0-5	A	HM	10.09	1101.18	5.80	--	168.61	--			85.50	2.05	76.65
08N03181	5-18	Bt	HM	10.62	871.09	4.37	--	103.11	--			96.65	2.31	89.39
08N03182	18-28	Btk	HM	12.25	774.68	3.69	--	130.59	--			88.94	2.05	75.17
08N03183	28-34	R	GP	7.66	1066.53	4.08	--	105.15	--			77.75	1.70	63.97

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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
08N03180	0-5	A	HM	84358	54999	39118	23044	15526	1132	25791	1111	263145	589	3755	69
08N03181	5-18	Bt	HM	77439	64395	39747	18815	15692	1208	22239	768	236780	565	3647	63
08N03182	18-28	Btk	HM	75928	85954	37395	17089	15069	1196	21025	715	232595	580	3405	55
08N03183	28-34	R	GP	88545	37527	35983	21768	14594	771	35595	1020	280788	735	3454	55

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 2008NV001002

( Churchill, Nevada )

Print Date: Nov 21 2024 1:13PM

Sampled As	:	Theon		Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, mesic Lithic Haplargid
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  08N0489

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Clay Mineralogy (<.002 mm)

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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

08N03181

5.0-18.0

Bt

tcly

VR 3

MT 2

KK 2

MI 1

VERM

FRACTION INTERPRETATION:
tcly - Total Clay <0.002 mm

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
KK Kaolinite	MI Mica	MT Montmorillonite	VR Vermiculite

RELATIVE PEAK SIZE:

5 Very Large

4 Large

3 Medium

2 Small

1 Very Small

6 No Peaks

INTERPRETATION (BY HORIZON):
VERM - Vermiculitic

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 2008NV001002

( Churchill, Nevada )

Print Date: Nov 21 2024 1:13PM

Sampled As	:	Theon		Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, mesic Lithic Haplargid
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  08N0489

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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

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

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

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

mg g-1

08N03180

0.0-5.0

A

csi

OT 90

GS 10

PO tr

GA tr

GC tr

08N03180

0.0-5.0

A

fs

OT 81

GS 17

GA 3

08N03182

18.0-28.0

Btk

csi

OT 96

GS 3

GA tr

PO tr

08N03182

18.0-28.0

Btk

fs

OT 94

GS 6

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

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
GA Glass Aggregates	GC Glass-coated Grain	GS Glass	OT Other	PO Plant Opal

INTERPRETATION (BY HORIZON):
SMIX - Mixed Sand

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 2008NV001002

( Churchill, Nevada )

Print Date: Nov 21 2024 1:13PM

Sampled As	:	Theon		Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, mesic Lithic Haplargid
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  08N0489

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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

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

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

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

mg g-1

08N03181

5.0-18.0

Bt

fs

14

AR 29

FP 15

QZ 12

GS 10

CB 9

CA 7

SMIX

FK 6

BT 5

HN 2

GA 2

MS 1

OP 1

FE 1

FG tr

CD tr

FRACTION INTERPRETATION:
fs - Fine Sand 0.1-0.25 mm

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
AR Weatherable Aggregates	BT Biotite	CA Calcite	CB Carbonate Aggregates	CD Chert (Chalcedony
FE Iron Oxides (Goethite	FG Glass Coated Feldspar	FK Potassium Feldspar	FP Plagioclase Feldspar	GA Glass Aggregates
GS Glass	HN Hornblende	MS Muscovite	OP Opaques	QZ Quartz

INTERPRETATION (BY HORIZON):
SMIX - Mixed Sand