*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 2008NV027251

( Pershing, Nevada )

Print Date: Mar 13 2025 5:02PM

Sampled as on Apr 15, 2008:	Grumblen ; Clayey-skeletal, smectitic, mesic Lithic Xeric Haplargid
Revised to correlated:	Grumblen ; Clayey-skeletal, smectitic, mesic Lithic Xeric Haplargids

				United States Department of Agriculture
SSL	-	Project	C2008USNV105   MLRA 27 Benchmark Soils	Natural Resources Conservation Service
	-	Site ID	2008NV027251   Lat: 40° 16' 13.50" north  Long: 118° 40' 15.90" west  MLRA: 27	National Soil Survey Center
	-	Pedon No.	08N0493	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
08N03205	A1	A1	0-5	S08NV027-002-1			GRV-L	L
08N03206	A2	A2	5-10	S08NV027-002-2			GRV-L	L
08N03207	Bt1	Bt1	10-20	S08NV027-002-3			GRV-C	CL
08N03208	Bt2	Bt2	20-30	S08NV027-002-4			GRV-CL	CL
08N03209	Btk	Btk	30-38	S08NV027-002-5			GRV-CL	C
08N03210	R	R	38-45	S08NV027-002-6			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
08N03205	0-5	A1	S	l	15.3	34.0	50.7	1.1	0.7	18.2	15.8	18.0	9.8	6.5	8.3	8.1	14	26	--	60	40
08N03206	5-10	A2	S	l	19.8	36.3	43.9	3.1	--	19.2	17.1	14.8	11.0	6.2	6.9	5.0	11	14	--	47	25
08N03207	10-20	Bt1	S	cl	29.2	32.2	38.6	3.3	--	17.8	14.4	14.7	8.5	6.0	5.2	4.2	10	16	--	44	33
08N03208	20-30	Bt2	S	cl	34.0	29.8	36.2	3.9	--	16.3	13.5	12.3	7.9	6.4	5.5	4.1	12	11	--	41	31
08N03209	30-38	Btk	S	c	47.8	13.0	39.2	1.8	0.8	7.9	5.1	5.2	5.5	6.7	10.2	11.6	23	39	--	75	65
08N03210	38-45	R	GP	lcos	4.4	14.3	81.3		--	7.5	6.8	6.5	11.6	13.6	21.1	28.5
08N03210	38-45	R	S														--	--	--	--	--

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 2008NV027251

( Pershing, Nevada )

Print Date: Mar 13 2025 5:02PM

Sampled As	:	Grumblen		Clayey-skeletal, smectitic, mesic Lithic Xeric Haplargid
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  08N0493

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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
08N03205	0-5	A1	S	1.38	1.42	0.007			23.5	6.7		1.031		0.17		1.28	0.44
08N03206	5-10	A2	S	1.25	1.32	0.016			22.8	8.1		1.039		0.16		1.20	0.41
08N03207	10-20	Bt1	S	1.18	1.33	0.033			24.6	13.8		1.055		0.10		1.05	0.47
08N03208	20-30	Bt2	S	1.19	1.36	0.038			25.4	16.6		1.067		0.08		1.13	0.49
08N03209	30-38	Btk	S							24.9		1.097				1.08	0.52
08N03210	38-45	R	GP							7.1		1.029

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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
08N03205	0-5	A1	S	23	3										13.7
08N03206	5-10	A2	S												15.1
08N03207	10-20	Bt1	S	35	15										17.9
08N03208	20-30	Bt2	S												21.6
08N03209	30-38	Btk	S												32.2
08N03210	38-45	R	GP												8.8

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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
08N03205	0-5	A1	S	0.80	0.08	0.03	0.8		10	0.8	tr	0.1	0.25	0.03	0.23	0.13	0.10	817.4
08N03206	5-10	A2	S	0.69	0.07	0.02	0.7		9	0.8	tr	0.1	0.23	0.03	0.18	0.14	0.10	828.3
08N03207	10-20	Bt1	S	0.44	0.05	0.02	0.4		7	0.8	tr	0.1	0.23	0.02	0.17	0.15	0.11	673.7
08N03208	20-30	Bt2	S	0.46	0.09	0.02	0.4		5	0.9	tr	0.1	0.24	0.02	0.18	0.15	0.10	736.6
08N03209	30-38	Btk	S	1.01	0.10	0.02	0.8		8	1.0	tr	0.1	0.24	0.02	0.15	0.16	0.11	823.8
08N03210	38-45	R	GP	0.25	tr	0.01	tr			0.9	--	0.1	0.31	0.03	0.48	0.07	0.14	370.0

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 2008NV027251

( Pershing, Nevada )

Print Date: Mar 13 2025 5:02PM

Sampled As	:	Grumblen		Clayey-skeletal, smectitic, mesic Lithic Xeric Haplargid
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  08N0493

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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
08N03205	0-5	A1	S	14.1*	5.2	0.3	1.3	20.9					19.6				100
08N03206	5-10	A2	S	16.2*	6.0	0.3	1.4	23.9					23.8				100
08N03207	10-20	Bt1	S	21.5*	7.7	0.6	1.0	30.8					30.6				100
08N03208	20-30	Bt2	S	23.8	9.2	1.2	0.6	34.8					38.3				91
08N03209	30-38	Btk	S	55.3*	11.6	2.5	1.3	70.7					51.8				100
08N03210	38-45	R	GP	27.1*	4.4	1.2	0.2	32.9					16.3				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 - -)		%
																					4F1a1a1
08N03205	0-5	A1	S																		0.14	1
08N03206	5-10	A2	S																		0.12	1
08N03207	10-20	Bt1	S																		0.10	2
08N03208	20-30	Bt2	S																		0.10	3
08N03209	30-38	Btk	S																		0.23	5
08N03210	38-45	R	GP																		0.20

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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

4E1a1a1a1

08N03205

0-5

A1

S

6.9

7.5

tr

08N03206

5-10

A2

S

7.0

7.7

tr

08N03207

10-20

Bt1

S

7.2

7.9

tr

08N03208

20-30

Bt2

S

7.2

8.1

tr

08N03209

30-38

Btk

S

7.8

8.4

2

08N03210

38-45

R

GP

8.1

8.1

2

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 2008NV027251

( Pershing, Nevada )

Print Date: Mar 13 2025 5:02PM

Sampled As	:	Grumblen		Clayey-skeletal, smectitic, mesic Lithic Xeric Haplargid
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  08N0493

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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
08N03205	0-5	A1	S			820.5					7.2			45.2
08N03206	5-10	A2	S			721.3					6.9			36.1
08N03207	10-20	Bt1	S			563.1					2.2			7.1
08N03208	20-30	Bt2	S			483.4					0.9			4.7
08N03209	30-38	Btk	S			583.8					1.3			12.6
08N03210	38-45	R	GP			598.8					2.1

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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
08N03205	0-5	A1	HM	0.97	2.39	298.50	1.01	0.15	20.02	32.85	28.42	1053.25	--		39
08N03206	5-10	A2	HM	1.00	2.54	298.48	1.12	0.12	20.43	31.98	30.69	1029.92	--		38
08N03207	10-20	Bt1	HM	1.06	2.34	310.87	1.24	0.05	20.71	32.45	33.10	929.37	--		18
08N03208	20-30	Bt2	HM	1.13	3.16	317.18	1.38	0.05	21.90	33.55	36.19	967.75	--		20
08N03209	30-38	Btk	HM	1.64	2.21	290.69	1.74	tr	26.30	30.83	47.67	1173.78	--		74
08N03210	38-45	R	GP	0.44	--	173.99	0.64	--	24.55	37.84	29.27	727.24	--		29

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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
08N03205	0-5	A1	HM	16.76	1343.65	6.46	--	53.86	--			94.54	2.31	69.91
08N03206	5-10	A2	HM	17.71	1176.51	6.35	--	97.80	--			91.62	2.43	74.43
08N03207	10-20	Bt1	HM	19.60	924.57	4.85	--	118.68	--			90.69	2.55	78.55
08N03208	20-30	Bt2	HM	21.45	1016.92	4.74	--	125.94	--			95.44	2.67	83.98
08N03209	30-38	Btk	HM	26.86	1060.99	0.81	--	91.63	--			94.00	3.13	99.38
08N03210	38-45	R	GP	18.43	2415.77	--	--	126.41	--			112.90	3.08	64.30

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 2008NV027251

( Pershing, Nevada )

Print Date: Mar 13 2025 5:02PM

Sampled As	:	Grumblen		Clayey-skeletal, smectitic, mesic Lithic Xeric Haplargid
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  08N0493

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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
08N03205	0-5	A1	HM	80271	33884	45655	17757	13249	1254	21341	1590	246863	490	5689	109
08N03206	5-10	A2	HM	75456	33855	48256	16470	12008	1279	21168	1541	254420	456	5956	126
08N03207	10-20	Bt1	HM	88752	31756	51724	18203	15595	1152	19517	1112	257285	493	5929	120
08N03208	20-30	Bt2	HM	88000	32766	54707	16478	16797	1217	18760	1144	261644	485	6042	134
08N03209	30-38	Btk	HM	82982	36182	62064	12328	20895	1345	15001	1143	235071	497	5817	127

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 2008NV027251

( Pershing, Nevada )

Print Date: Mar 13 2025 5:02PM

Sampled As	:	Grumblen		Clayey-skeletal, smectitic, mesic Lithic Xeric Haplargid
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  08N0493

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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

08N03207

10.0-20.0

Bt1

tcly

KK 1

MI 2

CA 2

MT 1

CMIX

08N03208

20.0-30.0

Bt2

tcly

MT 2

MI 2

KK 1

FD 1

SMEC

FRACTION INTERPRETATION:
tcly - Total Clay <0.002 mm

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
CA Calcite	FD Feldspar	KK Kaolinite	MI Mica	MT Montmorillonite

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

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 2008NV027251

( Pershing, Nevada )

Print Date: Mar 13 2025 5:02PM

Sampled As	:	Grumblen		Clayey-skeletal, smectitic, mesic Lithic Xeric Haplargid
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  08N0493

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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

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mg g-1

08N03205

0.0-5.0

A1

vfs

39

QZ 29

FP 25

GS 14

AR 8

FE 8

FK 3

SMIX

PR 2

HN 2

MS 2

FG 1

BT 1

CD 1

GA 1

TM 1

ZE 1

SS tr

GC tr

GN tr

MZ tr

OG tr

OP tr

QG tr

HG tr

08N03208

20.0-30.0

Bt2

csi

44

QZ 29

FP 12

GS 9

MS 8

FK 8

FE 7

SMIX

AR 5

BT 4

OP 4

PR 3

HN 2

GA 2

CD 2

PO 1

TM 1

ZE 1

ZR tr

SS tr

MZ tr

GN tr

CL tr

AP tr

BY tr

CA tr

FRACTION INTERPRETATION:
csi - Coarse Silt 0.02-0.05 mm	vfs - Very Fine Sand 0.05-0.1 mm

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
AP Apatite	AR Weatherable Aggregates	BT Biotite	BY Beryl	CA Calcite
CD Chert (Chalcedony	CL Chlorite	FE Iron Oxides (Goethite	FG Glass Coated Feldspar	FK Potassium Feldspar
FP Plagioclase Feldspar	GA Glass Aggregates	GC Glass Coated Grain	GN Garnet	GS Glass
HG Glass Coated Hornblende	HN Hornblende	MS Muscovite	MZ Monazite	OG Glass Coated Opaque

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 2008NV027251

( Pershing, Nevada )

Print Date: Mar 13 2025 5:02PM

Sampled As	:	Grumblen		Clayey-skeletal, smectitic, mesic Lithic Xeric Haplargid
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  08N0493

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MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
OP Opaques	PO Plant Opal	PR Pyroxene	QG Glass Coated Quartz	QZ Quartz
SS Sponge Spicule	TM Tourmaline	ZE Zeolite	ZR Zircon

INTERPRETATION (BY HORIZON):
SMIX - Mixed Sand