| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: S2013CO029009 | ( Delta, Colorado ) | Print Date: Dec 7 2025 10:54PM |
| Sampled as on May 28, 2013: | unnnamed ; Fine-silty, mixed, active, mesic, shallow Aridic Haplustepts |
| Revised to : |
| United States Department of Agriculture | ||||
| SSL | - | Project | C2013USCO110 Selenium - Mancos Shale Part II | Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| - | Site ID | S2013CO029009 Lat: 38° 37' 21.07" north Long: 107° 53' 19.25" west MLRA: 34B | National Soil Survey Center | |
| - | Pedon No. | 13N96756 | Kellogg Soil Survey Laboratory | |
| - | General Methods 1B1A, 2A1, 2B | Lincoln, Nebraska 68508-3866 | ||
| Layer | Horizon | Orig Hzn | Depth (cm) | Field Label 1 | Field Label 2 | Field Label 3 | Field Texture | Lab Texture |
| 13N09773 | A | A | 0-8 | S2013CO029009-1 | SIL | SICL | ||
| 13N09774 | Btyz | Btyz | 8-23 | S2013CO029009-2 | SIL | SICL | ||
| 13N09775 | BCz | BCz | 23-38 | S2013CO029009-3 | PGRV-SICL | SICL | ||
| 13N09776 | Cr | Cr | 38-51 | S2013CO029009-4 | WB | SICL | ||
| Pedon Calculations | |||
| Calculation Name | Result | Units of Measure | |
| Clay, total, Weighted Average | 36 | % wt | |
| Clay, carbonate free, Weighted Average | 36 | % wt | |
| CEC Activity, CEC7/Clay, Weighted Average, CECd, Set 4 | 0.45 | (NA) | |
| Weighted Particles, 0.1-75mm, 75 mm Base | 9 | % wt | |
| Weighted averages based on control section: 25-38 cm | |||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 13N09773 | 0-8 | A | S | sicl | 34.7 | 57.7 | 7.6 | -- | 32.7 | 25.0 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | -- | 6 | 4 | |
| 13N09774 | 8-23 | Btyz | S | sicl | 37.6 | 55.8 | 6.6 | -- | 32.1 | 23.7 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1 | 3 | -- | 5 | 4 | |
| 13N09775 | 23-38 | BCz | S | sicl | 35.8 | 58.8 | 5.4 | -- | 34.2 | 24.6 | 4.9 | 0.4 | tr | tr | 0.1 | 8 | 1 | -- | 9 | 9 | |
| 13N09776 | 38-51 | Cr | S | sicl | 35.7 | 59.4 | 4.9 | -- | 34.5 | 24.9 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | tr | 16 | 40 | 5 | 61 | 61 | |
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: S2013CO029009 | ( Delta, Colorado ) | Print Date: Dec 7 2025 10:54PM |
| Sampled As | : | unnnamed | Fine-silty, mixed, active, mesic, shallow Aridic Haplustepts | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 13N96756 | |||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| 13N09773 | 0-8 | A | S | 10.7 | 1.030 | 1.030 | 0.50 | 0.31 | |||||||||
| 13N09774 | 8-23 | Btyz | S | 8.0 | 1.068 | 1.034 | 0.39 | 0.21 | |||||||||
| 13N09775 | 23-38 | BCz | S | 9.2 | 1.057 | 1.034 | 0.45 | 0.26 | |||||||||
| 13N09776 | 38-51 | Cr | S | 10.1 | 1.053 | 1.032 | 0.37 | 0.28 | |||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 13N09773 | 0-8 | A | S | 2.13 | 0.19 | 0.34 | 1.7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 13N09774 | 8-23 | Btyz | S | 1.21 | 0.13 | 3.78 | 1.1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 13N09775 | 23-38 | BCz | S | 0.85 | 0.16 | 2.58 | 0.7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 13N09776 | 38-51 | Cr | S | 0.70 | 0.08 | 2.59 | 0.5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| 13N09773 | 0-8 | A | S | 70.7* | 7.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 81.5 | 17.3 | 100 | |||||||
| 13N09774 | 8-23 | Btyz | S | 256.6* | 5.0 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 266.0 | -- | 14.8 | 100 | ||||||
| 13N09775 | 23-38 | BCz | S | 131.9* | 11.2 | 8.7 | 0.5 | 152.3 | 0.3 | 16.0 | 100 | ||||||
| 13N09776 | 38-51 | Cr | S | 129.1* | 11.0 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 149.1 | 1.1 | 13.1 | 100 | ||||||
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: S2013CO029009 | ( Delta, Colorado ) | Print Date: Dec 7 2025 10:54PM |
| Sampled As | : | unnnamed | Fine-silty, mixed, active, mesic, shallow Aridic Haplustepts | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 13N96756 | |||
| 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 | |||||||
| 13N09773 | 0-8 | A | S | 28.5 | 9.5 | 14.9 | 2.6 | -- | 7.4 | -- | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- | 43.6 | 0.1 | -- | 55.5 | 0.2 | 3.91 | 2.43 | 5 | 3 |
| 13N09774 | 8-23 | Btyz | S | 27.5 | 8.5 | 29.3 | 2.6 | -- | 4.3 | -- | 1.3 | -- | -- | -- | 57.8 | -- | -- | 51.1 | 0.2 | 4.84 | 3.06 | 10 | 7 |
| 13N09775 | 23-38 | BCz | S | 29.9 | 23.6 | 78.1 | 0.8 | -- | 2.4 | -- | 44.8 | -- | -- | -- | 74.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 57.6 | 0.4 | 9.41 | 4.82 | 26 | 15 |
| 13N09776 | 38-51 | Cr | S | 23.4 | 336.0 | 164.8 | 0.9 | -- | 2.6 | 1.2 | 57.1 | -- | -- | -- | 459.4 | -- | 2.1 | 60.8 | 1.2 | 23.10 | 9.60 | -- | 12 |
| 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 | 4E2a1a1a1 | ||||||||||
| 13N09773 | 0-8 | A | S | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 3 | tr | ||||||
| 13N09774 | 8-23 | Btyz | S | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 1 | 17 | ||||||
| 13N09775 | 23-38 | BCz | S | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 1 | 11 | ||||||
| 13N09776 | 38-51 | Cr | S | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 2 | 10 | ||||||
| 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 | |||||
| 13N09773 | 0-8 | A | HM | 0.10 | 8.76 | 181.15 | 1.50 | 0.21 | 7.22 | 41.47 | 14.56 | 229.86 | 1.13 | 37 | |
| 13N09774 | 8-23 | Btyz | HM | 0.09 | 7.33 | 215.32 | 1.31 | 0.15 | 6.32 | 37.92 | 12.67 | 174.13 | 1.01 | 34 | |
| 13N09775 | 23-38 | BCz | HM | 0.10 | 7.18 | 134.87 | 1.42 | 0.13 | 6.61 | 39.88 | 13.08 | 184.79 | 0.99 | 26 | |
| 13N09776 | 38-51 | Cr | HM | 0.10 | 8.36 | 122.22 | 1.48 | 0.09 | 8.05 | 39.69 | 14.58 | 255.48 | 0.86 | 49 | |
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: S2013CO029009 | ( Delta, Colorado ) | Print Date: Dec 7 2025 10:54PM |
| Sampled As | : | unnnamed | Fine-silty, mixed, active, mesic, shallow Aridic Haplustepts | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 13N96756 | |||
| 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 | |||||
| 13N09773 | 0-8 | A | HM | 18.20 | 788.25 | 20.15 | 0.36 | 938.68 | 1.40 | 109.13 | 72.42 | 0.14 | 81.43 | |
| 13N09774 | 8-23 | Btyz | HM | 16.22 | 558.48 | 16.35 | 0.30 | 880.75 | 1.15 | 427.99 | 66.10 | -- | 67.27 | |
| 13N09775 | 23-38 | BCz | HM | 16.70 | 614.19 | 18.06 | 0.37 | 1074.02 | 1.24 | 424.71 | 68.89 | -- | 73.90 | |
| 13N09776 | 38-51 | Cr | HM | 19.51 | 648.41 | 19.46 | 0.31 | 1292.74 | 1.32 | 253.13 | 66.89 | tr | 81.97 | |
| 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 | ||||
| 13N09773 | 0-8 | A | HM | 63382 | 16913 | 26187 | 20258 | 10460 | 294 | 5381 | 953 | 305154 | 124 | 3414 | 134 |
| 13N09774 | 8-23 | Btyz | HM | 53092 | 56714 | 21625 | 16662 | 7956 | 205 | 4532 | 722 | 224818 | 429 | 2730 | 111 |
| 13N09775 | 23-38 | BCz | HM | 58015 | 34226 | 21194 | 16596 | 9445 | 207 | 5846 | 661 | 214403 | 396 | 2797 | 106 |
| 13N09776 | 38-51 | Cr | HM | 59530 | 31270 | 24045 | 17764 | 13337 | 296 | 7453 | 754 | 273295 | 267 | 3078 | 121 |
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: S2013CO029009 | ( Delta, Colorado ) | Print Date: Dec 7 2025 10:54PM |
| Sampled As | : | unnnamed | Fine-silty, mixed, active, mesic, shallow Aridic Haplustepts | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 13N96756 | |||
| 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 | 7A1b1 | 7A2a | tion | |||||||||||||||||
| Layer | (cm) | Horz | ion | ( - - - - - - - - - peak size - - - - - - - - - - ) | (- - - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - - - -) | (- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -) | mg g-1 | ||||||||||||||
| 13N09774 | 8.0-23.0 | Btyz | tcly | MT 3 | KK 3 | MI 2 | QZ 2 | KK 34 | SMEC | ||||||||||||
| FRACTION INTERPRETATION: | ||||
| tcly - Total Clay <0.002 mm | ||||
| MINERAL INTERPRETATION: | ||||
| KK Kaolinite | MI Mica | MT Montmorillonite | QZ Quartz | |
| RELATIVE PEAK SIZE: | 5 Very Large | 4 Large | 3 Medium | 2 Small | 1 Very Small | 6 No Peaks |
| INTERPRETATION (BY HORIZON): | ||||
| SMEC - Smectitic | ||||