| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: S2013CO029025 | ( Delta, Colorado ) | Print Date: Feb 16 2026 2:26AM |
| Sampled as on Jul 29, 2013: | unnamed ; Fine-silty, mixed, active, mesic, shallow Ustic Torriorthents |
| Revised to : |
| United States Department of Agriculture | ||||
| SSL | - | Project | C2013USCO110 Selenium - Mancos Shale Part II | Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| - | Site ID | S2013CO029025 Lat: 38° 37' 21.07" north Long: 107° 53' 19.25" west MLRA: 34B | National Soil Survey Center | |
| - | Pedon No. | 13N97174 | 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 |
| 13N11967 | A | A | 0-15 | S2013CO029025-1 | SIL | SIC | ||
| 13N11968 | C | C | 15-30 | S2013CO029025-2 | PGR-SIL | SICL | ||
| 13N11969 | Cr1 | Cr1 | 30-51 | S2013CO029025-3 | WB | |||
| 13N11970 | Cr2 | Cr2 | 51-64 | S2013CO029025-4 | WB | |||
| Pedon Calculations | |||
| Calculation Name | Result | Units of Measure | |
| Weighted Particles, 0.1-75mm, 75 mm Base | 1 | % wt | |
| Volume, >2mm, Weighted Average | 1 | % vol | |
| Clay, total, Weighted Average | control depth 31 beyond last horizon depth 30 | % wt | |
| Clay, carbonate free, Weighted Average | control depth 31 beyond last horizon depth 30 | % wt | |
| CEC Activity, CEC7/Clay, Weighted Average, CECd, Set 4 | control depth 31 beyond last horizon depth 30 | (NA) | |
| Weighted averages based on control section: 0-31 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 13N11967 | 0-15 | A | S | sic | 43.0 | 54.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 44.2 | 10.7 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | tr | tr | -- | -- | 1 | tr | |
| 13N11968 | 15-30 | C | S | sicl | 39.8 | 59.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 49.6 | 9.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | tr | tr | 1 | tr | -- | 1 | 1 | |
| 13N11969 | 30-51 | Cr1 | S | 23 | 3 | -- | -- | 26 | |||||||||||||
| 13N11970 | 51-64 | Cr2 | S | 29 | 10 | -- | -- | 39 | |||||||||||||
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: S2013CO029025 | ( Delta, Colorado ) | Print Date: Feb 16 2026 2:26AM |
| Sampled As | : | unnamed | Fine-silty, mixed, active, mesic, shallow Ustic Torriorthents | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 13N97174 | |||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| 13N11967 | 0-15 | A | S | 13.0 | 1.033 | 1.026 | 0.24 | 0.30 | |||||||||
| 13N11968 | 15-30 | C | S | 13.6 | 1.030 | 1.027 | 0.25 | 0.34 | |||||||||
| 13N11969 | 30-51 | Cr1 | S | 12.9 | 1.028 | 1.027 | |||||||||||
| 13N11970 | 51-64 | Cr2 | S | 13.5 | 1.027 | 1.026 | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 13N11967 | 0-15 | A | S | 0.55 | 0.07 | 0.90 | 0.1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 13N11968 | 15-30 | C | S | 0.60 | 0.06 | 0.67 | 0.1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 13N11969 | 30-51 | Cr1 | S | 0.71 | 0.12 | 0.63 | 0.2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 13N11970 | 51-64 | Cr2 | S | 0.67 | 0.12 | 0.48 | 0.2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| 13N11967 | 0-15 | A | S | 60.4* | 16.5 | 20.0 | 0.5 | 97.4 | 0.1 | 10.3 | 100 | ||||||
| 13N11968 | 15-30 | C | S | 39.5* | 24.6 | 19.5 | 0.4 | 84.0 | -- | 10.1 | 100 | ||||||
| 13N11969 | 30-51 | Cr1 | S | 33.4* | 26.0 | 15.4 | 0.5 | 75.3 | -- | 10.3 | 100 | ||||||
| 13N11970 | 51-64 | Cr2 | S | 41.9* | 27.0 | 14.9 | 0.5 | 84.3 | 0.2 | 10.0 | 100 | ||||||
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: S2013CO029025 | ( Delta, Colorado ) | Print Date: Feb 16 2026 2:26AM |
| Sampled As | : | unnamed | Fine-silty, mixed, active, mesic, shallow Ustic Torriorthents | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 13N97174 | |||
| 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 | |||||||
| 13N11967 | 0-15 | A | S | 20.9 | 40.0 | 206.7 | 1.0 | -- | 0.6 | -- | 12.2 | -- | -- | -- | 228.6 | -- | 26.2 | 62.0 | 0.9 | 16.86 | 8.90 | 70 | 37 |
| 13N11968 | 15-30 | C | S | 21.2 | 101.5 | 192.8 | 0.9 | -- | 0.3 | -- | 14.5 | -- | -- | -- | 271.3 | -- | 29.0 | 74.1 | 1.1 | 17.77 | 9.14 | 52 | 25 |
| 13N11969 | 30-51 | Cr1 | S | 20.7 | 107.0 | 152.7 | 0.7 | -- | 0.3 | -- | 10.7 | -- | -- | -- | 238.7 | -- | 19.9 | 73.6 | 0.9 | 15.37 | 7.58 | 41 | 19 |
| 13N11970 | 51-64 | Cr2 | S | 20.9 | 97.5 | 140.9 | 0.8 | -- | 0.3 | -- | 8.9 | -- | -- | -- | 229.6 | -- | 15.7 | 73.9 | 0.9 | 14.54 | 7.07 | 45 | 18 |
| 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 | ||||||||||
| 13N11967 | 0-15 | A | S | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| 13N11968 | 15-30 | C | S | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 13N11969 | 30-51 | Cr1 | S | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 4 | tr | ||||||
| 13N11970 | 51-64 | Cr2 | S | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 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 | |||||
| 13N11967 | 0-15 | A | HM | 0.06 | 12.52 | 226.72 | 1.80 | 0.12 | 8.66 | 40.59 | 18.57 | 217.17 | 0.55 | 9 | |
| 13N11968 | 15-30 | C | HM | 0.07 | 12.79 | 180.77 | 1.69 | 0.15 | 8.72 | 39.12 | 17.64 | 283.09 | 0.58 | 31 | |
| 13N11969 | 30-51 | Cr1 | HM | 0.08 | 13.79 | 243.39 | 1.78 | 0.11 | 8.69 | 40.84 | 18.91 | 175.00 | 0.53 | 34 | |
| 13N11970 | 51-64 | Cr2 | HM | 0.07 | 13.16 | 183.44 | 1.76 | 0.12 | 8.66 | 38.54 | 18.30 | 279.08 | 0.58 | 25 | |
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: S2013CO029025 | ( Delta, Colorado ) | Print Date: Feb 16 2026 2:26AM |
| Sampled As | : | unnamed | Fine-silty, mixed, active, mesic, shallow Ustic Torriorthents | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 13N97174 | |||
| 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 | |||||
| 13N11967 | 0-15 | A | HM | 20.62 | 511.17 | 28.51 | 0.51 | 1204.24 | 1.64 | 119.61 | 82.84 | 0.01 | 99.26 | |
| 13N11968 | 15-30 | C | HM | 20.29 | 521.28 | 28.39 | 0.51 | 1633.36 | 1.59 | 72.44 | 81.06 | 0.01 | 93.03 | |
| 13N11969 | 30-51 | Cr1 | HM | 20.07 | 535.87 | 28.41 | 0.49 | 1543.69 | 1.68 | 151.22 | 84.38 | 0.01 | 97.65 | |
| 13N11970 | 51-64 | Cr2 | HM | 20.55 | 538.00 | 29.04 | 0.52 | 1430.04 | 1.62 | 64.59 | 80.97 | 0.01 | 97.73 | |
| 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 | ||||
| 13N11967 | 0-15 | A | HM | 66096 | 17163 | 29195 | 23409 | 13000 | 258 | 12049 | 559 | 250312 | 126 | 3246 | 115 |
| 13N11968 | 15-30 | C | HM | 73727 | 14759 | 30377 | 25394 | 13958 | 330 | 12277 | 585 | 248839 | 93 | 3237 | 114 |
| 13N11969 | 30-51 | Cr1 | HM | 76085 | 14287 | 31276 | 26182 | 14868 | 205 | 11684 | 673 | 256857 | 165 | 3309 | 118 |
| 13N11970 | 51-64 | Cr2 | HM | 67006 | 14928 | 33130 | 24985 | 13079 | 342 | 12182 | 631 | 267415 | 84 | 3430 | 124 |
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: S2013CO029025 | ( Delta, Colorado ) | Print Date: Feb 16 2026 2:26AM |
| Sampled As | : | unnamed | Fine-silty, mixed, active, mesic, shallow Ustic Torriorthents | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 13N97174 | |||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 13N11968 | 15.0-30.0 | C | tcly | MI 3 | KK 3 | MT 2 | VR 2 | FP 2 | KK 28 | CMIX | |||||||||||
| QZ 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FRACTION INTERPRETATION: | ||||
| tcly - Total Clay <0.002 mm | ||||
| MINERAL INTERPRETATION: | ||||
| FP Plagioclase Feldspar | 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 | ||||