*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S2012NM035007

( Otero, New Mexico )

Print Date: Feb 16 2025 5:12AM

Sampled as on May 1, 2012:	Gyplaya ; Sandy, hypergypsic, thermic Typic Aquisalids
Revised to :

				United States Department of Agriculture
SSL	-	Project	C2012USNM065   Las Cruces Gypsiferous	Natural Resources Conservation Service
	-	Site ID	S2012NM035007   Lat: 32° 53' 3.80" north  Long: 106° 13' 39.80" west  MLRA: 42	National Soil Survey Center
	-	Pedon No.	12N7980	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
12N02881	Anz	Anz	0-1	S2012NM035007-1			LS	CL
12N02882	Anyz	Anyz	1-3	S2012NM035007-2			GYP-LS	CL
12N02883	Cnzyy1	Cnzyy1	3-6	S2012NM035007-3			GYP-SL	C
12N02884	Cnzyy2	Cnzyy2	6-60	S2012NM035007-4			GYP-S	LFS

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Pedon Calculations
Calculation Name	Result	Units of Measure
Weighted Particles, 0.1-75mm, 75 mm Base	control depth 100 beyond last horizon depth 60	% wt
Volume, >2mm, Weighted Average	control depth 100 beyond last horizon depth 60	% vol
Clay, total, Weighted Average	control depth 100 beyond last horizon depth 60	% wt
Clay, carbonate free, Weighted Average	control depth 100 beyond last horizon depth 60	% wt
CEC Activity, CEC7/Clay, Weighted Average, CECd, Set 4	control depth 100 beyond last horizon depth 60	(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
12N02881	0-1	Anz	S	cl	29.8	48.9	21.3		--	21.8	27.1	17.3	3.2	0.8	--	--	--	--	--	4	--
12N02882	1-3	Anyz	S	cl	27.4	52.5	20.1		1.4	28.6	23.9	15.9	3.8	0.3	0.1	--	--	--	--	4	--
12N02883	3-6	Cnzyy1	S	c	50.0	39.1	10.9		1.1	24.2	14.9	8.5	1.6	0.8	--	--	--	--	--	2	--
12N02884	6-60	Cnzyy2	S	lfs	4.9	16.4	78.7		--	11.3	5.1	25.9	48.0	4.8	tr	--	--	--	--	53	--

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S2012NM035007

( Otero, New Mexico )

Print Date: Feb 16 2025 5:12AM

Sampled As	:	Gyplaya		Sandy, hypergypsic, thermic Typic Aquisalids
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  12N7980

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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	4E2a1a1a1
12N02881	0-1	Anz	S							8.8		1.173	1.043			0.04	0.30
12N02882	1-3	Anyz	S	1.19	1.24	0.014			27.8	4.9		1.188	1.008	0.27		0.04	0.18
12N02883	3-6	Cnzyy1	S	1.22	1.26	0.011			32.7	8.2		1.168	1.009	0.30		0.06	0.16
12N02884	6-60	Cnzyy2	S	0.92	0.93	0.004			35.6	2.5		1.192	0.990*	0.30		0.14	0.51

^*Corrected ADOD Ratio may be less than one.

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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

12N02881

0-1

Anz

S

10.2

12N02882

1-3

Anyz

S

5.2

12N02883

3-6

Cnzyy1

S

9.2

12N02884

6-60

Cnzyy2

S

3.4

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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
12N02881	0-1	Anz	S	0.39	--	14.53	0.2
12N02882	1-3	Anyz	S	0.34	--	18.01	0.2
12N02883	3-6	Cnzyy1	S	0.32	0.13	14.48	0.2		2
12N02884	6-60	Cnzyy2	S	0.16	0.01	16.87	0.1		10

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S2012NM035007

( Otero, New Mexico )

Print Date: Feb 16 2025 5:12AM

Sampled As	:	Gyplaya		Sandy, hypergypsic, thermic Typic Aquisalids
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  12N7980

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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
12N02881	0-1	Anz	S	291.2*	111.6	408.9	1.9	813.6					1.1				100
12N02882	1-3	Anyz	S	308.6*	41.8	64.5	0.7	415.6					1.2				100
12N02883	3-6	Cnzyy1	S	259.5*	39.5	69.3	0.7	369.0					3.1				100
12N02884	6-60	Cnzyy2	S	314.7*	12.4	24.5	0.1	351.7					0.7				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
12N02881	0-1	Anz	S	3.8	2646.0	3648.0	46.8	--	4.1	--	4311.7	--	--	--	2276.0	2.5	5.1	32.9	2.7	84.30	128.90	100*	100
12N02882	1-3	Anyz	S	28.9	910.0	1986.0	22.4	--	1.1	--	2419.7	--	--	--	598.5	1.0	3.7	40.9	3.6	92.80	38.60	--	92
12N02883	3-6	Cnzyy1	S	43.5	488.0	1533.0	14.1	--	0.5	--	1708.5	--	--	--	331.8	0.4	2.9	46.6	4.0	89.90	32.70	--	94
12N02884	6-60	Cnzyy2	S	46.4	230.0	638.4	5.0	--	0.5	--	730.2	--	--	--	199.9	--	2.1	55.0	3.0	58.50	16.50	--	54

^*ESP set to 100, Na exceeds measured exchange capacity.

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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		4E2a1a1a1
12N02881	0-1	Anz	S		8.7	8.4	7.5			1		57
12N02882	1-3	Anyz	S		8.6	8.4	8.0			2		78
12N02883	3-6	Cnzyy1	S		8.2	8.1	7.8			1		70
12N02884	6-60	Cnzyy2	S		8.7	8.7	8.7			1		87

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S2012NM035007

( Otero, New Mexico )

Print Date: Feb 16 2025 5:12AM

Sampled As	:	Gyplaya		Sandy, hypergypsic, thermic Typic Aquisalids
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  12N7980

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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
12N02881	0-1	Anz	HM	0.01	0.59	13.46	0.07	0.03	0.53	2.30	3.57	29.56	2.43		--
12N02882	1-3	Anyz	HM	tr	1.01	24.04	0.08	0.02	0.72	2.81	5.91	40.56	1.44		--
12N02883	3-6	Cnzyy1	HM	tr	3.12	59.19	0.38	0.02	2.38	8.71	8.27	101.76	2.99		--
12N02884	6-60	Cnzyy2	HM	0.01	0.38	11.05	0.02	tr	0.24	1.00	0.87	11.93	0.34		--

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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	4H1a
12N02881	0-1	Anz	HM	1.08	52.31	1.48	0.05	62.07	0.11	1611.03		4.19	0.06	5.19
12N02882	1-3	Anyz	HM	1.55	66.38	1.41	0.06	61.96	0.17	1813.00		5.61	0.07	7.60
12N02883	3-6	Cnzyy1	HM	5.36	142.90	4.48	0.17	115.18	0.51	2307.49		16.27	0.09	20.38
12N02884	6-60	Cnzyy2	HM	0.52	19.52	0.96	0.03	27.41	0.04	1325.69		2.57	0.14	3.12