*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S2015NV005006

( Douglas, Nevada )

Print Date: Nov 23 2024 7:43AM

Sampled as on May 31, 2015:	Hiridge ; Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, shallow Xeric Argicryolls
Revised to :

				United States Department of Agriculture
SSL	-	Project	C2015USNV081   Soil Climate Study Group 1 MLRA 26	Natural Resources Conservation Service
	-	Site ID	S2015NV005006   Lat: 38° 50' 2.84" north  Long: 119° 30' 29.35" west  MLRA: 26	National Soil Survey Center
	-	Pedon No.	15N0746	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
15N03831	A1	A1	0-3	S2015NV005006-1			GRX-COS	COS
15N03832	A2	A2	3-16	S2015NV005006-2			GRV-COSL	COSL
15N03833	Bt1	Bt1	16-34	S2015NV005006-3			GRV-COSL	COSL
15N03834	Bt2	Bt2	34-43	S2015NV005006-4			GRV-SCL	LCOS

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Pedon Calculations
Calculation Name	Result	Units of Measure
Weighted Particles, 0.1-75mm, 75 mm Base	81	% wt
Volume, >2mm, Weighted Average	26	% vol
Clay, carbonate free, Weighted Average	8	% wt
Clay, total, Weighted Average	8	% wt
CEC Activity, CEC7/Clay, Weighted Average, CECd, Set 4	1.02	(NA)
Weighted averages based on control section: 16-43 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
15N03831	0-3	A1	S	cos	1.8	2.6	95.6	1.0		1.2	1.4	1.3	4.4	10.4	27.6	51.9	43	7	4	97	57
15N03832	3-16	A2	S	cosl	7.5	15.6	76.9	3.7		7.1	8.5	8.4	12.8	15.2	22.4	18.1	33	10	tr	82	43
15N03833	16-34	Bt1	S	cosl	8.1	14.8	77.1	4.6		6.7	8.1	8.1	12.3	16.5	19.0	21.2	31	10	--	82	43
15N03834	34-43	Bt2	S	lcos	8.0	13.1	78.9	4.6		5.5	7.6	9.1	15.7	16.7	21.6	15.8	22	6	--	78	28

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S2015NV005006

( Douglas, Nevada )

Print Date: Nov 23 2024 7:43AM

Sampled As	:	Hiridge		Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, shallow Xeric Argicryolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  15N0746

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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
15N03831	0-3	A1	S							2.2		1.006				2.28	1.22
15N03832	3-16	A2	S	1.38	1.41	0.005			17.2	4.0		1.009		0.13		1.19	0.53
15N03833	16-34	Bt1	S	1.57	1.64	0.010			14.9	4.3		1.012		0.11		0.96	0.53
15N03834	34-43	Bt2	S	1.65	1.70	0.008			10.7	4.8		1.013		0.08		1.14	0.60

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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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

3C3

3C1e1a

15N03831

0-3

A1

S

3.8

15N03831

0-3

A1

MW

1

15N03832

3-16

A2

S

6.1

15N03832

3-16

A2

MW

7

15N03833

16-34

Bt1

S

6.4

15N03833

16-34

Bt1

MW

7

15N03834

34-43

Bt2

S

7.0

15N03834

34-43

Bt2

MW

6

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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								4G2	4G2	4G2	4G2	4G2		4G3	4G3	4G3
15N03831	0-3	A1	S	0.89	0.09	0.01	0.9		10				0.12	0.02	0.13	0.06	tr	194.1		tr	0.1	0.01
15N03832	3-16	A2	S	1.27	0.13	0.02	1.3		10				0.16	0.03	0.10	0.11	0.01	320.5		0.1	0.1	0.01
15N03833	16-34	Bt1	S	0.60	0.07	0.01	0.6		9				0.16	0.03	0.09	0.11	0.01	297.9		tr	0.1	tr
15N03834	34-43	Bt2	S	0.24	0.03	tr	0.2		8				0.15	0.03	0.05	0.13	--	244.1		0.1	0.1	tr

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S2015NV005006

( Douglas, Nevada )

Print Date: Nov 23 2024 7:43AM

Sampled As	:	Hiridge		Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, shallow Xeric Argicryolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  15N0746

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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	4B3a1a	4B3a1a		4B1a1a
15N03831	0-3	A1	S	2.3	0.6	--	0.4	3.3	2.8	--	1.4	6.1	4.1			54	80
15N03832	3-16	A2	S	4.6	1.3	--	0.9	6.8	5.2	--	0.8	12.0	8.9			57	76
15N03833	16-34	Bt1	S	5.3	1.4	--	0.8	7.5	3.8			11.3	7.8			66	96
15N03834	34-43	Bt2	S	7.7*	2.8	--	0.5	11.0	2.4			13.4	9.1			82	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
15N03831	0-3	A1	S																		0.06	--
15N03832	3-16	A2	S																		0.21	--
15N03833	16-34	Bt1	S																		0.10	--
15N03834	34-43	Bt2	S																		0.06	--

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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

4C1a1a1

15N03831

0-3

A1

S

5.2

6.0

7.8

15N03832

3-16

A2

S

5.2

5.6

8.0

15N03833

16-34

Bt1

S

5.2

5.8

8.0

15N03834

34-43

Bt2

S

6.0

6.7

7.9

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S2015NV005006

( Douglas, Nevada )

Print Date: Nov 23 2024 7:43AM

Sampled As	:	Hiridge		Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, shallow Xeric Argicryolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  15N0746

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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

4D3a1

15N03831

0-3

A1

S

82.9

31.0

15N03832

3-16

A2

S

184.5

60.7

15N03833

16-34

Bt1

S

142.6

29.5

15N03834

34-43

Bt2

S

46.7

8.3

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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
15N03831	0-3	A1	HM	0.09	2.01	65.76	0.31	0.12	9.02	12.03	54.92	284.24	0.55		21
15N03832	3-16	A2	HM	0.08	2.77	84.15	0.43	0.16	7.59	14.55	70.82	388.57	0.54		12
15N03833	16-34	Bt1	HM	0.07	2.58	86.63	0.49	0.08	7.91	14.17	76.40	354.79	0.47		8
15N03834	34-43	Bt2	HM	0.08	1.52	72.11	0.47	0.06	5.91	11.46	78.90	252.83	0.24		11

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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
15N03831	0-3	A1	HM	5.11	387.31	10.55	0.24	100.41	0.98	24.37		60.56	0.09	21.93
15N03832	3-16	A2	HM	6.76	546.20	10.09	0.31	99.94	1.21	30.76		70.37	0.12	28.17
15N03833	16-34	Bt1	HM	7.31	485.12	8.96	0.19	102.42	1.23	33.22		75.24	0.04	24.40
15N03834	34-43	Bt2	HM	5.62	337.64	6.56	0.17	109.10	1.05	30.87		58.42	0.03	19.96

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S2015NV005006

( Douglas, Nevada )

Print Date: Nov 23 2024 7:43AM

Sampled As	:	Hiridge		Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, shallow Xeric Argicryolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  15N0746

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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
15N03831	0-3	A1	HM	56699	11327	24115	33521	3254	384	22781	386	306403	190	2298	25
15N03832	3-16	A2	HM	67165	13810	29979	32818	5800	570	23186	550	298877	225	3186	36
15N03833	16-34	Bt1	HM	68970	13121	29993	33150	6505	501	21967	507	293704	214	3197	34
15N03834	34-43	Bt2	HM	63883	11772	25291	34637	5517	356	20678	312	302502	195	2630	25

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S2015NV005006

( Douglas, Nevada )

Print Date: Nov 23 2024 7:43AM

Sampled As	:	Hiridge		Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, shallow Xeric Argicryolls
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  15N0746

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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

7A1b1

tion

Layer

(cm)

Horz

ion

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

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

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

mg g-1

15N03834

34.0-43.0

Bt2

tcly

MT 3

VR 2

MI 2

KK 1

SMEC

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):
SMEC - Smectitic