*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 79CA047002

( Merced, California )

Print Date: Nov 26 2024 10:59PM

Sampled as on Jun 1, 1979:	Turlock ; Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Albic Natraqualf
Revised to correlated:	Turlock ; Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Albic Natraqualfs

				United States Department of Agriculture
SSL	-	Project	CP79CA186   MERCED, SACREMENTO AND SAN JOAQUIN COUNTIES	Natural Resources Conservation Service
	-	Site ID	S1979CA047002   Lat: 37° 10' 44.73" north  Long: 120° 53' 48.61" west  MLRA: 17	National Soil Survey Center
	-	Pedon No.	79P0235	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
79P01198	A	A1	0-8				SL	CL
79P01199	E	A2	8-11				L	L
79P01200	Btg1	B21tg	11-23				CL	L
79P01201	Btg2	B22tg	23-39				CL	L
79P01202	Btkg1	B23tgca	39-67				CL	L
79P01203	Btkg2	B3tgca	67-93				CL	L
79P01204	Bkg1	C1gca	93-135				CL	L
79P01205	Bkg2	C2gca	135-166				SICL	SIL
79P01206			166-200					SIL
79P01207			200-290					L
79P01208			290-325					SICL

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Pedon Calculations
Calculation Name	Result	Units of Measure
CEC Activity, CEC7/Clay, Weighted Average	0.79	(NA)
Clay, carbonate free, Weighted Average	21	% wt
Weighted Particles, 0.1-75mm, 75 mm Base	16	% wt
Volume, >2mm, Weighted Average	0	% vol
Clay, total, Weighted Average	21	% wt
Weighted averages based on control section: 11-66 cm

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 79CA047002

( Merced, California )

Print Date: Nov 26 2024 10:59PM

Sampled As	:	Turlock		Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Albic Natraqualf
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  79P0235

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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	3A1a1a	3A1a1a	3A1a1a	3B1	3B1	3B1
79P01198	0-8	A	S	cl	34.1	36.7	29.2	10.8		26.7	10.0	13.8	4.9	3.3	1.4	5.8	--	--	--	15	--
79P01199	8-11	E	S	l	21.1	39.7	39.2	8.4		23.2	16.5	25.7	8.1	4.4	0.6	0.4	--	--	--	14	--
79P01200	11-23	Btg1	S	l	20.5	37.2	42.3	8.8		21.4	15.8	19.5	17.3	4.7	0.3	0.5	--	--	--	23	--
79P01201	23-39	Btg2	S	l	20.9	37.6	41.5	8.4		21.4	16.2	27.3	9.4	4.3	0.4	0.1	--	--	--	14	--
79P01202	39-67	Btkg1	S	l	20.9	37.0	42.1			21.4	15.6	28.1	9.0	4.7	0.3	tr	--	tr	--	14	tr
79P01203	67-93	Btkg2	S	l	19.8	37.5	42.7			20.2	17.3	28.1	9.4	4.8	0.3	0.1	--	--	--	15	--
79P01204	93-135	Bkg1	S	l	17.3	41.3	41.4			21.9	19.4	20.3	16.0	4.5	0.4	0.2	tr	--	--	21	tr
79P01205	135-166	Bkg2	S	sil	26.8	53.8	19.4			37.0	16.8	16.1	2.1	0.6	0.4	0.2	tr	--	--	3	--
79P01206	166-200		S	sil	25.6	64.4	10.0			48.6	15.8	8.1	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.3	tr	--	--	2	tr
79P01207	200-290		S	l	17.8	43.8	38.4			27.9	15.9	29.0	7.8	1.0	0.3	0.3	tr	tr	--	9	tr
79P01208	290-325		S	sicl	27.7	64.9	7.4			55.5	9.4	4.2	2.6	0.3	0.1	0.2	tr	--	--	3	tr

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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	%
				4A1d	4A1h				4B1c	3C2a1a		3D1	4E2a1a1a1	4C1		8D1	8D1
79P01198	0-8	A	S							34.3		1.052				1.51	1.01
79P01199	8-11	E	S							9.2		1.020				0.87	0.44
79P01200	11-23	Btg1	S	1.60	1.75	0.030			16.4	8.7		1.020	1.020	0.12		0.83	0.42
79P01201	23-39	Btg2	S	1.55	1.67	0.025			16.4	9.2		1.020	1.020	0.11		0.80	0.44
79P01202	39-67	Btkg1	S	1.57	1.68	0.023			16.8	9.3		1.021		0.12		0.76	0.44
79P01203	67-93	Btkg2	S	1.55	1.63	0.017			16.7	9.7		1.023		0.11		0.71	0.49
79P01204	93-135	Bkg1	S							8.3		1.019				0.69	0.48
79P01205	135-166	Bkg2	S	1.65	1.77	0.024			18.5	10.8		1.023		0.13		0.57	0.40
79P01206	166-200		S							15.3		1.030				0.58	0.60
79P01207	200-290		S							8.0		1.019				0.61	0.45
79P01208	290-325		S							18.6		1.024				0.55	0.67

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 79CA047002

( Merced, California )

Print Date: Nov 26 2024 10:59PM

Sampled As	:	Turlock		Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Albic Natraqualf
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  79P0235

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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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)
				4F1	4F
79P01200	11-23	Btg1	S	29	13
79P01202	39-67	Btkg1	S	28	14
79P01205	135-166	Bkg2	S	34	17

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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	6B1b	4H2a		6A1c		6C2b	6G7a
79P01198	0-8	A	S		1.072			16.16	15	0.3	tr
79P01199	8-11	E	S		0.131			1.64	13	0.5	tr
79P01200	11-23	Btg1	S	0.94	0.085	0.18		0.95	11	0.3	tr
79P01201	23-39	Btg2	S	0.63		0.21		0.63
79P01202	39-67	Btkg1	S					0.44
79P01203	67-93	Btkg2	S					0.30
79P01204	93-135	Bkg1	S					0.19
79P01205	135-166	Bkg2	S					0.12
79P01206	166-200		S					0.12
79P01207	200-290		S					0.10
79P01208	290-325		S					0.12

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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

79P01201

23-39

Btg2

S

0.06

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 79CA047002

( Merced, California )

Print Date: Nov 26 2024 10:59PM

Sampled As	:	Turlock		Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Albic Natraqualf
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  79P0235

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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 - - -)			(- - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - -)
				6N2e	6O2d	6P2b	6Q2b		6H2b				5A8a			5C3	5C1
79P01198	0-8	A	S	33.6*	25.4	27.5	1.2		16.5				51.5			84	100
79P01199	8-11	E	S	11.3*	8.2	6.6	0.7		4.1				18.4			87	100
79P01200	11-23	Btg1	S	11.0*	9.5	7.5	0.8		2.5				17.0			92	100
79P01201	23-39	Btg2	S	11.0*	10.8	13.0	0.6		1.7				16.7			95	100
79P01202	39-67	Btkg1	S	14.0*	11.5	17.3	0.5		0.6				15.9			99	100
79P01203	67-93	Btkg2	S	35.7*	14.0	26.3	0.4						14.0			100	100
79P01204	93-135	Bkg1	S	21.1*	14.3	29.8	0.3						11.9			100	100
79P01205	135-166	Bkg2	S	25.4*	16.9	36.6	0.3						15.4			100	100
79P01206	166-200		S	62.2*	18.5	42.4	0.3		0.2				14.9			100	100
79P01207	200-290		S	19.4*	16.2	39.3	0.2		--				10.8			100	100
79P01208	290-325		S	11.2*	17.4	47.6	0.4		0.1				15.2			100	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 - -)		%
				6N1b	6O1b	6P1b	6Q1b	6I1b	6J1b	6U1a	6K1c				6L1c	6W1a	6M1c	8A	8D5	8A1a	4F1a1a1		5E
79P01198	0-8	A	S																			53
79P01199	8-11	E	S	28.5	36.8	76.8	0.8	--	3.2	0.2	50.9				76.5	--	--	47.1	0.4	10.05	3.54	16	13
79P01200	11-23	Btg1	S	26.4	42.3	98.3	1.0	--	4.0	0.2	60.6				90.7	--	--	43.4	0.4	11.71	4.02	19	17
79P01201	23-39	Btg2	S	25.1	60.6	175.6	0.7	--	3.5	0.3	85.9				143.7	--	--	44.5	0.6	16.34	6.24	31	27
79P01202	39-67	Btkg1	S	23.9	78.4	252.4	0.6	--	4.1	0.5	107.3				205.4	--	--	43.2	0.8	22.90	7.23	40	35
79P01203	67-93	Btkg2	S	24.7	101.2	357.4	0.6	--	3.1	1.0	162.0				256.9	--	--	46.9	1.2	28.60	10.03	68	45
79P01204	93-135	Bkg1	S	25.6	148.5	468.7	0.6	--	2.3	0.9	230.2				329.1	--	--	43.5	1.3	35.00	11.56	79	50
79P01205	135-166	Bkg2	S	24.9	172.9	511.9	0.5	--	2.4	0.9	247.7				381.6	--	--	53.1	1.8	37.50	13.92	61	51
79P01206	166-200		S	25.7	171.9	509.9	0.5	--	2.3	1.1	239.0				375.9	--	--	55.3	1.8	36.90	13.42	95	51
79P01207	200-290		S	24.0	227.9	660.3	0.6	--	2.6	1.1	318.5				513.6	--	--	41.3	1.6	44.10	13.72	100*	59
79P01208	290-325		S	22.8	175.4	596.4	0.6	--	2.7	1.0	251.4				464.2	--	--	59.2	2.2	40.60	7.02	81	60

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

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 79CA047002

( Merced, California )

Print Date: Nov 26 2024 10:59PM

Sampled As	:	Turlock		Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Albic Natraqualf
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  79P0235

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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
					8C1e	8C1a	8C1b			6E1b		4E2a1a1a1		8E1
79P01198	0-8	A	S		6.5	6.6				--
79P01199	8-11	E	S		6.6	6.6	6.3			--
79P01200	11-23	Btg1	S		7.4	7.4	7.0			tr		--
79P01201	23-39	Btg2	S		7.8	7.8	7.5			tr		--
79P01202	39-67	Btkg1	S		8.2	8.3	7.9			--
79P01203	67-93	Btkg2	S		8.8	8.8	8.3			1
79P01204	93-135	Bkg1	S		8.7	8.7	8.2			1				110
79P01205	135-166	Bkg2	S		8.4	8.4	8.0			1
79P01206	166-200		S		8.1	8.1	7.9			--
79P01207	200-290		S		8.4	8.4	7.9			tr
79P01208	290-325		S		8.4	8.4	8.0			tr

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Miscellaneous Data

-1-

-2-

-3-

-4-

-5-

-6-

-7-

-8-

-9-

-10-

-11-

-12-

-13-

-14-

(- Sat Paste Ex. -)

(- Sand -)

( Water Content )

Bulk

(- - - - Extractable Bases - - - -)

(- - - CEC8 - - -)

CO3+

(- - - pH - - -)

M+C+VC

Moist Sieved

Density

Depth

Ca

Mg

Na

K

NaOAC

BaCl2

Ca+Mg

HCO3

CaCl2

H2O

.25-2

100 kPa

200 kPa

10 kPa

Layer

(cm)

Horz

Prep

(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - cmol(+)kg-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

mmol(+)L-1

mmol(-)L-1

1:10

1:10

(- - - - - % of <2mm - - - - -)

g cm-3

NK

79P01198

0-8

A

S

6.6

79P01199

8-11

E

S

6.9

79P01200

11-23

Btg1

S

7.5

79P01201

23-39

Btg2

S

7.9

79P01202

39-67

Btkg1

S

8.6

79P01203

67-93

Btkg2

S

9.0

79P01204

93-135

Bkg1

S

9.0

79P01205

135-166

Bkg2

S

8.8

79P01206

166-200

S

8.4

79P01207

200-290

S

8.7

79P01208

290-325

S

8.7

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 79CA047002

( Merced, California )

Print Date: Nov 26 2024 10:59PM

Sampled As	:	Turlock		Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Albic Natraqualf
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  79P0235

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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

7A2i

7C3

tion

Layer

(cm)

Horz

ion

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

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

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

mg g-1

79P01200

11.0-23.0

Btg1

tcly

CL 3

MI 3

MT 3

FD 1

8.4

2.2

79P01202

39.0-67.0

Btkg1

tcly

CL 3

MT 3

MI 2

FD 1

8.0

1.9

79P01205

135.0-166.0

Bkg2

tcly

MT 3

CL 3

MI 2

FD 2

QZ 1

7.6

2.0

79P01208

290.0-325.0

tcly

MT 3

CL 2

MI 2

FD 2

QZ 1

6.6

2.1

CR 1

FRACTION INTERPRETATION:
tcly - Total Clay <0.002 mm

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
CL Chlorite	CR Cristobalite	FD Feldspar	MI Mica	MT Montmorillonite
QZ Quartz

RELATIVE PEAK SIZE:

5 Very Large

4 Large

3 Medium

2 Small

1 Very Small

6 No Peaks

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: 79CA047002

( Merced, California )

Print Date: Nov 26 2024 10:59PM

Sampled As	:	Turlock		Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Albic Natraqualf
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  79P0235

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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

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

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

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

mg g-1

79P01200

11.0-23.0

Btg1

vfs

OT 95

GA 5

GS tr

79P01202

39.0-67.0

Btkg1

vfs

OT 93

GA 6

GS 1

79P01205

135.0-166.0

Bkg2

vfs

OT 96

GA 3

GS 1

79P01208

290.0-325.0

vfs

OT 95

GA 4

GS 1

FRACTION INTERPRETATION:
vfs - Very Fine Sand 0.05-0.1 mm

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
GA Glass Aggregates	GS Glass	OT Other