| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: S2018MT071511 | ( Phillips, Montana ) | Print Date: Dec 7 2025 11:45PM |
| Sampled as on Jul 23, 2018: | Kevin ; Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Aridic Argiustoll |
| Revised to : |
| United States Department of Agriculture | ||||
| SSL | - | Project | C2019USMT050 MLRA 52 - BLM Ecological Site Development | Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| - | Site ID | S2018MT071511 Lat: 48° 2' 41.64" north Long: 107° 30' 10.19" west MLRA: 52 | National Soil Survey Center | |
| - | Pedon No. | 19N0327 | 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 |
| 19N02427 | A | A | 0-6 | S2018MT071511-1 | GR-L | L | ||
| 19N02428 | Bt | Bt | 6-23 | S2018MT071511-2 | CL | CL | ||
| 19N02429 | Bk1 | Bk1 | 23-53 | S2018MT071511-3 | CL | L | ||
| 19N02430 | Bk2 | Bk2 | 53-94 | S2018MT071511-4 | CL | L | ||
| 19N02431 | Bky | Bky | 94-128 | S2018MT071511-5 | CL | L | ||
| 19N02432 | BCyz | BCyz | 128-180 | S2018MT071511-6 | CL | L | ||
| 19N02433 | Cz | Cz | 180-260 | S2018MT071511-7 | CL | CL | ||
| Pedon Calculations | |||
| Calculation Name | Result | Units of Measure | |
| Weighted Particles, 0.1-75mm, 75 mm Base | 26 | % wt | |
| Volume, >2mm, Weighted Average | 3 | % vol | |
| Clay, total, set 2, Weighted Average | 23 | % wt | |
| Clay, carbonate free, set 2, Weighted Average | 19 | % wt | |
| CEC Activity, CEC7/Clay, Weighted Average, CECd, Set 7 | 0.61 | (NA) | |
| Weighted averages based on control section: 25-100 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 19N02427 | 0-6 | A | S | l | 13.9 | 37.7 | 48.4 | 14.2 | 23.5 | 20.3 | 15.7 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 46 | 25 | ||
| 19N02428 | 6-23 | Bt | S | cl | 32.7 | 28.6 | 38.7 | 13.6 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 6 | ||
| 19N02429 | 23-53 | Bk1 | S | l | 23.5 | 37.3 | 39.2 | 4.4 | 19.0 | 18.3 | 17.2 | 14.1 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1 | 4 | -- | 26 | 5 | |
| 19N02430 | 53-94 | Bk2 | S | l | 22.7 | 38.4 | 38.9 | 3.2 | 19.0 | 19.4 | 16.6 | 14.6 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 5 | |
| 19N02431 | 94-128 | Bky | S | l | 19.8 | 38.3 | 41.9 | 0.6 | 18.6 | 19.7 | 18.7 | 14.7 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 8 | |
| 19N02432 | 128-180 | BCyz | S | l | 18.2 | 40.5 | 41.3 | -- | 15.9 | 24.6 | 22.2 | 12.8 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 7 | |
| 19N02433 | 180-260 | Cz | S | cl | 30.4 | 35.6 | 34.0 | 0.4 | 16.3 | 19.3 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 10 | |
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: S2018MT071511 | ( Phillips, Montana ) | Print Date: Dec 7 2025 11:45PM |
| Sampled As | : | Kevin | Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Aridic Argiustoll | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 19N0327 | |||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| 19N02427 | 0-6 | A | S | 6.3 | 1.020 | 0.78 | 0.45 | ||||||||||
| 19N02428 | 6-23 | Bt | S | 1.34 | 1.44 | 0.024 | 21.9 | 12.3 | 1.047 | 0.12 | 0.70 | 0.38 | |||||
| 19N02429 | 23-53 | Bk1 | S | 1.45 | 1.53 | 0.018 | 17.5 | 8.9 | 1.031 | 0.12 | 0.63 | 0.38 | |||||
| 19N02430 | 53-94 | Bk2 | S | 1.54 | 1.64 | 0.021 | 19.0 | 8.2 | 1.029 | 0.16 | 0.59 | 0.36 | |||||
| 19N02431 | 94-128 | Bky | S | 1.48 | 1.56 | 0.017 | 18.9 | 7.8 | 1.027 | 0.16 | 0.64 | 0.39 | |||||
| 19N02432 | 128-180 | BCyz | S | 1.51 | 1.62 | 0.023 | 18.5 | 8.0 | 1.032 | 1.028 | 0.15 | 0.74 | 0.44 | ||||
| 19N02433 | 180-260 | Cz | S | 12.0 | 1.040 | 1.038 | 0.60 | 0.39 | |||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 19N02427 | 0-6 | A | S | 1.63 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 1.6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| 19N02428 | 6-23 | Bt | S | 1.17 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 1.2 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 19N02429 | 23-53 | Bk1 | S | 2.01 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 0.8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 19N02430 | 53-94 | Bk2 | S | 1.53 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 19N02431 | 94-128 | Bky | S | 0.98 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 19N02432 | 128-180 | BCyz | S | 0.77 | 0.06 | 0.61 | 0.3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 19N02433 | 180-260 | Cz | S | 0.79 | 0.06 | 0.36 | 0.3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: S2018MT071511 | ( Phillips, Montana ) | Print Date: Dec 7 2025 11:45PM |
| Sampled As | : | Kevin | Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Aridic Argiustoll | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 19N0327 | |||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| 19N02427 | 0-6 | A | S | 5.6 | 2.7 | tr | 0.8 | 9.1 | 3.4 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 73 | 84 | ||||
| 19N02428 | 6-23 | Bt | S | 12.1 | 6.9 | tr | 0.8 | 19.8 | 4.5 | 24.3 | 23.0 | 81 | 86 | ||||
| 19N02429 | 23-53 | Bk1 | S | 48.9* | 7.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 56.6 | 14.7 | 100 | |||||||
| 19N02430 | 53-94 | Bk2 | S | 41.3* | 11.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 53.8 | 13.4 | 100 | |||||||
| 19N02431 | 94-128 | Bky | S | 24.6* | 11.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 38.6 | 12.7 | 100 | |||||||
| 19N02432 | 128-180 | BCyz | S | 34.5* | 12.8 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 52.0 | tr | 13.5 | 100 | ||||||
| 19N02433 | 180-260 | Cz | S | 29.9* | 16.0 | 6.9 | 0.6 | 53.4 | 0.9 | 18.1 | 100 | ||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| 19N02427 | 0-6 | A | S | 0.20 | tr | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19N02428 | 6-23 | Bt | S | 0.09 | tr | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19N02429 | 23-53 | Bk1 | S | 0.16 | tr | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19N02430 | 53-94 | Bk2 | S | 0.18 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19N02431 | 94-128 | Bky | S | 3.8 | 7.5 | 15.7 | 0.3 | -- | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- | 25.2 | -- | -- | 44.5 | 2.51 | 0.78 | 11 | 7 | |
| 19N02432 | 128-180 | BCyz | S | 24.2 | 38.8 | 46.1 | 0.5 | -- | 1.5 | -- | 1.2 | -- | -- | -- | 98.3 | -- | -- | 49.7 | 7.05 | 2.78 | 14 | 8 | |
| 19N02433 | 180-260 | Cz | S | 22.8 | 39.9 | 57.3 | 0.7 | -- | 1.4 | -- | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- | 114.4 | -- | -- | 59.6 | 8.59 | 4.04 | 19 | 10 | |
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: S2018MT071511 | ( Phillips, Montana ) | Print Date: Dec 7 2025 11:45PM |
| Sampled As | : | Kevin | Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Aridic Argiustoll | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 19N0327 | |||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| 19N02427 | 0-6 | A | S | 6.6 | 7.2 | |||||||||
| 19N02428 | 6-23 | Bt | S | 6.4 | 7.1 | |||||||||
| 19N02429 | 23-53 | Bk1 | S | 7.9 | 8.5 | 10 | ||||||||
| 19N02430 | 53-94 | Bk2 | S | 8.2 | 8.8 | 9 | ||||||||
| 19N02431 | 94-128 | Bky | S | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 5 | -- | ||||||
| 19N02432 | 128-180 | BCyz | S | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 19N02433 | 180-260 | Cz | S | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: S2018MT071511 | ( Phillips, Montana ) | Print Date: Dec 7 2025 11:45PM |
| Sampled As | : | Kevin | Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Aridic Argiustoll | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 19N0327 | |||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 19N02428 | 6.0-23.0 | Bt | tcly | MT 5 | KK 2 | SMEC | |||||||||||||||
| 19N02430 | 53.0-94.0 | Bk2 | tcly | MT 3 | MI 2 | KK 2 | SMEC | ||||||||||||||
| 19N02433 | 180.0-260.0 | Cz | tcly | MT 3 | MI 3 | KK 2 | SMEC | ||||||||||||||
| FRACTION INTERPRETATION: | ||||
| tcly - Total Clay <0.002 mm | ||||
| MINERAL INTERPRETATION: | ||||
| KK Kaolinite | MI Mica | MT Montmorillonite | ||
| RELATIVE PEAK SIZE: | 5 Very Large | 4 Large | 3 Medium | 2 Small | 1 Very Small | 6 No Peaks |
| INTERPRETATION (BY HORIZON): | ||||
| SMEC - Smectitic | ||||