**(A)** P R I M A R Y C H A R A C T E R I Z A T I O N D A T A

S91CO-043-001 (FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO)

PRINT DATE 01/18/02

SAMPLED AS: CATHEDRAL FAMILY ; LOAMY-SKELETAL, MIXED LITHIC HAPLOBOROLL

REVISED TO: ; LOAMY-SKELETAL, MIXED LITHIC HAPLOBOROLL UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

SSL - PROJECT 91P 173, (CP91CO242) WET MOUNTAIN SPANISH PEAKS NATIONAL
SOIL SURVEY CENTER

\- PEDON 91P1062, SAMPLES 91P 6932- 6935 SOIL SURVEY LABORATORY

\- GENERAL METHODS 1B1A, 2A1, 2B LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68508-3866

-1\-- -2\-- -3\-- -4\-- -5\-- -6\-- -7\-- -8\-- -9\-- -10- -11- -12-
-13- -14- -15- -16- -17- -18- -19- -20-

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(- - -TOTAL - - -)(- -CLAY- -)(- -SILT- -)(- - - - - -SAND- - - - -
-)(-COARSE FRACTIONS(MM)-)(\>2MM)

CLAY SILT SAND FINE CO3 FINE COARSE VF F M C VC - - - - WEIGHT - - - -
WT

SAMPLE DEPTH HORIZON LT .002 .05 LT LT .002 .02 .05 .10 .25 .5 1 2 5 20
.1- PCT OF

NO. (CM) .002 -.05 -2 .0002 .002 -.02 -.05 -.10 -.25 -.50 -1 -2 -5 -20
-75 75 WHOLE

\<- - - - - - - - - - - - PCT OF \<2MM (3A1) - - - - - - - - - - - - -\>
\<- PCT OF \<75MM(3B1)-\> SOIL

91P6932H **6- 0** **OI** 6 9 14 29

91P6933S **0- 5** **A1** **13.6 17.0 69.4** 7.5 9.5 10.1 18.9 15.5 14.2
10.7 7 6 \-- 65 39

91P6934S **5- 25** **A2** **14.0 14.9 71.1** 7.0 7.9 12.6 19.1 15.2 13.5
10.7 8 12 21 76 71

91P6935S **25- 30** **BW** **14.7 12.7 72.6** 6.0 6.7 14.6 27.4 19.8 8.3
2.5 \-- 11 14 68 73

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ORGN TOTAL EXTR TOTAL (- - DITH-CIT - -)(RATIO/CLAY)(ATTERBERG )(- BULK
DENSITY -) COLE (- - -WATER CONTENT - -) WRD

C N P S EXTRACTABLE 15 - LIMITS - FIELD 1/3 OVEN WHOLE FIELD 1/10 1/3 15
WHOLE

DEPTH FE AL MN CEC BAR LL PI MOIST BAR DRY SOIL MOIST BAR BAR BAR SOIL

\(CM\) 6A1c 6B3a 6S3 6R3b 6C2b 6G7a 6D2a 8D1 8D1 4F1 4F 4A3a 4A1d 4A1h
4D1 4B4 4B1c 4B1c 4B2b 4C1

PCT \<2MM PPM \<- PERCENT OF \<2MM \--\> PCT \<0.4MM \<- - G/CC - - -\>
CM/CM \<- - -PCT OF \<2MM - -\> CM/CM

6- 0 **10.2** 19.5

0- 5 **3.0** 1.59 0.60 8.5

5- 25 **2.2** 1.44 0.61 **1.41 1.50** 0.009 20.4 16.6 8.5 0.05

25- 30 **0.8** 1.22 0.58 **1.66 1.84** 0.012 14.7 8.5 0.04

(- NH4OAC EXTRACTABLE BASES -) ACID- EXTR (- - - -CEC - - -) AL -BASE
SAT- CO3 AS RES. COND.(- - - -PH - - -)

CA MG NA K SUM ITY AL SUM NH4- BASES SAT SUM NH4 CACO3 OHMS MMHOS CACL2
H2O

DEPTH 5B5a 5B5a 5B5a 5B5a BASES CATS OAC + AL OAC \<2MM /CM /CM .01M

\(CM\) 6N2e 6O2d 6P2b 6Q2b 6H5a 6G9c 5A3a 5A8b 5A3b 5G1 5C3 5C1 6E1g 8E1
8I 8C1f 8C1f

\<- - - - - - - - - - - -MEQ / 100 G - - - - - - - - - - -\> \<- - - -
-PCT - - - -\> 1:2 1:1

6- 0 32.5 5.7 0.3 1.1 39.6 13.4 53.0 42.9 75 92 5.6 5.7

0- 5 17.3 3.1 0.1 0.5 21.0 3.8 24.8 21.6 85 97 6.2 6.4

5- 25 15.7 2.8 TR 0.7 19.2 2.4 21.6 20.2 89 95 6.1 6.5

25- 30 14.7 3.7 0.1 0.3 18.8 2.5 21.3 18.0 88 100 6.1 6.7

**(B)** N A R R A T I V E P E D O N D E S C R I P T I O N

Pedon: Cathedral Family NSSL Pedon Number: 91P1062

Soil Survey Number S91-CO-043-001 Print Date: 01/18/02

Location: Fremont County,

20\' S. & 70\' W., 5SE.NE.

Latitude: 38-20-34-N Longitude: 105-14-07-W

Physiography: in mountains or deeply dissected plateaus

Slope: 58% north facing Elevation: 1981 m MSL

Precipitation: 46 cm - Moisture Regime.

Drainage: Land Use:

Stoniness: Erosion or Deposition: Runoff:

Parent Material:

Classification: Loamy-skeletal, mixed Lithic Haploboroll

Vegetation: PIED QUGA

Diagnostic Horizons: to cm Cambic, to cm Mollic

Described By: Sample Date: 6/91

Above ground % surface coarse fragments (Rubbly), 2% Gravels, 8%
Cobbles, 16% Stones, 2% Boulders, 18% Rock Outcrop.

Predominantly micaceous sands in both A1 & A2. Thin, discontinous
tongues of Bw extend into Fractured Bedrock.

Oi \-- 5 to 0 cm;; .

Carex and Quga leaf litter

91P6932

A1 \-- 0 to 5 cm; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) dry very stony loam
and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) moist very stony

loam; weak very fine granular structure; loose, loose, nonsticky,
nonplastic; few medium and many fine roots; many fine and medium

interstitial pores; slightly effervescent; slightly acid (pH=6.2); 10
percent cobbles, 10 percent stones, 15 percent pebbles;

clear smooth boundary. 91P6933

A2 \-- 5 to 25 cm; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) dry very stony loam and
very dark brown (10YR 2/2) moist very stony loam;

moderate medium subangular blocky structure parting to weak medium
granular; hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; few coarse and

common medium roots; common fine interstitial and few coarse tubular
pores; slightly effervescent; neutral (pH=6.6); 15 percent

pebbles, 20 percent cobbles, 20 percent stones; clear irregular
boundary. 91P6934

Bw \-- 25 to 30 cm; dark brown (10YR 3/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4)
dry extremely stony sandy clay loam and dark brown

(10YR 3/3) moist extremely stony sandy clay loam; moderate medium
subangular blocky structure parting to weak medium granular;

hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common fine and common
medium roots; common fine interstitial and few fine and

medium tubular pores; few faint clay films on faces of peds and in
pores; slightly effervescent; slightly acid (pH=6.4); 20

percent pebbles, 25 percent cobbles, 30 percent stones; abrupt irregular
boundary. 91P6935