Profile Number:  29    Series: LIMBERLOST                    

Location: BELOW MIDDLE ROAD WS 3, H.J. ANDREWS E.F.

Classification: PACHIC HAPLUMBREPTS, FINE-LOAMY, MONT., MESIC               
         Slope: 65 %
        Aspect: N  
     Elevation: 2300 ft.
      Landform: SMOOTH SLOPE                  
      Drainage: WELL DRAINED                  
   Parent Mat.: GREENISH TUFF AND BRECCIA                                                       
    Vegetation: TSHE/CACH ASOCIATION                                        
   Description: DYRNESS- SAMPLED PROFILE 26 7-63           

   (Physical and chemical data listed below profile description)

A11  0 - 2 in.      Very dark brown (10YR2/2) when moist shotty 
                    loam; moderate, fine to medium granular 
                    structure; friable when moist, slightly 
                    sticky and plastic when wet; 20% shot; clear 
                    and broken boundary.

A12  2 - 8 in.      Dark  brown (10YR3/3) when moist gravelly 
                    loam; moderate, fine to medium granular 
                    structure; friable when moist, sticky and 
                    plastic when wet; 25% gravel, weathered tuff 
                    and breccia; clear and wavy boundary.

AC  8 - 20 in.      Dark  brown (10YR3/3) when moist gravelly 
                    loam; weak, fine to medium granular 
                    structure; friable when moist, sticky and 
                    plastic when wet; 55% tuff and breccia 
                    gravel; clear and wavy boundary.

C1  20 - 32 in.     Dark  yellowish brown (10YR3/4) when moist 
                    stony loam; massive structure; friable when 
                    moist, slightly sticky and plastic when wet; 
                    65% weathered tuff and breccia fragments; 
                    clear and wavy boundary.

C2  32 - 56+ in.    Olive brown (2.5Y4/4) when moist stony loam; 
                    massive structure; friable when moist, 
                    slightly sticky and slightly plastic when 
                    wet; decomp. greenish brecia, 50% hard stones.


Physical Profile Data

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Horizon  Depth  Density  Sand  Silt  Clay  Percolation  Moisture Tension (% H2O, dry wt.)
          (in)   (g/cc)  (%)    (%)  (%)     (in/hr)     1/3 atm  1 atm   5 atm   15 atm
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  A11    0 - 2                                                                        
  A12    2 - 8           32.1  48.5  19.4                38.0     33.9    30.6    28.8
  AC     8 - 20          39.0  41.6  19.4                39.0     36.4    32.1    29.1
  C1    20 - 32          45.9  35.6  18.5                43.2     31.2    30.7    28.4
  C2    32 - 56+         37.2  46.2  16.6                38.0     33.8    27.8    25.5
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Chemical Profile Data

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Horizon  Depth     Ph     O.M. Total N    P     CEC    K     Ca    Mg    Na    Base Sat.   
          (in)            (%)    (%)    (ppm)  --------------  meq/100g ----------------- 
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  A11    0 - 2                                                                    
  A12    2 - 8     6.0    6.72                                                    
  AC     8 - 20    5.5    2.95                                                    
  C1    20 - 32    5.6    1.53                                                    
  C2    32 - 56+   6.0    1.48                                                    
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