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3/2/23,2:30 PM Official Series Description-GLENBERG Series <br /> LOCATION GLENBERG CO+KS MT NE NM SO UT WY <br /> Established Series <br /> RJL/RHM/CJH <br /> 05/2005 <br /> GLENBERG SERIES <br /> The Glenberg series consists of very deep, well drained soils that formed in stratified calcareous alluvium from <br /> mixed sources. Glenberg soils are on flood plains and low terraces. Slopes range from 0 to 8 percent. Mean <br /> annual precipitation is about 12 inches (30 centimeters) and mean annual air temperature is about 52 degrees F <br /> (11 degreesC). <br /> TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy,mixed, superactive, calcareous,mesic Ustic Torrifluvents <br /> TYPICAL PEDON: Glenberg sandy loam- grassland. (Colors are for dry soil unless otherwise noted) <br /> A--O to 6 inches (0 to 15 centimeters); light brownish gray(1 OYR 6/2) sandy loam, dark grayish brown(1 OYR <br /> 4/2)moist; moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable; moderately alkaline (pH 8.0); gradual smooth <br /> boundary. (3 to 8 inches thick, 8 to 20 centimeters) <br /> C--6 to 60 inches (15 to 152 centimeters); light brownish gray (I OYR 6/2) sandy loam stratified with thin lenses <br /> of loam and loamy sand, dark grayish brown(1 OYR 4/2)moist; massive; slightly hard,very friable; weak and <br /> inconsistent accumulations of secondary calcium carbonate as small concretions; moderately alkaline(pH 8.2). <br /> TYPE LOCATION: Crowley County, Colorado; 200 feet(61 meters) south and 720 feet(219 meters) east of <br /> the N1/4 corner of Sec. 17, T. 22 S., R. 58 W. <br /> RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: <br /> The soil moisture control section is moist intermittently May through August, dry December through February; <br /> aridic moisture regime bordering on ustic. <br /> Mean annual soil temperature: 47 to 53 degrees F(8 to 11 degrees Q. <br /> Mean summer soil temperature: 65 to 74 degrees F (18 to 23 degrees Q. <br /> Depth to calcareous material: 0 to 6 inches (0 to 15 centimeters) <br /> Visible secondary calcium carbonate as soft concretions or thin seams occurs inconsistently at any depth. <br /> Depth to bedrock or strongly contrasting substratums is greater than 60 inches (152 centimeters). <br /> Organic carbon content of the surface horizon: .5 to 2.0 percent and decreases irregularly with depth. <br /> Texture of the control section: predominantly sandy loam <br /> Particle size control section: <br /> Clay content: 5 to 18 percent <br /> Silt content: 5 to 40 percent <br /> Sand content: 50 to 75 percent with more than 35 percent fine or coarser sand. <br /> Coarse fragments: 0 to 15 percent but are commonly less than 5 percent. Some pedons may have up to 30 <br /> percent coarse fragments in any one horizon but the weighted average of the particle-size control section is less <br /> than 15 percent. <br /> A horizon: <br /> Hue: IOYR or 2.5Y <br /> Value: 4 to 7 dry, 3 to 5 moist <br /> Chroma: of 2 to 4 <br /> https://soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/G/GLENBERG.htmi 1/3 <br />