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<br />RATAKE 9EYIES
<br />Tne Rat aft[ series Iona iota of sh ellor, roll drained sods th et formed in mater[ ai Y,~atLF red tram phyllite
<br />or nhyllit co schist. Retake soils are on uplan,El,,hil is and ridges and have slopes of 2 [0 6G ar amore
<br />percent. T?tt ee an ennuel preciprt at ion is abou tnches end [he mean en nasal ttm pe rature is abbot +5°F.
<br />Iaxonomic :.i ass: L?amy-s xe lt[el, mixed, sh ellor ~A ~~ Haplobornlls.
<br />Typial Pedor.: Ra[ake ch enne rv loam, gees eland. (Color' arc Cor dry suit unless of he rvtse oast e~~
<br />AI--O t: i0 inehee; reddtxh Kwv (SYH 5, '.) rh nnnrty Innm, yr rY de rY rrddi ash brnrn (5lR ;/21 r,. st;
<br />etc otyt tiua panular and cntmh x[nmtura; xnlt, yr rt Ir~nb le; LU Pr r. ,•nt colt phylltt~ :ear'<r r,r+, n•r/
<br />ht~ m:a :ro[rnt; natrttal, .'lease as+uth hnnn(In ry. (/ i.. Lu nuhre [bu M)
<br />'S_ -:: to l` :n;hea, rrddi alt 6[orn lSYR h/:1) Yo rY ,hennrrv loam, n•A •lt eh br orn l••Yh 4/ L -x,i st,
<br />adt[ae< f:~e s:.N r..~l nr bL•cky at rust urr [ha[ parts to s[rnnx Itnr gr a,ntleas; colt, very fnab lam; v1
<br />pe; <rnc ~t,r ;'. ;ce Crsw et e; .erv high mica content; neutral; dif(asc Yo •;v h,rom da ry. l: to f, tinc~s
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<br />l:r--15 co 25 [oche e; Ye a[htred phyllite nr phylli[ic ech ist. Frog manes ate Yell Yratnrred and can be
<br />v. ctushod in the hand ri[h soon dt (f icu l[y but Yi[h rnit st gmtf is ant con[r ibutionn rn the Etna pnrt:ons of [n°
<br />eo it nn first and second breaks qe a. 1lorixon can be pe netreted ri[h a spade rich dif.riatl[y. ':r ry h:qn
<br />f mica content.
<br />Sype Location: Lorimer County, Color ed o; SE corner of sec. 5, i.BN., R.70N.
<br />Rsnge in Cher ac ter iscics: The mollic epipedon rengea from 7 to N1 inches chick, end depth to the
<br />paralit hie com[ac[ rengea from 10 to 20 inches. The soils are none alcereous throw eh out and are 90 co Ip0
<br />percent Mse saturated. The coot rol aee[ian is typical ly ch enne ry or very chenne ry loam, nut in case
<br />~ matt a su tertal :lay rarytra from 19 to 75 percent. Rock tr name ntx range Etas 75 to NU per"ant or volume
<br />and nrr Minly smll fregir nls nE phyl lice ra ngin~ras 1/7 to 2 tnchrn in leas qt h, and 1/h v. i/• cocas tc
<br />th itknrns. Hica content is very bigh and Boil has eo afr- t r tool eh rn m,ist. lhr velum rengea Ir m: ffl
<br />j b,5 to 7.5,
<br />~~' the AI horizon hu hue of 7.51'R through 2.SYR, value of 4 or 5 dry, 2 or 7 moist, and chrome of 2 or 7.
<br />~ Usually i[ hu {tranulnr or crumb etruc[ure but has re ak subs nquler blocky ec nict urr in snm:-prdyn. This
<br />horizoa is sot[ or al ightly herd.
<br />The 92 horizon, if person[, hoe hue of SYR or 2.SYR, value of 5 or 6 dry, 4 or i moist, and chruse of 1 or
<br />' 4. Usually [his horizon has subenguler blocky structure but has very ve ak pr ismattc sc ract ore ii same
<br />pedons.
<br />Cos~e[ing Serica: This is the Red[hey ne aerie e. Redt hay ne ao ile leak a paralithic contact abou >_ depth of
<br />20 [oche s, end contain only smell amounts of mice.
<br />Geographic Sec[ing: Retake soils are on upland hil le and rid qe s, principally in En uch ill areas ec the
<br />margins of the Bocky Howttain system. Slope gredien[e range from 2 to 60 or more pe rcen[. The so tla
<br />Eo reed in chin ch ennery meter isle ,ae athered from phyllite or phy Llicic ech isle end cantatas n ve:: ntgn
<br />perten[age of mica. A[ [he type Loc acton Che sue ra qe ennuel preciprt etion to 15 [ochre vet r. p°a< periods
<br />of prat ipi[ation occulting during the spring and early summer. The average en rual tee pe eel tee re =$°7.,
<br />the ac sm eommer temperature is b5°F.
<br />Geogu,h icsllr Associated Soils: These are the Kittredge end Tr ou [dale soils. Kic[red qe and 7r ou [dale
<br />oils lark • psr alith is contact above depth nC 20 inches.
<br />Frainage and Perna abrli[y: Nell drained; rep id runol (; anderetely rapid M rme ability.
<br />Oae aM yegecet ion: These voile ere used print ipally es net ive pa eturelsnd. Principal native ve gecetion
<br />ra aawot sin-mahogany, sage, sideoa[e gr arse, cactus and Dlue grass.
<br />) Diecnbution and Extent: Fooch ill areas of northern end central Colorado. The aortas is of mode race
<br />eaten[.
<br />Series Es ta6liahed: La rimer County, Colnredo, 1975.
<br />Ne[ionnl Cno pe relive Sntl Survey
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