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<br />Chemically these soils do not exhibit any detrimental <br /> characteristics. The pH is between 7.4 and 8.4 and salinity levels <br /> are less than 2 mmohs/cm. <br />Because of the textural problems the Puansaugunt Series is <br />not considered to be a good source of topsoil. However, it is capable <br />of producing moderately rich natural communities. <br />On this site there also occurs a small amount of the Kutler- <br />Broadmoor Complex which will be described later when existing conditions <br />are discussed. <br />Generally all the soils that originally occurred on the site <br />were of the Paunsaugunt Series. This quarry is little different from <br />the other two quarries. <br />In late 1979 the Lincoln DeVore Testing Laboratory conducted a <br />survey of existing soil and bedrock conditions at the Pikeview Quarry. <br />• The results of that survey are presented in the Soils and Bedrock Map <br />of this exhibit and in Tables 1, 2 and 3 of this exhibit. <br />As can be seen on the map much of the existing quarry is <br />designated by the "Omu" mapping unit. This is the exposed bedrock of <br />the Manitou Limestone. In these areas there essentially is no fine <br />material, but as explained in the mining plan and the reclamation plan <br />fines will be produced as a result of mining. <br />The material that will be produced in Tracts A and C and part <br />of B will be like the 3SM and 4SM map units. Both these units are <br />essentially like the original soil, the Paunsaugunt Series, which was <br />derived from the Manitou Limestone itself. Of course, these materials <br />will not generally have been exposed to plant growth and therefore is <br />. a spoil material. <br />In February, 1978, Castle Concrete Company collected samples <br />P-I-2 <br />