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s/97 <br />113 =FusulinaG, -Skyway, grus bedrock, -Coutis113 complex, 30 to 75 <br />percent slopes, very stony <br />Setting <br />Landform: mountain slopes <br />Elevation: 7,000 to 8,400 feet <br />Air temperature: 37 to 40 degrees F <br />Annual precipitation: 25 to 30 inches <br />Frost-free period: 30 to 50, days <br />Composition <br />FusulinaG soil and similar inclusions: 35 percent <br />Skyway, grus bedrock soil and similar inclusions: 30 percent <br />Coutis soil and similar inclusions: 15 percent <br />Contrasting inclusions: 20 percent <br />Contrasting Inclusions <br />Namela soils <br />Rogert soils <br />Routt soils <br />Cochetopa soils <br />Typical Profile <br />FusulinaG <br />Surface layer: <br />0 to 1 inch=mat of needles, twigs, and leaves <br />1 to 8 inches=dark brown fine sandy loam <br />Bedrock: <br />8 inches=soft interbedded micaceous gneiss, schist, and granite <br />bedrock <br />Soil Properties and Qualities <br />FusulinaG <br />Parent material: colluvium and residuum derived from micaceous gneiss, <br />schist, and granite. <br />Position on landform: hackslopes <br />Depth class: shallow <br />Drainage class: somewhat excessively drained <br />Permeability: moderate <br />Available water capacity: very low <br />Potential rooting depth: 4 to 20 inches <br />Runoff: rapid <br />Hazard of water erosion: high <br />Typical Profile <br />Skyway, grus bedrock <br />Surface layer: <br />0 to 1 inch=mat of needles, twigs, and leaves <br />1 to 18 inches=dark brown fine sandy loam <br />