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<br /> <br />X E 6 - ~ F 8/83 <br />r 82-Zyme-Rock outcrop complex, 12 to 65 percent slopes. This <br />complex consists of a shallow, well drained soil on moderately steep to <br />steep hills and ridges, and Rock outcrops (Fig. 17). Elevation is 6,000 to <br />7,000 feet. The average annual precipitation is 14 to 18 inches. The <br />average annual air temperature is about 47 to 50 degrees F., and the average <br />frost-free season is 110 to 130 days. <br />The Zyme soil makes up approximately 50 percent of this unit, and the <br />Rock outcrop makes up approximately 30 percent of the unit. The Zyme soil <br />formed in residual material from shale. <br />Included in this unit is about 15 percent Bodot clay, 5 percent Arboles <br />silty clay loam and <br />loam and soils that <br />Typically, the <br />loam about 4 inches <br />clay loam that over <br />bedrock ranges from <br />small areas of Dulce sandy loam and Travessilla sandy <br />are lighter in texture than typical of [he Zyme series. <br />surface layer of the Zyme soil is grayish brown clay <br />thick. The underlying material is grayish brown heavy <br />Lies soft shale at a depth of 10 inches. Depth to <br />6 to 20 inches. <br />Permeability is slow. Effective rooting depth is 6 to 20 inches due to <br />soft bedrock. Available water capacity is low. Surface runoff is rapid and <br />the hazard of water erosion is high. <br />Rock outcrop consists of bare exposures of sandstone and shale. <br />This soil is used primarily for livestock grazing and wildlife <br />habitat. <br />Fig. 17 -- Landscape of Zyme-Rock outcrop complex, 12 to 65 percent slopes. <br />The Zyme soil produces stands of pinyon and juniper trees, shrubs and <br />grasses. Rock outcrop is essentially bare of vegetation. <br />~~ <br />