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5/97 <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 tn 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: backslopes <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 />