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38 <br />Sc5 •SOILS•tSSO ~ U.S. OlPAR7MlRT 0/ AORICULTUR! <br />REV. 12•]O <br />~ <br />SOIL DESCRIPTION SOIL CONSlRVATrOR SlRVIC! <br />-FILE coo! sorLS•++ <br />Soil type Persayo clay loam Sample #4 File No. <br />Area Naturita, Colorado Date May 18, 1979 Stop No.4 <br />Classification fine loamy mixed (calcareous) frigid raaralithic ustic Torriorthent <br />Location N 606475 El 112,350 (NUCla mine base map) <br />N, veg. (or crop) In cropland partly and partly in juniper/sagebrush ~ Climate Mpp 40-45, MAP 12"-13 <br />Parent material Sandy shale and sandstAne <br />Physiomaphy Upland <br />Relief Strop slo s Draina a well-drained Salt or alkali <br />Elevation 5705 Gr, water none Stoniness 5-258 <br />Slope 10-208 Moisture when ma <br />Aspect South Rool dishib. %Clay • 25-338 <br />Erosion slight to moderate % Coarse Ira ments • 5-258 % Coarser than V.F.S. • 30-458 <br />Permeability Mxlerate <br />AMitional notes This soil is located on a strongly sloping ridge in the southwest part of the <br />area and is partly in clutivation and partly in iuniper/sagebrush vegetation. It is <br />shallow over sandstone and sandy shale and is calcareous from surface dckm. Sandstone <br />and shale may be encountered from 10"-60" and may have stone fragments on surface and <br />throughout profile as they maybecrnbe more abundant with depth and lacking on surface. <br />average <br /> <br /> Color Consistence <br />Reac• <br />Bound- <br />~ <br />~ i <br />~ ~'et <br />6f <br />Rorizm Depth <br />Dry <br />Moist Texture Structure <br />Dry <br />Moist <br />Wet <br />Iron <br />ary <br />,~ <br />~ c <br />Al 0-4 10 YR 6/4 SCL Gr. sh fr s es <br />7.6 cs few <br />Al-2 <br />C1-2 4-10 <br />4-60 10 YR 5/4 <br />2.54YR5/4 SCL abk h fr 'vs es <br />8.0 cs few <br />few b <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />