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soil samples for lab include 0-7" (reapplied topsoil), 7-17" (reapplied topsoil), 17-36" <br />(mix of small amount of reapplied topsoil and weathered overburden spoil), and 36-72" <br />(overburden spoil). <br />A horizon - 0 to 7 inches; brown (lOYR 5/3) silt loam with 14% small sandstone <br />fragments, dazk brown (lOYR 4/3) moist; moderate medium granulaz structure; slightly <br />hard dry consistence, friable moist consistence, slightly sticky and slightly plastic wet <br />consistence; common fine and very fine, and few to common medium and coazse roots; <br />noneffervescent, slightly acid (pH 6.4, from lab data); gradual wavy boundary. <br />Cl horizon - 7 to 17 inches; brown (lOYR 5/3) silt loam with 14% small sandstone <br />fragments, dazk brown (lOYR 4/3) moist; moderate medium subangulaz blocky structure; <br />slightly hard to hard dry consistence, friable moist consistence, slightly sticky and <br />slightly plastic wet consistence; common fine and very fine, and few to common medium <br />and coarse roots; noneffervescent, neutral (pH 6.6, from lab data); gradual wavy <br />boundary. <br />C2/OBl horizon - 17 to 36 inches; dazk grayish brown (lOYR 4/2) loam with many <br />overburden spoil fragments, dazk brown (lOYR 3/2) moist; horizon is a mixture of <br />reapplied topsoil and overburden spoil; massive structure; hard dry consistence, firm <br />moist consistence, sticky and plastic wet consistence; few medium, fine, and very fine <br />roots; moderately effervescent, slightly alkaline (pH 74, from lab data); gradual wavy <br />• boundary. <br />OB2 (overburden spoil) - 36 to 72 inches; dark grayish brown (lOYR 4/2) clay loam to <br />silty clay loam overburden spoil, dazk brown (lOYR 3/2) moist; massive structure, very <br />compacted; very hard dry consistence, firm moist consistence, sticky and plastic wet <br />consistence; moderately effervescent, slightly alkaline (pH 7.7, from lab data); gradual <br />wavy boundary. <br />toast Mine Reclaimed Land Soil Pit YTS-06-P2 (toast Pit 2) <br />Sample site YTS-06-P2 is located on reclaimed land at the toast Mine. Site <br />characteristics include: reclaimed 8% slope on hill upper sideslope position; north- <br />northwest aspect; mixed reclamation grasses and forbs, excellent cover and productivity; <br />reapplied topsoil; well drained; moderate permeability; no erosion at site; sampled July <br />26, 2006; soil samples for lab include 0-8" (reapplied topsoil), 8-20" (reapplied topsoil), <br />20-40" (mix of overburden spoil with some reapplied topsoil in upper part of depth <br />interval), 40-72" (overburden spoil). <br />A horizon - 0 to 8 inches; brown (lOYR 513} silt loam with 15°lo sandstone and shale <br />fragments, dazk brown (lOYR 4/3) moist; moderate medium platy structure parting to <br />moderate medium granular structure; slightly hazd dry consistence, friable moist <br />consistence, slightly sticky and slightly plastic wet consistence; common medium, fine <br />and very fine, and few coarse roots; noneffervescent, neutral (pH 7.0, from lab data); <br />gradual wavy boundary. <br />6 <br />