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• thick reapplied topsofl; well drained; moderate permeability; no erosion at sample site; <br />sampled July 25, 2006. Soil samples for lab include 0-8" (reapplied topsoil), 8-22" <br />(reapplied topsoil}, 22 to 40" (reapplied topsoil}, and 40 to 64" (overburden spoil). <br />A horizon - 0 to 8 inches; brown (lOYR 5/3) silt loam with 12% gravel-size sandstone <br />fragments, dazk brown (IOYR 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 coarse, medium, <br />fine and very fine roots; noneffervescent, neutral (pH 7.1, from lab data); gradual wavy <br />boundary. <br />Cl horizon - 8 to 22 inches; brown (1 OYR 4/3) silt loam with 10% gravel-size sandstone <br />fragments, dazk brown {IOYR 3/3) moist; moderate medium subangulaz blocky structure; <br />hard dry consistence, friable moist consistence, slightly sticky and slightly plastic wet <br />consistence; common coazse, medium, fine and very fine roots; noneffervescent, neutral <br />(pH 6.7, from lab data); gradual wavy boundary. <br />C2 horizon - 22 to 40 inches; brown (lOYR 4/3) loam with some overburden spoil <br />fragments mixed in, dark brown (lOYR 3/3) moist; compacted, massive structure; hazd <br />dry consistence, friable moist consistence, slightly sticky and slightly plastic wet <br />consistence; common fine and very fine and few coazse and medium roots; <br />noneffervescent, neutral (pH 6.7, from lab data); gradual wavy boundary. <br />• OB1 horizon (overburden spoil) - 40 to 64 inches; dazk grayish brown (lOYR 4/2) loam <br />overburden spoil, very dazk grayish brown (lOYR 3/2) moist; compacted, massive <br />structure; very hard dry consistence, very firm moist consistence; sticky and plastic <br />consistence; moderately effervescent, neutral (pH 7.1, from lab data); gradual wavy <br />boundary. <br />2W Mine Reclaimed Land Soil Pit 2WTS-06-P4 (2W Pit 41 <br />Sample site 2WTS-06-P4 is located on reclaimed land at the 2W Mine. Site <br />characteristics include: 6% slope on reclaimed, fenced, aspen reseazch plot; sideslope <br />position; northeast aspect; aspen, weeds, some cattails in an adjacent wet azea; thick <br />reapplied topsoil; well drained; moderate permeability; none to slight erosion at sample <br />site; sampled July 25, 2006; soil samples for lab include 0-7" (reapplied topsoil), 7-16" <br />(reapplied topsoil), 16-32" (reapplied topsoil), 32-48" (reapplied topsoil), and 48-72 <br />inches (weathered overburden spoil). <br />Al horizon - 0 to 7 inches; brown (IOYR 5/3) loam with 10% shale and sandstone <br />fragments, dark brown (IOYR 4/3) moist; strong medium platy structure parting to <br />moderate medium granular structure; hard dry consistence, friable moist consistence, <br />slightly sticky and slightly plastic wet consistence; common fine and very fine, and few <br />to common medium and coazse roots; noneffervescent, neutral (pH 6.6, from lab data); <br />gradual wavy boundary. <br />9 <br />