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{ <br /> Table 1. Chemical and Physical Characteristics of the Top Soil Stock Piles. <br /> Percent---------------------------- <br /> mmhos/cm Organic <br /> Sample pH EC Sodium Calcium Magnesium SAR Saturation Matter Sand Silt Clay Texture <br /> Tunnel, Bottom 7.09 0.39 1.28 1.20 1. 13 1.18 45 2.0 64 20 16 Sandy Loam <br />.I Tunnel, Middle 6.67 0.29 0.77 0.92 0.78 0.84 47 1.9 67 17 16 Sandy Loam <br />: Tunnel, Top:.,, 6.71 0.69 1.14 3.22 1.65 0.73 44 1.8 62 17 21 Sandy Loam <br /> Dutch Creek #l. 6.82 0.51 1.01 1.55 1.22 0.86 45 1.4 60 19 21 Sandy-Loam <br /> #5 Mine 7.26 0.57 1.10 1.46 1.09 0.98 43 1.5 67 20 -13 Sandy Loam <br /> i <br /> Samples were taken from stockpiled topsoil and analyzed for chemical and physical <br /> characteristics from the Mid-Continent Resources ' mine area near Redstone, Colorado <br /> in May, 1981 . <br /> The soils are slightly acid to slightly basic and contain very low concentrations <br /> of chemical constituents . The SAR' s are quite low . The soils are sandy loam soils . <br /> Organic matter contents are relatively high . <br /> These soils are well-suited to grow vegetation as are all of the soils of the area <br /> upon the addition of soil amendments . <br /> j <br />