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• LABORATORY ANALYSES <br />Soil samples were taken for each map unit from sites typical of <br />each map unit. Some 48 samples were prepared and submitted to the <br />local environmental engineer, Nr. Karo, for transmittal to the <br />Peabody Coal Company Laboratory. In addition 15 samples were taken <br />from sites representing a previous soil survey and requested by the <br />Company. Three samples were taken from each of 22 topsoil stock- <br />piles and shipped to the laboratory. The locations of soil sample sites <br />and stockpiles are shown on the survey map. <br />Analysis of Existing Stockpiles. Chemical and physical lab data <br />for the 22 existing topsoil stockpiles is presented in Table 4 <br />and Appendix B3. Field test data is shown in Appendix B4. The <br />location of each stockpile is shown on Exhibit 9-2. <br />• Nearly all samples showed fair organic matter content as evidenced <br />by colors, very dark grayish brown being dominant. The two clay stock- <br />piles were somewhat lighter in color (brown to yellowish brown), <br />probably due to the deeper cuts exposing weathered shale. <br />No samples were high in carbonates and no samples showed evidence of <br />high salts or high SAR values. <br />Except for stockpiles 2 and 4, six stockpiles were dominately looms <br />and 14 were clay loans, sandy clay loans and silty clay looms. <br />The content of coarse materials ranged from none to over 30~ and <br />consisted of sandstone fragments,channery and shale fragments. <br />Stockpiles 7, 15, 17, 18 and 20 were fairly high in coarse fragments <br />(10-30$) and may result in rough seedbeds requiring "blow-on" <br />or broadcast seeding. <br /> <br />-27- <br />Revised 5-27-81 <br />