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• landscape photographs of each pit are attached. The following profile descriptions were <br />completed in the field at the time of soil sampling. <br />Yoast Mine Reclaimed Land Soil Pit YTS -04 -P1 (Pit 1) <br />Sample site YTS -04 -P1 is located on reclaimed land at the Yoast Mine. Site <br />characteristics include: reclaimed 28% slope; north aspect; mixed reclamation grasses <br />and forbs, excellent cover and productivity; reapplied topsoil; well drained; moderate <br />permeability; no erosion at site, scattered gullies in area; sampled June 9, 2004; soil <br />samples for lab include 0 -6 ", 6 -16 ", and 16 -22 ". <br />A horizon — 0 to 6 inches; brown (I OYR 4/3) loam to clay loam texture with 10% mixed <br />gravels and cobbles, dark brown (1 OYR 3/3) moist; moderate medium granular structure; <br />slightly hard dry consistence, very friable moist consistence, slightly sticky and slightly <br />plastic wet consistence; many fine and very fine roots, common medium roots, and few <br />coarse roots; moderately calcareous, slightly alkaline (pH 7.4); 6.2 percent organic matter <br />(from lab data); gradual wavy boundary. <br />CI horizon — 6 to 16 inches; brown (IOYR 4/3) loam to clay loam texture with 10% <br />mixed gravels and cobbles, dark brown (IOYR 3/3) moist; weak medium subangular <br />blocky structure; hard dry consistence, friable moist consistence, slightly sticky and <br />slightly plastic wet consistence; many fine and very fine roots, common medium roots, <br />• and few coarse roots; moderately calcareous, neutral (pH 7.2); 5.7 percent organic matter <br />(from lab data); gradual wavy boundary. <br />C2 horizon — 16 to 22 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) loam to clay loam texture with 10% <br />mixed gravels and cobbles, brown (IOYR 4/3) moist; massive structure; hard dry <br />consistence, friable moist consistence, slightly sticky and slightly plastic wet consistence; <br />few medium, fine, and very fine roots; moderately calcareous, slightly alkaline (pH 7.5); <br />5.6 percent organic matter (from lab data); gradual wavy boundary. <br />OBI (overburden) — 22 to 32 inches; grayish brown (IOYR 5/2) clay loam overburden <br />with some soil mixed in, dark grayish brown (1 OYR 4/2) moist; very compacted, massive <br />structure; hard to very hard dry consistence, firm moist consistence, sticky and plastic <br />wet consistence; very few fine and very fine roots; moderately calcareous; gradual wavy <br />boundary; (not sampled for lab). <br />OB2 (overburden) — 32 to 72 inches; light brownish gray (IOYR 6/2) clay loam <br />overburden, grayish brown (IOYR 5/2) moist; very compacted, massive structure; very <br />hard dry consistence, very firm moist consistence, sticky and plastic wet consistence; <br />slightly calcareous; gradual wavy boundary; (not sampled for lab). <br />Yoast Mine Reclaimed Land Soil Pit YTS -04 -P2 (Pit 2) <br />• Sample site YTS -04 -P2 is located on reclaimed land at the Yoast Mine. Site <br />characteristics include: reclaimed 10% slope; north aspect; mixed reclamation grasses <br />