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APPENDIX 9-5-3 (Cont.) <br /> Soil Profile Descriptions for all Sampled Pedons <br /> 1 Soil Profile Description abbreviations are listed and described in USDA-SCS, April 1974. West Technical Service Center. <br /> e i'�6� nitions and abbreviations for soil descriptions." The new designations for soil horizons and layers (Soil_Survex Manual, <br /> Agriculture Handbook No. 18, revised Chapter 4, "Examination and Description of Soils in the Field, May 1g81, pp. 3 - are <br /> used in this report. <br /> 2 Texture and texture modifier abbreviations: <br /> S Sand SCL Sandy Clay Loam CB Cobbly GR Gravelly <br /> LS Loamy Sand CL Clay Loam CBV Very Cobbly GRV Very Gravelly <br /> SL Sandy Loam SICL Silty Clay Loam CBX Extremely Cobbly GRX Extremely Gravelly <br /> L Loam SIC Silty Clay CN Channery SH Shaley <br /> SIL Silt Loam C Clay CNV Very Channery SR Stratified <br /> SI Silt CNX Extremely Channery <br /> 3 Color, Dry and Moist: Munsell Soil Color Chart, 1975 Edition. <br /> 4 Structure: Grade Size Type <br /> " W Weak VF Very Fine PL Platy <br /> M Moderate F Fine GR Granular <br /> S Strong M Medium SBK Subangular Blocky <br /> CO Coarse ABK Angular Blocky <br /> VCO Very Coarse PR Prismatic <br /> W Massive Weak Massive <br /> Massive <br /> S Massive Strong Massive <br /> SG Single Grained <br /> Cloddy <br /> 5 Consistence: Dry Moist Wet <br /> LO Loose LO Loose NS Non Sticky <br /> SO Soft VFR Very Friable SS Slightly Sticky <br /> SH Slightly Hard FR Friable S Sticky <br /> H Hard FI Firm VS Very Sticky <br /> CD <br /> < VH Very Hard VFI Very Firm NP Non Plastic <br /> EH Extremely Hard EFI Extremely Firm SP Slightly Plastic <br /> o P Plastic <br /> o VP Very Plastic <br /> 00 <br /> CO <br />