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R ;,rt -In po i i Samples Gra`n�.S - A—ea ,
<br /> Cc)ai M.inP 3as'n near Restore, Co!or ado
<br /> The area , located in Coa'. ry;s fn ,;ear Redstone, Colorado, was e,<a!lired
<br /> :n Septem`:er IS, 1979 i,see Ta-Y* for sa!npl?e locati-n; . FCUrteen soil samples
<br /> 4',ere anen at this ti(�le fJr analysis . nt e-;zch point, about 5 p
<br /> core samples
<br /> 0 S c.. ,
<br /> were taken t0 the dePt-h -Jf tinE t"estr;CtirlC tcj ,'er lager and czzcibined tu^
<br /> fvrT a recresenta i'Je Sa^ip i e. Tlie Sa:�'pTCS b�C;rC d i, �,�'i t'u afl� S'15'pC MA
<br /> tJ emi--al ana1vsis . The 111ancos Shale sa'7tes ,.;er COa!'Se1y :grc!iiid before
<br /> they were a n a 1ysed.
<br /> Xet.h0ds
<br /> Sal i n i ty FX zraCt - Di sti I l ed '-e;a ter ',1as measured i nto tine same!es
<br /> n r^C 'nt of ;at�raticn t0 obtair, saturation percentages. After deter-
<br /> i ni r:g the pH of ,`'.Ile Das .es , they ',,'ern sub ected t0 v3acuu'l f:l trar ion
<br /> and the etect,^ical CO''�UCtiVi r GT the extracts ;Jere �'1' "� i
<br /> L� 4 eye iirel. 'alc-um+,
<br /> 'lagneS ,'.i� and sUC i Uri concentrations :Yr�r� cs .'red b% at OTi C 105J1'p-'_i Oil
<br /> spc-ctr oscony, and the svdiUm absGrLti-,n ratios were Ca i zulat``d from t^"
<br /> er+Su 1 ng Ca to.
<br /> Fertility CJ(npcnents - The sai'C ?es ',,ier e extracted with an
<br /> bicarbC^ate - DT FA SO;Jt ion. Nitrate-n i tr_gen and p. ..osphorus were
<br /> deterni led colorime_ wily and po ium 4 r ^e"c2 COP ^.d
<br /> 'ic.. ,� .., r ..dss i�. }, On, "'a,�Ca„�_ J, �e; a,
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<br /> Zinc COnCer:tra ,ons w er? udetcrTlinel by atomic- abSG'rrt':.11 srectrosc-ocy.
<br /> Percent Organ-1-1 'latter - C'rgail i C matter cc�nter,t of tre xateri a t ti,,as
<br /> determlr. J' by � c-estio^ wi h aLlu and subse�ILle E', i^�J115 :.Ulf.4�a Liy" 1 at e i i `n.
<br /> Particle S',:c distributions rot de r'ni!ned or. the soils since
<br /> they ccnzained a c-eat a,_.unt of or,anic ;:,31-ter 1.,hich is C0;•v,on t0 ,. 'St
<br /> -Forest sCi 15 . Ci''^'Tl! ;?d r ;rese;:t !i t'0?u; . 'e r; uilivlinl S %0'I -
<br /> *Exhibit III-G-2 in map jacket .
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