North Sterling NEON (STER) Soil Descriptions

Ap1--0 to 11 centimeters (0.0 to 4.3 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) broken face clay loam, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) broken face, moist; 35 percent sand; 37 percent silt; 28 percent clay; weak fine granular, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; common very fine roots throughout and common fine roots throughout; noneffervescent, by HCl, 1 normal; neutral, pH 6.8, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 13N04681

Ap2--11 to 28 centimeters (4.3 to 11.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) broken face clay loam, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) broken face, moist; 32 percent sand; 35 percent silt; 33 percent clay; strong medium angular blocky, and strong coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; common very fine roots throughout and common fine roots throughout; 15 percent distinct pressure faces on all faces of peds; noneffervescent, by HCl, 1 normal; neutral, pH 6.7, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 13N04682

Bt--28 to 70 centimeters (11.0 to 27.6 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) broken face silty clay loam, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, moist; 15 percent sand; 51 percent silt; 34 percent clay; strong coarse prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky, and strong medium prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; common very fine roots throughout; 20 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; noneffervescent, by HCl, 1 normal; neutral, pH 6.9, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N04683

Btk--70 to 121 centimeters (27.6 to 47.6 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) broken face silty clay loam, brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, moist; 15 percent sand; 55 percent silt; 30 percent clay; strong coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky, and strong medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; common very fine roots throughout; 5 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; carbonate, finely disseminated throughout and 1 percent fine irregular carbonate masses on faces of peds and 2 percent medium irregular carbonate masses on faces of peds; 18.0 Percent CaCO3 (Exists in NASIS Horizon); strong effervescence, by HCl, 1 normal; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N04684

C1--121 to 159 centimeters (47.6 to 62.6 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) broken face sandy loam, brown (10YR 4/3) broken face, moist; 70 percent sand; 20 percent silt; 10 percent clay; massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; common very fine roots throughout; carbonate, finely disseminated throughout; 2 percent nonflat subrounded 2 to 5-millimeter calcareous conglomerate fragments; 11.0 Percent CaCO3 (Exists in NASIS Horizon); strong effervescence, by HCl, 1 normal; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N04685

C2--159 to 213 centimeters (62.6 to 83.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) broken face loamy sand, brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, moist; 86 percent sand; 10 percent silt; 4 percent clay; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; carbonate, finely disseminated throughout; 7 percent nonflat subrounded 2 to 75-millimeter calcareous conglomerate fragments; 17.0 Percent CaCO3 (Exists in NASIS Horizon); strong effervescence, by HCl, 1 normal; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, pH meter. Lab sample # 13N04686