IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Amenia

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1960MA003003

User Pedon ID: 60MA003003

Vegetation Plot ID: S1960MA003003

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 40A0422

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 32950

Print Date: 11/21/2024

LOCATION

Location In Web Soil Survey

AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.

Location in SoilWeb

Location in Google Maps

Std. Latitude: 42.4013710

Std. Longitude: -73.3295364

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: Francis Bartlett farm, 100 feet southwest of Yokum Road, opposite drive to Bartlett farmstead, Richmond, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, serial photo DPM 3K-177

State: Massachusetts

County: MA003—Berkshire

MLRA: 144A—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MA003—Berkshire County, Massachusetts

PEDON

Describers Name: E.J. Pedersen, D.D. Bohrer, F.A. Filios, S.J. Zayach and D.C. Fuller.

Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Eutrochrepts

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Pedon #: 3

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Amenia

PSC - 25 to 69 cm.

Classificaton Date - 5/16/2013

Classifier - Marissa Theve

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Amenia

Classificaton Date - 6/7/1960

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

Certification Status: certified

SITE

Drainage Class: moderately well

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 6/7/1960 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
POA RANUN TRPR2	Poa Ranunculus Trifolium pratense	bluegrass buttercup red clover	— — —	— — —	— — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon cambic horizon redox concentrations redox depletions with chroma 2 or less fragic soil properties fragipan	0—20 20—41 41—69 41—69 69—152 69—152	—- —- —- —- —- —-

Setting and Climate
Slope	Slope Length USLE	Upslope Length	Elev.	Corr. Elev	Aspect	MAP	REAP	FFD	MAAT	MSAT	MWAT	MAST	MSST	MWST	MFFP	PE Index	Climate Station ID	Climate Station Name	Climate Station Type
%	m				degrees	mm	mm		C						mm
3	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; moderate fine parts to medium granular structure; very friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots; 2-76-150 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A03154. Evidence of much earthworm activity.

AB—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches); 40 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and 60 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) silt loam; weak fine parts to medium granular structure; very friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots; 2-76-150 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A03155. Much earthworm activity accounting for the mixing of the surface horizon with the one below.

Bw—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 3.0 fine roots; 2-76-150 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A03156. Earthworms and earthworm casts and channels are common.

Bg1—41 to 48 centimeters (16.1 to 18.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) silt loam; gray (5Y 5/1) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine roots; 2-76-150 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A03157. Earthworms and earthworm casts and channels are common. Peds are firm in hand.

Bg2—48 to 69 centimeters (18.9 to 27.2 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) gravelly loam; olive gray (5Y 5/2) fine and olive gray (5Y 4/2) fine and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 2-76-150 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A03158. Earthworms and earthworm casts and channels are common.

Cgx—69 to 91 centimeters (27.2 to 35.8 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) gravelly loam; olive gray (5Y 4/2) fine and olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine mottles; massive; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 2-76-150 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments and 2-39-75 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A03159. Some earthworms, earthworm casts and channels; calcareous.

Cx1—91 to 119 centimeters (35.8 to 46.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) gravelly silt loam; massive; very firm; 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments and 2-76-150 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A03160. Some earthworm casts and channels; calcareous.

Cx2—119 to 152 centimeters (46.9 to 59.8 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) gravelly loam; massive; firm; 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments and 2-76-150 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A03161

Cg—152 to 178 centimeters (59.8 to 70.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) gravelly loam; gray (5Y 5/1) fine and olive gray (5Y 5/2) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) mottles; massive; firm; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A03162. Sample taken with a bucket auger.