IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Shelburne
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987MA003004
  • User Pedon ID: 87MA003004
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1987MA003004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0587
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59882
  • 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: 42.6205559
  • Std. Longitude: -73.1983337
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Cheshire Quad Berkshire County, MA: 10 meters E of Rockwell Rd 1/2 mi S of Campground Rd intersection on Rd to Greylock.
  • State: Massachusetts
  • County: MA003—Berkshire
  • MLRA: 144B—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Northern Part

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Bodine, S., Scanu, R., Gregnolati, M., Hundley, S.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, semiactive, frigid Typic Dystrochrepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Shelburne
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Shelburne
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Typic Dystrochrept
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 9.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1987 (actual site observation date)
  • Microrelief Elevation: 75
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ACPE

    FAGR

    PIRO

    Acer pensylvanicum

    Fagus grandifolia

    Pinaropappus roseus

    striped maple

    American beech

    white rocklettuce

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    albic horizon

    cambic horizon

    6—9

    9—46

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    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

    9

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    752

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    270

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    1Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); 5.5 very fine roots throughout; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P03085; moist when described;. many very fine roots throughout
    1Oa—3 to 6 centimeters (1.2 to 2.4 inches); black (N 2/0) interior muck; massive; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P03085; moist when described;. Small scale irregularities in lower boundary.; many very fine roots; common fine roots throughout
    1EB—6 to 9 centimeters (2.4 to 3.5 inches); 60 percent gray (5YR 5/1) interior and 40 percent dark gray (5YR 4/1) interior silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium angular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 15 percent faint , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel; fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.7, pH meter; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # 87P03086; moist when described;. Discontinuous throughout pit.; few iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; few fine roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 222053; continuous - phpvsfiid 222053
    1Bhs—9 to 13 centimeters (3.5 to 5.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) interior and very dusky red (2.5YR 2/2) interior silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots; 5.5 medium interstitial and 0.1 fine and medium tubular pores; 55 percent prominent , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel; fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.7, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03087; moist when described;. many iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; common fine roots; few medium roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 222054; continuous - phpvsfiid 222054
    1Bs1—13 to 20 centimeters (5.1 to 7.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior and dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots; 0.3 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 55 percent prominent , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel; fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.9, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03088; moist when described;. Darker values are from horizon above.; many iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; few fine roots; common medium roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 222055; continuous - phpvsfiid 222055
    1Bs2—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior silt loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots; 0.3 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 55 percent distinct , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03089; moist when described;. Few medium and coarse root cork remains.; many iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; few fine roots; common medium roots throughout; few medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 222056; continuous - phpvsfiid 222056
    1Bs3—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) interior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silt loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots; 1.0 very fine and fine tubular and 0.1 medium tubular pores; 2 percent faint , moist, coats on faces of peds and in pores and 37 percent faint , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03090; moist when described;. (10YR 4/4) ped coatings, few medium and coarse root cork remians.; very few coats surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; few fine roots; few medium roots throughout; few medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 222057; continuous - phpvsfiid 222058; patchy - phpvsfiid 222057; continuous - phpvsfiid 222058
    1CB—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); 50 percent olive (5Y 4/4) interior and 50 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) interior silt loam; 1 percent olive gray (5Y 5/2) medium distinct and 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak coarse and very coarse prismatic structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 2 percent faint , moist, coats on faces of peds and in pores and 15 percent faint , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P03091; moist when described;. 5YR hues more common on left side of pit where horizon is thicker. (5YR 4/4) loam grades to (2.5Y 4/4) very fine sandy loam at right side of pit.; very few coats surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; few very fine roots; few fine roots throughout; few medium distinct 5Y52 mottles; few medium distinct 10YR46 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 222059; continuous - phpvsfiid 222060; patchy - phpvsfiid 222059; continuous - phpvsfiid 222060
    1Cd1—61 to 104 centimeters (24.0 to 40.9 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) interior gravelly silt loam; moderate medium angular blocky, and weak coarse and very coarse prismatic structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots in cracks; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 2 percent faint , moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores and 15 percent faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores; 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03092; moist when described;. Some coatings line pores. Appears to be both silt coatings and clay skins.; few coats surface features in root channels and/or pores; very few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; few fine roots in cracks; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222062; patchy - phpvsfiid 222061; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222062; patchy - phpvsfiid 222061
    1Cd2—104 to 132 centimeters (40.9 to 52.0 inches); dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) interior silt loam; 30 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) coarse distinct and 30 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) coarse distinct mottles; moderate medium platy, and moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots in cracks; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 2 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films throughout and 15 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores; 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH meter. Lab sample # 87P03093; moist when described;. Some coatings line pores. Appears to be both silt and clay skins. Common medium disintct (2.5Y 4/2) iron stains.; few coats surface features in root channels and/or pores; very few clay films surface features throughout; few fine roots in cracks; many coarse distinct 2.5Y44 mottles; many coarse distinct 2.5Y56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222064; patchy - phpvsfiid 222063; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222064; patchy - phpvsfiid 222063