IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ashfield
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991MA011003
  • User Pedon ID: 91MA011003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0821
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63859
  • Print Date: 4/25/2025

    • 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: 42.6694450
  • Std. Longitude: -72.7552795
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Robin Brookes property, 300 feet W of NET & T Co. Pole #19 off Catamount hill
  • State: Massachusetts
  • County: MA011—Franklin

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Auerill, Scann, Taylor, Brown
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, frigid Aquic Dystrochrepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ashfield
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ashfield
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Aquic Dystrochrept
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1991
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1991 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hayland
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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
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    4

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    326

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    Ap1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P04966. few medium roots; many very fine and fine roots
    Ap2—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P04967. few medium and coarse roots; common very fine and fine roots
    Bw1—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) very fine sandy loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine faint mottles; weak fine granular, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2.5 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P04968. few coarse roots; common medium roots; few fine faint 7.5YR46 mottles
    Bw2—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) fine sandy loam; 1 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine and medium and 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine and medium prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P04969. few medium roots; common very fine and fine roots; few fine and medium 10YR62 mottles; common fine and medium prominent 7.5YR44 mottles
    BC—43 to 64 centimeters (16.9 to 25.2 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) fine sandy loam; 1 percent olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) fine distinct and 11 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/2) medium faint mottles; moderate medium platy structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P04970. few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots; few fine distinct 2.5Y66 mottles; common medium faint 2.5Y72 mottles
    Cd1—64 to 86 centimeters (25.2 to 33.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine sandy loam; 11 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/2) fine and medium faint and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine and medium faint and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine and medium faint mottles; moderate medium platy structure; firm; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P04971. common fine and medium faint 2.5Y72 mottles; common fine and medium faint 7.5YR46 mottles; common fine and medium faint 7.5YR58 mottles
    Cd2—86 to 155 centimeters (33.9 to 61.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) sandy loam; 11 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine and medium faint and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine and medium and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine and medium mottles; moderate medium platy structure; very firm; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 91P04972. common fine and medium faint 2.5Y62 mottles; many fine and medium 7.5YR46 mottles; many fine and medium 7.5YR58 mottles