IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cheshire
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1996CT007001
  • User Pedon ID: 96CT007001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 97P0102
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68577
  • Print Date: 9/24/2024

    • 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: 41.5033340
  • Std. Longitude: -72.7399979
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Map Unit: 77D—Cheshire-Holyoke complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very rocky
  • State: Connecticut
  • County: CT007—Middlesex
  • MLRA: 144A—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CT600—State of Connecticut

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Cheshire
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/3/2013
  • Classifier - Marissa Theve
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Cheshire
  • Classificaton Date - 9/29/1996
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/29/1996 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Setting and Climate
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    Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; very friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots; subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00687. Total rock fragment = 12%. Bulk sample 1, clod samples 1a, 1b, 1c; thin section large core sample 1 centered at 13 cm.
    AB—25 to 35 centimeters (9.8 to 13.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; very friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots; subangular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00688. Total rock fragments = <15%; bulk sample 2, no clods, no thin section core samples.
    Bw1—35 to 50 centimeters (13.8 to 19.7 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots; subangular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00689. Total rock fragments = <15%; bulk sample 3, clods 3a, 3b, 3c; thin section large core sample 3 centered at 41 cm.
    Bw2—50 to 65 centimeters (19.7 to 25.6 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00690. Total rock fragments = <25%; bulk sample 4; clods 4a, 4b, 4c; no core samples.
    Bw3—65 to 100 centimeters (25.6 to 39.4 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00691. Total rock fragments = <25%; bulk sample 5; clods 5a, 5b, 5c; large core sample 5 centered at 74 cm.
    BC—100 to 117 centimeters (39.4 to 46.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and angular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent dark reddish gray (2.5YR 3/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 10 percent dark reddish gray (2.5YR 3/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on sand and gravel; subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00692. Mangans appear to be in association with weathering gravel; total rock fragments = <25%; bulk sample 6, no clods; no core samples.
    Cd1—117 to 140 centimeters (46.1 to 55.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) fine sandy loam; massive; firm; 0.0 roots; 10 percent dark reddish gray (2.5YR 3/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 10 percent dark reddish gray (2.5YR 3/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on sand and gravel; subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00693. Total rock fragments = 30%, about 10% of gravels are saprolytic; mangans appear to be in association with weathering gravel; bulk sample 7, clods 7a, 7b, 7c; large core sample 7 centered at 125 cm.
    Cd2—140 to 177 centimeters (55.1 to 69.7 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) sandy loam; massive; firm; 0.0 roots; 10 percent dark reddish gray (2.5YR 3/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 10 percent dark reddish gray (2.5YR 3/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on sand and gravel; subangular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00694. Total rock fragments = 25%; 5% of gravel is saprolytic; mangans appear to be in association with weathering gravel; bulk sample 8; clods 8a, 8b, 8c; large core sample 8 centered at 170 cm.
    C1—177 to 232 centimeters (69.7 to 91.3 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) fine sandy loam; massive; friable; 0.0 roots; 1 percent dark reddish gray (2.5YR 3/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on sand and gravel; subangular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00695. Total rock fragments = 25%; mangans from weathering gravels; bulk sample 9, clods 9a, 9b, 9c; large core sample centered 8 at 208 cm.
    C2—232 to 326 centimeters (91.3 to 128.3 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) sandy loam; massive; friable; 0.0 roots; 1 percent dark reddish gray (2.5YR 3/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on sand and gravel; subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00696. Total rock fragments = 30%; mangans from weathering gravels; bulk sample 10, clods 10a, 10b, 10c; thin section small core 67 centered at 334 cm, large core 10 centered at 286 cm.
    C3—326 to 352 centimeters (128.3 to 138.6 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) sandy loam; massive; firm; 0.0 roots; subangular 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00697. Rock fragments dominantly gravels and cobbles with a few stones totaling 35%; extremely thin lenses of sand; bulk sample 11, clods 11a, 11b, 11c, too stony to get a thin section small core; large core 11 centered at 340 cm but it was taken at an angle.
    C4—352 to 373 centimeters (138.6 to 146.9 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) sandy loam; massive; friable; 0.0 roots; subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00698. Rock fragments dominantly gravel and cobble with a few stones totaling 25%; few uncoated sand grains; bulk sample 12, clods 12a, 12b, 12c; thin section small core 55 centered at about 336 cm, large core 12 at about 363 cm.
    C5—373 to 402 centimeters (146.9 to 158.3 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) and reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; massive; friable; 0.0 roots; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; subangular 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00699. Rock fragments dominantly gravel and cobble with a few stones totaling 25%; few uncoated sand grains; bulk sample 13, clods 13a, 13b, 13c; thin section small core 80 centered at about 380 cm, large core 13 centered at about 390 cm.
    C6—402 to 413 centimeters (158.3 to 162.6 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) coarse sandy loam; massive; friable; 0.0 roots; subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00700. Total rock fragments = 20%; many uncoated sand grains; pockets or inclusions of medium sand and gravel; bulk sample 14, clods 14a,b,c taken at 402 to 413 cm; thin section short core 98 centered at about 408 cm.
    C6—413 to 424 centimeters (162.6 to 166.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) fine sandy loam; massive; friable; 0.0 roots; subangular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00701. Total rock fragments 20%; many uncoated sand grains; pockets or inclusions of medium sand and gravel; bulk sample 15, clod samples 15a,b,c taken at 413 to 424 cm; long core 15 centered at about 420 cm.
    2Btb1—424 to 435 centimeters (166.9 to 171.3 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) and reddish brown (5YR 4/4) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.0 roots; 75 percent clay films on faces of peds; 15 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00702. Pockets of very coarse to medium sand; bulk sample 16, clods 16a,b,c taken at 425 to 435 cm.
    2Btb1—435 to 445 centimeters (171.3 to 175.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) and reddish brown (5YR 4/4) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.0 roots; 75 percent clay films on faces of peds; 15 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00703. Pockets of very coarse to medium sand; bulk sample 17, clod samples 17a,b,c at 435 to 445 cm;
    2Btb1—445 to 455 centimeters (175.2 to 179.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) and reddish brown (5YR 4/4) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.0 roots; 75 percent clay films on faces of peds; 15 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00704. Pockets of very coarse to medium sand; bulk sample 18, clod samples 18a,b,c at 445 to 455 cm; thin section small core sample 32 taken at 440 cm, large core centered at 4 cm.
    2Btb2—455 to 465 centimeters (179.1 to 183.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) and reddish brown (5YR 4/4) silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.0 roots; clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions; 20 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00705. Clay films cover all ped faces; bulk sample 19; clods 19a,b,c; thin section small core 21 taken at 460 cm; large core 19 centered at 460 cm.; continuous - phpvsfiid 1091765; continuous - phpvsfiid 1091765
    2Btb3—465 to 477 centimeters (183.1 to 187.8 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.0 roots; clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00706. Pockets of sand and gravel; bulk sample 20; clods 20 a,b,c taken at 465 to 477 cm; thin section small core 92 centered at 471 cm; large core 20 centered at 471 cm.; continuous - phpvsfiid 1091756; continuous - phpvsfiid 1091756
    2Btb3—477 to 489 centimeters (187.8 to 192.5 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) silt loam; strong medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.0 roots; clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00707. Clay films on all ped faces. Pockets of sand and gravel; no clod samples at 477 to 489 cm.; continuous - phpvsfiid 1091759; continuous - phpvsfiid 1091759
    2Btb4—489 to 499 centimeters (192.5 to 196.5 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) exterior and reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior silt loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.0 roots; clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00708. Clay film on all ped faces; Bulk sample 22; clods 22 a,b,c; taken at 489 to 499 cm; short thin section core 81 taken at about 494 cm.; continuous - phpvsfiid 1091767; continuous - phpvsfiid 1091767
    2Btb4—499 to 509 centimeters (196.5 to 200.4 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) exterior and reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior silt loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.0 roots; clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00709. Clay films cover all ped faces; bulk sample 23 but no clods taken at 499 to 509; long core 23 taken at about 500 cm.; continuous - phpvsfiid 1091757; continuous - phpvsfiid 1091757
    2Btb5—509 to 519 centimeters (200.4 to 204.3 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.0 roots; 75 percent clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00710. Bulk sample 24, clods 24a,b,c; short thin section core 79 taken at about 518 cm; long 24 core centered at about 515 cm.
    2Cb—519 to 537 centimeters (204.3 to 211.4 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) silt loam; massive; friable; 0.0 roots; subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00711. Total rock fragments = 20%; bulk sample 25, clods 25a,b,c two long core 25a and 25b were centered at about 529 cm.
    2Cdb1—537 to 550 centimeters (211.4 to 216.5 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) silt loam; weak medium platy structure; firm; 0.0 roots; subangular 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00712. Total rock fragments =15% with few stones; bulk sample 26, clods a,b,c taken at 537 to 550 cm.
    2Cdb1—550 to 562 centimeters (216.5 to 221.3 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) silt loam; weak medium platy structure; firm; 0.0 roots; subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00713. Total rock fragments = 15% with few stones; bulk sample 27, clods 27 a,b, were taken at 550 to 562 cm; thin section small core 19 and large were core 27 both taken at 553 cm.
    2Cdb2—562 to 574 centimeters (221.3 to 226.0 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) silt loam; weak medium platy structure; firm; 0.0 roots; subangular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00714. At this point the profile being described was offset about 3 meters down slope or down the ravine (approximately south). This was necessary because the boundary between 2Cdb1 and 2Cdb2 was below the surface of the water flowing down the ravine. Horizons 2Cd1 and 2Cd2 are very similar in color and texture and the horizons appear to be dipping in the direction of the offset. Thus the offset may have resulted in a light overlap, i.e., the top part of 2Cd2 may be a repeat of the bottom part of 2Cd1. Total rock fragments for 2Cdb2 = 20%; bulk sample 28, clods 28 a,b,c; one thin section long core centered at about 570 cm.
    2Cdb3—574 to 599 centimeters (226.0 to 235.8 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) silt loam; weak medium platy structure; very firm; 0.0 roots; subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00715. Total rock fragments =30%; bulk sample 29, clods 29 a,b,c taken from 574 to 599.
    2Cdb3—599 to 624 centimeters (235.8 to 245.7 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) silt loam; weak medium platy structure; very firm; 0.0 roots; subangular 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P00716. Total rock fragments =30%; bulk sample 30, clods 29 a,b, and c taken at 599 to 624 cm; thin section small core 86 centered at about 603 cm; large core 30 centered at 600 cm.
    2Cdb4—624 to 654 centimeters (245.7 to 257.5 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/3) silt loam; weak medium platy structure; very firm; 0.0 roots; subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and subangular 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 97P00717. Bulk sample 31, clods 31 a,b,c; thin section large core 31 taken at 650 cm, small core 44 centered at about 633 cm.