IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Pittsfield
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1960MA003007
User Pedon ID:
S1960MA003007
Vegetation Plot ID:
S1960MA003007
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
40A0206
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
32735
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:
42.2138710
Std. Longitude:
-73.4056473
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
Andrew Durlack farm, 125 feet south of Cross (Seekonk) Road, 550 yards east of Old Great Barrington Road, Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, aerial photo DPM-3K-91.
State:
Massachusetts
County:
MA003—Berkshire
MLRA:
143—Northeastern Mountains
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, mesic Dystric Eutrochrepts
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
7
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Pittsfield
PSC -
25 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
7/11/2007
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Pittsfield
Classificaton Date -
6/9/1960
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
6/9/1960 (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
TRPR2
Trifolium pratense
red clover
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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
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Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam; moderate fine granular parts to medium granular structure; very friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots; 5 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A01528
B21—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine sandy loam, loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; very friable; 3.0 fine roots; 8 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A01529
B22—38 to 64 centimeters (15.0 to 25.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; very friable; 3.0 fine roots; 12 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A01530. Earthworm casts and channels are common.
B3—64 to 81 centimeters (25.2 to 31.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine sandy loam; massive parts to weak thick platy; friable; 3.0 fine roots; 2-76-150 millimeter quartzite fragments and limestone, unspecified fragments and 12 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A01531. Numerous limestone ghosts; earthworms and earthworm channels and casts are common.
C1—81 to 109 centimeters (31.9 to 42.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) gravelly fine sandy loam; massive; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 2-76-150 millimeter quartzite fragments and limestone, unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; neutral, pH 7.2, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A01532. Contains strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) rotten limestone fragments; limestone ghosts are numerous; very weakly effervescence with cold, dilute HCl believed to be from unweathered limestone fragments.
C21—109 to 152 centimeters (42.9 to 59.8 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) fine sandy loam, loamy fine sand; massive; friable; 2-76-150 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments and 12 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; neutral, pH 7.2, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A01533
C22—152 to 178 centimeters (59.8 to 70.1 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A01534. (Auger hole) Same as horizon above except matrix is weakly calcareous.