IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): MUNDAL
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1977VT025006
  • User Pedon ID: S1977VT025006
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1977VT025006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 78P0055
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45065
  • Print Date: 11/26/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Windham County, Vermont, Town of Stratton; 200 fast east of the Junction of two seasonal roads at the end of Mountain Road.
  • State: Vermont
  • County: VT025—Windham
  • MLRA: 143—Northeastern Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: VT025—Windham County, Vermont

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W. Sheehan
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed Aquic Fragiorthods
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - MUNDAL
  • Classificaton Date - 6/24/2004
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Peru
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Aquic Fragiorthod
  • Taxon Kind - taxadjunct
  • Classificaton Date - 9/28/1977
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: glacial till
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/28/1977 (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

    ACER

    BETUL

    PICEA

    Acer

    Betula

    Picea

    maple

    birch

    spruce

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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

    10

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    549

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    O1—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); muck; fragments.
    O2—2 to 5 centimeters (0.8 to 2.0 inches); muck; fragments.
    A1—5 to 8 centimeters (2.0 to 3.1 inches); black (5YR 2/1) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 21.0 roots; 10 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green; abrupt smooth boundary.
    Ap—8 to 23 centimeters (3.1 to 9.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 21.0 roots; 10 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, chlorophenol red; abrupt smooth boundary.
    B21hir—23 to 35 centimeters (9.1 to 13.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; strongly smeary; 21.0 roots; 10 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, chlorophenol red; gradual broken boundary. Lab sample # 78P00313
    B22hir—35 to 46 centimeters (13.8 to 18.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; strongly smeary; 3.0 roots; 10 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary.
    B23hir—46 to 56 centimeters (18.1 to 22.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) fine sandy loam; 21 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; moderately smeary; 3.0 roots; 10 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary.
    Bx—56 to 96 centimeters (22.0 to 37.8 inches); dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) silt loam; 1 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine distinct and 21 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine distinct mottles; weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; brittle; 15 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, chlorophenol red; abrupt smooth boundary.
    C—96 to 137 centimeters (37.8 to 53.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) silt loam; massive; firm; 10 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, chlorophenol red.