IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Paxton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1978MA009021
  • User Pedon ID: S1978MA009021
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1978MA009021
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - UMASS
  • Lab Pedon # - 1978MA009021
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 74580
  • 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: 42.6450417
  • Std. Longitude: -70.8201750
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Approximate location:Willow Hill, 424 m (1400 ft)SSE of Candlewood Road and Cebacco Road junction. SSFS 37-503 @ 9.6 a & 3.7Y (USGS-Ipswich quadrangle).
  • State: Massachusetts
  • County: MA009—Essex
  • MLRA: 144A—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MA606—Essex County, Massachusetts, Southern Part
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42070-F7—Ipswich, Massachusetts

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Oxyaquic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Pedon PC 6.1B
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Paxton
  • PSC - 25 to 71 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/22/2014
  • Classifier - Jacob Isleib
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Woodbridge
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Fragiochrepts
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 71 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/2/1978
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - first edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: eolian deposits and/or ablation till over loamy till
  • Landscape: till plain
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/2/1978 (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
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Ap

    Bw1

    Bw2

    2BC

    2Cd

    2Cd2

    2Cd3

    2Cd4

    0

    18

    36

    61

    71

    97

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    188

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    188

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    Ap

    Bw1

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    2BC

    2Cd

    2Cd2

    2Cd3

    2Cd4

    0

    18

    36

    61

    71

    97

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    188

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    213

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    Ap

    Bw1

    Bw2

    2BC

    2Cd

    2Cd2

    2Cd3

    2Cd4

    0

    18

    36

    61

    71

    97

    155

    188

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    97

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    188

    213

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    Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    2GA

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    Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    densic material

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    71 - 213

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    lithologic discontinuity

    redox concentrations

    densic contact

    densic materials

    redox depletions with chroma 2 or less

    0—18

    18—61

    61—213

    61—188

    71—

    71—213

    71—188

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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 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; many (5.0) very fine roots and many (5.0) fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA07849
    Bw1—18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few (0.5) medium roots and common (3.0) fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA07850
    Bw2—36 to 61 centimeters (14.2 to 24.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few (0.5) medium roots and common (3.0) medium roots and common (3.0) fine roots; 12 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA07851
    2BC—61 to 71 centimeters (24.0 to 28.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) gravelly fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; brittle; few (0.5) fine roots; 25 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 16 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA07852
    2Cd—71 to 97 centimeters (28.0 to 38.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) stratified fine sandy loam, loamy sand; structureless massive; firm; brittle; 1 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions and 10 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, and brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 11 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA07853
    2Cd2—97 to 155 centimeters (38.2 to 61.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) sandy loam; structureless massive; firm; brittle; 1 percent coarse distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions and 1 percent coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, and brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent medium distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2), moist, iron-manganese masses; 13 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA07854
    2Cd3—155 to 188 centimeters (61.0 to 74.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) gravelly sandy loam; weak medium platy structure; firm; brittle; 1 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions and 1 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, and brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 24 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA07855
    2Cd4—188 to 213 centimeters (74.0 to 83.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) gravelly sandy loam; structureless massive; very friable; 19 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method. Lab sample # UMA07856