IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Lyman
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979MA003005
  • User Pedon ID: S1979MA003005
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1979MA003005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - UMASS
  • Lab Pedon # - 1979MA003005
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 74584
  • Print Date: 3/2/2025

    • 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: 42.6173833
  • Std. Longitude: -72.9602139
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Lyman Series, Mohawk Trail State Forest, (USGS-Plainfield quadrangle)
  • State: Massachusetts
  • County: MA003—Berkshire
  • MLRA: 143—Northeastern Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MA003—Berkshire County, Massachusetts
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42072-E8—Plainfield, Massachusetts

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy, isotic, frigid Lithic Haplorthods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Pedon PC 6.0
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Lyman
  • PSC - 28 to 51 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/12/2014
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Lyman
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy, mixed, frigid Lithic Haplorthods
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/10/1979
  • 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: not reviewed


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: till
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Bedrock: indurated at 51cm
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/10/1979 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • 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

    FAGR

    TSUGA

    Fagus grandifolia

    Tsuga

    American beech

    hemlock

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

    bedrock, lithic

    indurated

    51 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    hemic soil materials

    spodic materials

    spodic horizon

    lithic contact

    lithologic discontinuity

    0—11

    0—3

    11—51

    11—51

    51—

    51—

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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

    4

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    612

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    180

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    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; structureless massive; fragments. Lab sample # UMA07906
    A—3 to 11 centimeters (1.2 to 4.3 inches); black (5YR 2.5/1) very fine sandy loam; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; many (5.0) medium roots and many (5.0) fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA07947
    Bhs—11 to 13 centimeters (4.3 to 5.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) very fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common (3.0) medium roots and common (3.0) fine roots; 2 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA07948
    Bs1—13 to 16 centimeters (5.1 to 6.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) very fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; many (5.0) medium roots and many (5.0) fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA07949
    Bs2—16 to 46 centimeters (6.3 to 18.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) very fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few (0.5) medium roots; 2 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA07950
    Bs3—46 to 51 centimeters (18.1 to 20.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) very fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few (0.5) fine roots; 4 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method. Lab sample # UMA07951
    2R—51 to 76 centimeters (20.1 to 29.9 inches); bedrock; fragments. Lab sample # UMA07952