IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Marlow
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979MA003006
  • User Pedon ID: S1979MA003006
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1979MA003006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - UMASS
  • Lab Pedon # - 1979MA003006
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 74585
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 42.4567028
  • Std. Longitude: -73.0985194
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Marlow Series, Approximate location: 150 m (500 ft) west of New Windsor Road, 1.6 km (1 mile) North of Rte. 143 in Hindsdale, Mass (USGS-Peru quadrangle).
  • State: Massachusetts
  • County: MA003—Berkshire
  • MLRA: 143—Northeastern Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MA003—Berkshire County, Massachusetts
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42073-D1—Peru, Massachusetts

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, isotic, frigid Oxyaquic 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 - Marlow
  • PSC - 30 to 84 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/12/2014
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Marlow
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Typic Fragiorthods
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/25/1979
  • 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: lodgment till derived from mica schist and/or lodgment till derived from gneiss
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/25/1979 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - conifers
  • 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

    TSUGA

    Tsuga

    hemlock

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

    densic material

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    84 - 127

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

    ochric epipedon

    fibric soil materials

    hemic soil materials

    albic horizon

    spodic materials

    spodic horizon

    densic materials

    densic contact

    0—5

    0—2

    2—5

    5—13

    13—38

    13—38

    84—127

    84—

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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

    18

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    479

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    270

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) slightly decomposed plant material; structureless massive; fragments. Lab sample # UMA07901
    Oe—2 to 5 centimeters (0.8 to 2.0 inches); black (5YR 2.5/1) moderately decomposed plant material; structureless massive; fragments. Lab sample # UMA07902
    E—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); gray (5YR 6/1) fine sandy loam; structureless massive; very friable; many (5.0) medium roots and many (5.0) fine roots; 4 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA07924
    Bhs1—13 to 18 centimeters (5.1 to 7.1 inches); black (5YR 2.5/1) very fine sandy loam; structureless massive; very friable; many (5.0) medium roots and many (5.0) fine roots; 2 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA07925
    Bhs2—18 to 38 centimeters (7.1 to 15.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) fine sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; common (3.0) medium roots and common (3.0) fine roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA07926
    Bs—38 to 61 centimeters (15.0 to 24.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) gravelly fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few (0.5) medium roots and few (0.5) fine roots; 16 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA07927
    BC—61 to 84 centimeters (24.0 to 33.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) gravelly sandy loam; weak subangular blocky structure; friable; few (0.1) fine roots; 15 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA07928
    Cd—84 to 127 centimeters (33.1 to 50.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) gravelly sandy loam; structureless massive; firm; few (0.1) fine roots; 29 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method. Lab sample # UMA07929