IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Rainbow
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1980MA015009
  • User Pedon ID: S1980MA015009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - UMASS
  • Lab Pedon # - 1980MA015009
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 74605
  • 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: 42.3940139
  • Std. Longitude: -72.5202556
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Rainbow Taxadjunct, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachussets, Abandoned Orchard -Approximate location: Site is located 90 m (300 ft) E of the observatory on Orchard Hill on the University of Massachussets campus (USGS-Mt. Toby quadrangle)
  • State: Massachusetts
  • County: MA015—Hampshire
  • MLRA: 145—Connecticut Valley
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MA609—Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Central Part
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42072-D5—Mount Toby, Massachusetts

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • 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 - Rainbow
  • PSC - 25 to 58 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/17/2014
  • Classifier - Jacob Isleib
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Rainbow
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Fragiochrepts
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 58 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/1980
  • 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
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/16/1980 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - crop trees
  • 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 % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Ap1

    Ap2

    Bw

    BC1

    BC2

    2Cd

    0

    8

    22

    38

    46

    58

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    23

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    46

    58

    114

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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

    Ap1

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    Bw

    BC1

    BC2

    2Cd

    0

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    38

    46

    58

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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 %

    Ap1

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    Bw

    BC1

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    2Cd

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    46

    58

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

    densic material

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    58 - 114

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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

    densic contact

    densic materials

    0—23

    22—46

    58—114

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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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    Ap1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) gravelly silt loam; strong medium granular structure; friable; many (5.0) very fine roots and common (3.0) medium roots and many (5.0) fine roots; 15 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA80020
    Ap2—8 to 23 centimeters (3.1 to 9.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) silt loam; moderate fine granular, and strong medium granular, and structureless massive; friable; many (5.0) very fine roots and common (3.0) fine roots; 9 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA80021
    Bw—22 to 38 centimeters (8.7 to 15.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) silt loam; structureless massive parts to weak fine granular; very friable; common (3.0) very fine roots and few (0.5) medium roots and common (3.0) fine roots; common (1.0) very fine tubular and common (1.0) medium tubular and common (1.0) fine tubular and common (1.0) coarse tubular pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA80022. many worm cast filled krotovinas
    BC1—38 to 46 centimeters (15.0 to 18.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) silt loam; structureless massive parts to weak fine granular; very friable; common (3.0) very fine roots and few (0.5) medium roots and few (0.5) fine roots and few (0.5) coarse roots; 1 percent coarse prominent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, iron depletions and 1 percent coarse prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # UMA80023
    BC2—46 to 58 centimeters (18.1 to 22.8 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) loam; structureless massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; few (0.5) very fine roots and few (0.5) fine roots; 5 percent coarse distinct olive (5Y 5/3), moist, iron depletions on surfaces along pores and 5 percent coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron on surfaces along pores and 12 percent fine distinct olive (5Y 5/3), moist, iron depletions and 13 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA80024
    2Cd—58 to 114 centimeters (22.8 to 44.9 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) gravelly sandy loam; structureless massive; firm; 1 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent coarse faint olive gray (5Y 5/2), moist, iron depletions and 25 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 34 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method. Lab sample # UMA80025