IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ridgebury
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1980MA015010
  • User Pedon ID: S1980MA015010
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1980MA015010
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - UMASS
  • Lab Pedon # - 1980MA015010
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 74606
  • 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: 42.3938778
  • Std. Longitude: -72.5190944
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Ridgebury Taxadjunct, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachussets. Abandoned orchard and blueberry patch. Aproximate location: The profile is located 1980 m (650 ft) East 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-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Endoaquents
  • 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 - Ridgebury
  • PSC - 25 to 61 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/18/2014
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ridgebury
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Aeric Fragiaquepts
  • Taxon Kind - variant
  • PSC - 25 to 61 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/1980
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - first edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: yes
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: not reviewed


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: lodgment till
  • Landform: hill
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: yes

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/23/1980 (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 % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Ap

    Bw1

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    Cdg

    2C1

    3C2

    4Cd

    0

    23

    33

    48

    61

    79

    91

    107

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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

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    Cdg

    2C1

    3C2

    4Cd

    0

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    48

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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

    BC

    Cdg

    2C1

    3C2

    4Cd

    0

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    33

    48

    61

    79

    91

    107

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

    VACCI

    Vaccinium

    blueberry

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

    densic material

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    61 - 79

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

    ochric epipedon

    aquic conditions

    densic contact

    densic materials

    lithologic discontinuity

    lithologic discontinuity

    densic materials

    lithologic discontinuity

    0—23

    10—122

    61—

    61—79

    72—91

    91—107

    107—122

    107—122

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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 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) silt loam; structureless massive, and moderate fine granular, and moderate medium granular, and moderate medium platy; friable; many (5.0) very fine roots and common (1.5) medium roots and common (1.5) fine roots; many very fine dendritic tubular and many fine dendritic tubular pores; 1 percent coarse yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, and yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron on surfaces along root channels and 1 percent coarse brown (7.5YR 5/2), moist, and light olive gray (5Y 6/2), moist, iron depletions on surfaces along root channels and 25 percent medium yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, and yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron on surfaces along root channels and 25 percent medium brown (7.5YR 5/2), moist, and light olive gray (5Y 6/2), moist, iron depletions on surfaces along root channels; 2 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA80050
    Bw1—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) silt loam; structureless massive; friable; common (3.0) very fine roots and few (0.5) fine roots; common very fine tubular and common fine tubular pores; 10 percent medium distinct gray (5Y 5/1), moist, iron depletions and 10 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA80051
    Bw2—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) silt loam; structureless massive; friable; common (2.0) very fine roots; common very fine tubular pores; 12 percent coarse prominent gray (5Y 6/1), moist, iron depletions and 12 percent coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA80052
    BC—48 to 61 centimeters (18.9 to 24.0 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) silt loam; structureless massive; firm; very few (0.1) very fine roots and very few (0.1) fine roots; few very fine vesicular pores; 12 percent coarse prominent gray (N 6/), moist, iron depletions and 12 percent coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 0 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA80053
    Cdg—61 to 79 centimeters (24.0 to 31.1 inches); gray (N 6/), sandy loam; structureless massive; firm; few fine vesicular pores; 12 percent coarse prominent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron along lamina or strata surfaces and 12 percent coarse prominent olive (5Y 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA80054
    2C1—79 to 91 centimeters (31.1 to 35.8 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) loamy sand; structureless single grain; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 10 percent coarse prominent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist, and yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 9 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA80055
    3C2—91 to 107 centimeters (35.8 to 42.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) gravelly loamy sand; structureless single grain; 22 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA80056
    4Cd—107 to 122 centimeters (42.1 to 48.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) gravelly sandy loam; structureless massive; firm; 5 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions and 5 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; 29 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method. Lab sample # UMA80057