IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): METACOMET
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995MA011003A
  • User Pedon ID: S1995MA011003A
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0919
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67926
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 42.6949997
  • Std. Longitude: -72.3283310
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 100 feet N of Rum Brook Rd. from 1000 feet E of int. w/Old Winchester Rd.
  • State: Massachusetts
  • County: MA011—Franklin
  • MLRA: 144B—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Northern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MA011—Franklin County, Massachusetts

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: A. Averill
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - METACOMET
  • PSC - 25 to 69 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/6/2001
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Skerry
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Aquic Dystrochrept
  • Taxon Kind - variant
  • Classificaton Date - 7/6/1995
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/6/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: F7-2C
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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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    305

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    90

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    Oi—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 95P05978
    Oa—1 to 3 centimeters (0.4 to 1.2 inches); 21.0 fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 95P05979
    Ap—3 to 15 centimeters (1.2 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine sandy loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; 0.5 medium and coarse roots and 21.0 fine roots; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05980
    Bw1—15 to 38 centimeters (5.9 to 15.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 medium roots; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05981. Organic mixings 30%
    Bw2—38 to 51 centimeters (15.0 to 20.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine sandy loam; yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 medium roots; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05982
    Bw3—51 to 69 centimeters (20.1 to 27.2 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) sandy loam; strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) coarse prominent and weak red (2.5YR 5/2) fine distinct mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05983
    Cd1—69 to 86 centimeters (27.2 to 33.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) sandy loam; brown (10YR 5/3) coarse prominent and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; massive; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05984
    Cd2—86 to 114 centimeters (33.9 to 44.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) sandy loam; gray (5Y 6/1) coarse distinct and yellowish red (5YR 5/8) fine prominent and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; weak medium platy structure; firm; 0.5 fine pores; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 95P05985