IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Chichester
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995MA011005
  • User Pedon ID: S1995MA011005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0923
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67930
  • Print Date: 11/22/2024

    • 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: 42.6758347
  • Std. Longitude: -72.5366669
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 250 feet W of Utility line from 2900 feet S of Intersection of Utility line and Alexander Hill 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
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42072-F4—Northfield, Massachusetts

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: A. Averill
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mixed, superactive, frigid Oxyaquic Udipsamments
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Chichester
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Monadnock
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Typic Dystrochrept
  • Taxon Kind - variant
  • Classificaton Date - 6/9/1995
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/9/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 23T
  • 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

    22

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    101

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    315

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    Oi—0 to 0 centimeters (0.0 to 0.0 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # 95P06009
    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P06010
    A—3 to 5 centimeters (1.2 to 2.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1) highly organic fine sandy loam; massive; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P06011
    A2—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak medium granular structure; very friable; 0.5 medium and coarse roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P06012. Possibly old Ap
    Bw1—15 to 36 centimeters (5.9 to 14.2 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P06013
    Bw2—36 to 58 centimeters (14.2 to 22.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) sandy loam; massive; friable; 3.0 coarse roots; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P06014
    C1—58 to 81 centimeters (22.8 to 31.9 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) loamy sand; reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) fine prominent mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 medium roots; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P06015
    C2—81 to 102 centimeters (31.9 to 40.2 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) loamy fine sand; brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) fine prominent mottles; weak platy structure; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P06016
    C3—102 to 140 centimeters (40.2 to 55.1 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) and light gray (5Y 7/2) gravelly loamy fine sand; massive, and massive; firm; 0.5 fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P06017. Variegated
    Cd—140 to 160 centimeters (55.1 to 63.0 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) gravelly loamy sand; weak medium granular structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 95P06018