IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Boonton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2009NY085001
  • User Pedon ID: S2009NY085001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 09N0887
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 24012
  • 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: 40.5333366
  • Std. Longitude: -74.1764908
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Map Unit: BHBu—Boonton-Haledon complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: New York
  • County: NY085—Richmond
  • MLRA: 149B—Long Island-Cape Cod Coastal Lowland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NY085—Richmond County, New York
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40074-E2—Arthur Kill, New York

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Richard Shaw, Lindsay Reinhardt
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Typic Fragiudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Boonton
  • PSC - 28 to 66 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Boonton
  • Classificaton Date - 11/10/2008
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: till derived from sedimentary rock
  • Landscape: till plain
  • Landform: till plain
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: yes

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/10/2008 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: B15b
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    fragipan

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    66 - 130

    - 64 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    fragipan

    argillic horizon

    0—20

    66—130

    66—185

    —17—

    —64—

    —110—
    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

    7

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    19.8

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    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) moderately decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # 09N03178; observed in pit, small
    A—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 6.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 09N03179; observed in pit, small
    BA—8 to 19 centimeters (3.1 to 7.5 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 13 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 09N03180; observed in pit, small
    BE1—19 to 30 centimeters (7.5 to 11.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots and 3.0 coarse roots; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds and 10 percent faint clay films on surfaces along root channels; 12 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 09N03181; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 434585; patchy - phpvsfiid 434586; patchy - phpvsfiid 434585; patchy - phpvsfiid 434586
    BE2—30 to 66 centimeters (11.8 to 26.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) sandy loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots; 15 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds and 15 percent distinct clay films on surfaces along root channels; 15 percent coarse faint reddish brown (5YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N03182; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 434587; patchy - phpvsfiid 434588; patchy - phpvsfiid 434587; patchy - phpvsfiid 434588
    Btx1—66 to 102 centimeters (26.0 to 40.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) gravelly sandy loam; moderate very coarse prismatic structure; firm; brittle; 30 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds and 30 percent distinct clay films on surfaces along root channels; 1 percent fine prominent black (N 2.5/) manganese coatings and 5 percent medium prominent pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2), moist, iron depletions and 15 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 20 percent coarse distinct light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/3), moist, iron depletions; ; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 76-163-250 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments and 21 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 09N03183; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 434591; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 434592; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 434591; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 434592
    Btx2—102 to 130 centimeters (40.2 to 51.2 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) gravelly fine sandy loam; moderate very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; brittle; 30 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds and 30 percent distinct clay films on surfaces along root channels; 1 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine prominent black (N 2.5/), moist, manganese coatings and 5 percent medium prominent pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2), moist, iron depletions and 20 percent coarse distinct light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/3), moist, iron depletions; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 76-163-250 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments and 16 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 09N03184; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 434589; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 434590; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 434589; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 434590
    Btx3—130 to 170 centimeters (51.2 to 66.9 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) loam; moderate very thick platy structure; firm; 10 percent distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 8 percent fine prominent black (N 2/), moist, iron-manganese concretions and 15 percent coarse distinct light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/3), moist, iron depletions; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 76-163-250 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments and 12 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N03185; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 456020; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 456020
    BC—170 to 185 centimeters (66.9 to 72.8 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) gravelly fine sandy loam; weak very thick platy parts to massive; firm; 10 percent distinct clay films on surfaces along pores; 1 percent fine prominent black (N 2.5/), moist, manganese coatings; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 76-163-250 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments and 18 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3. Lab sample # 09N03186; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 434593; patchy - phpvsfiid 434593