IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sunbury
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 87FN260003
  • User Pedon ID: 87FN260003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0591
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59886
  • Print Date: 6/1/2024

    • 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: 46.9680557
  • Std. Longitude: -65.6794434
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 6 mi W of New Castle, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • State: Foreign

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Kimble, R. Rourke, T. Cook, C. Wang, H. Rees
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sunbury
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Haplorthods
  • PSC - 25 to 75 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: dead ice moraine
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.05 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1987 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    albic horizon

    spodic horizon

    0—15

    15—40

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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

    3

    —

    —

    37

    —

    180

    110

    —

    —

    4.9

    18

    -8

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    Oa—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) interior; 5.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, pH meter 1:2 calcium chloride; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P03112; moist when described;. many very fine and fine roots throughout
    E—4 to 19 centimeters (1.6 to 7.5 inches); pale red (2.5YR 7/2) interior loamy fine sand; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) fine faint mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky, and weak fine and medium granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 fine and medium roots and 2.5 coarse roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, pH meter 1:2 calcium chloride; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # 87P03113; moist when described;. Many very fine roots, few root channels filled with material from Oa horizon. 95% sand grains are clean; very few black specks (micro pellets).; many fine and medium roots; common coarse roots throughout; few fine faint 7.5YR54 mottles
    Bs1—19 to 28 centimeters (7.5 to 11.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine and medium granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout and 5.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 55 percent distinct , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, pH meter 1:2 calcium chloride; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03114; moist when described;. The granular structure parts to single grain. Many very fine roots, common fine and medium soil pellets. All sand grains are coated with humus and/or sesquioxides, thin to moderately thick. Some sand grains are clumped or aggregated. Upper 2; many iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; many fine and medium roots; common very fine roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 222081; continuous - phpvsfiid 222081
    Bs2—28 to 44 centimeters (11.0 to 17.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 55 percent distinct , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 9 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, pH meter 1:2 calcium chloride; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03115; moist when described;. All sand grains are coated with humus and/or sesquioxides, thin to moderately thick. some sand grains are clumped or aggregated together, common black specks (micro pellets). Weakly smeariness, few very fine and fine soil pellets.; many iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; common fine and medium roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 232156; continuous - phpvsfiid 232156
    BC—44 to 56 centimeters (17.3 to 22.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 15 percent distinct , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel and 37 percent faint , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel; 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH meter 1:2 calcium chloride; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03116; moist when described;. About 25-50% of sand grains are coated and few black specks (micro pellets).; common iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; few iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; few very fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232157; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232158; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232157; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232158
    C—56 to 79 centimeters (22.0 to 31.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular and 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; 2 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 4 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 8 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH meter 1:2 calcium chloride. Lab sample # 87P03117; moist when described;. very few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 232159; patchy - phpvsfiid 232159