IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kinsman
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990ME019005
  • User Pedon ID: 90ME019005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0051
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63098
  • Print Date: 6/2/2024

    • LOCATION

  • State: Maine
  • County: ME019—Penobscot

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Larry Brown, Norm Kalloch, Elissa Levine, and Jane
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kinsman
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed Aeric Haplaquods
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1990 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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
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    0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments. loose litter
    Oa—3 to 13 centimeters (1.2 to 5.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) Error; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P00317. few medium and coarse roots; many very fine roots
    E—13 to 26 centimeters (5.1 to 10.2 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) and gray (10YR 6/1) loamy fine sand; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint mottles; massive; very friable; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # 91P00318. few fine roots; few very fine roots; few fine faint 10YR52 mottles
    Bh1—26 to 36 centimeters (10.2 to 14.2 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2); 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/2) fine faint and 11 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) fine distinct mottles; massive; very friable; 5.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P00319. many very fine roots; few fine faint 7.5YR42 mottles; common fine distinct 7.5YR34 mottles
    Bh2—36 to 46 centimeters (14.2 to 18.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) loamy fine sand; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct and 11 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium prominent mottles; massive; very friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P00320. few very fine roots; few fine distinct 10YR44 mottles; common medium prominent 2.5Y52 mottles
    Bs—46 to 64 centimeters (18.1 to 25.2 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) loamy fine sand; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct and 11 percent olive gray (5Y 4/2) medium distinct mottles; massive; very friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P00321. few very fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR44 mottles; common medium distinct 5Y42 mottles
    BC—64 to 87 centimeters (25.2 to 34.3 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) loamy fine sand; 11 percent brown (10YR 4/3) fine distinct and 11 percent olive gray (5Y 5/2) fine distinct mottles; massive; friable; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P00322. common fine distinct 10YR43 mottles; common fine distinct 5Y52 mottles
    2Cd1—87 to 105 centimeters (34.3 to 41.3 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silt loam; massive; very firm; fragments. Lab sample # 91P00323
    2Cd2—105 to 120 centimeters (41.3 to 47.2 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) fine sand; 1 percent gray (5Y 6/1) fine distinct mottles; single grain; very firm; fragments. Lab sample # 91P00324. few fine distinct 5Y61 mottles