IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): PITTSFIELD
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1960MA003008
  • User Pedon ID: S1960MA003008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0450
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 32978
  • Print Date: 5/30/2024

    • 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: 42.2819290
  • Std. Longitude: -73.2642593
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Highfield farm, 100 feet south of Fairview Street, 1-1/2 mile south of West Park Street, Lee, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, aerial photo DPM-3K-231.
  • State: Massachusetts
  • County: MA003—Berkshire
  • MLRA: 143—Northeastern Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MA003—Berkshire County, Massachusetts

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: E.J. Pedersen, D.D. Bohrer, F.A. Filios, S.J. Zayach, and D.C. Fuller.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Dystric Eutrochrepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - PITTSFIELD
  • PSC - 10 to 40 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Pittsfield
  • Classificaton Date - 6/10/1960
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/10/1960 (actual site observation date)
  • 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
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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) loam; weak and moderate medium granular structure; friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots; 2-76-150 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A03365
    A2orB21—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loam; weak thick platy parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots; clay films in root channels and/or pores and clay films on faces of peds; 2-76-150 millimeter unspecified fragments and 8 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, unspecified; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A03366. Some Ap material in worm holes.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183671; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 195232; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183671; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 195232
    B2—28 to 53 centimeters (11.0 to 20.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loam; weak and moderate medium platy, and weak and moderate thick platy structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; clay films on faces of peds; 2-76-150 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A03367. Worm channels coated with what appears to be Ap material.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 195233; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 195233
    B3—53 to 86 centimeters (20.9 to 33.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loam; weak very thick platy parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; clay films on faces of peds; 2-76-150 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A03368. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 195234; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 195234
    C11—86 to 122 centimeters (33.9 to 48.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) and olive gray (5Y 5/2) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) gravelly loam; massive; friable; 0.5 roots; 2-76-150 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments and 18 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A03369
    C12—122 to 170 centimeters (48.0 to 66.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) and brown (10YR 4/3) gravelly fine sandy loam; massive; friable; 2-76-150 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments and 12 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A03370
    C2—170 to 206 centimeters (66.9 to 81.1 inches); fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A03371. Similar to horizon above except it is calcareous at 76 inches (effervesces strongly with cold, dilute hydrochloric acid). Auger boring.