Print Date: Apr 8 2015	Country:
Description Date: Jul 17 2012	State: Massachusetts
Describer: Glenn Stanisewsky, Jacob Isleib, Marissa Theve	County: Worcester
Site ID: S2012MA027001	MLRA: 144B -- New England and Eastern New York Upland, Northern Part
Site Note:	Soil Survey Area: MA614 -- Worcester County, Massachusetts, Northwestern Part 12-STJ -- Saint Johnsbury, Vermont
Pedon ID: S2012MA027001	Map Unit: 908C -- Becket-Skerry association, 3 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony
Pedon Note:	Quad Name:
Lab Source ID:	Std Latitude: 42.5356111
Lab Pedon #: 12N8063	Std Longitude: -72.1755556
User Transect ID:
Soil Name as Described/Sampled: Henniker, taxadjunct
Classification:	Latitude: 42 degrees 32 minutes 8.20 seconds north
Soil Name as Correlated: Henniker, taxadjunct	Longitude: 72 degrees 10 minutes 32.00 seconds west
Classification: Coarse-loamy over sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed, semiactive, frigid Oxyaquic Dystrudepts	Datum: WGS84
Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series	UTM Zone:
Pedon Purpose: full pedon description	UTM Easting:
Taxon Kind: taxadjunct	UTM Northing:

 

Associated Soils:
Physiographic Division: Appalachian Highlands	Primary Earth Cover: Tree cover
Physiographic Province: New England Province	Secondary Earth Cover: Hardwoods
Physiographic Section: New England upland section	Existing Vegetation: lowbush blueberry, northern red oak, red maple, striped maple
State Physiographic Area:	Parent Material: lodgment till
Local Physiographic Area:	Bedrock Kind:
Geomorphic Setting: on backslope of side slope of drumlin on upland	Bedrock Depth:
Upslope Shape: concave	Bedrock Hardness:
Cross Slope Shape: linear	Bedrock Fracture Interval:
Particle Size Control Section: 29 to 104 cm.	Surface Fragments:
Description origin: PedonPC	Description database: KSSL
Diagnostic Features: ochric epipedon 0 to 17 cm. cambic horizon 17 to 82 cm. strongly contrasting particle size class 82 to cm. redox concentrations 96 to 113 cm. densic contact 113 to cm. densic materials 113 to 160 cm.
Cont. Site ID: S2012MA027001	Pedon ID: S2012MA027001

 

Top Depth (cm): 113	Restriction Kind: densic material
Bottom Depth (cm):160	Restriction Hardness: noncemented

 

Slope (%): 5.0	Elevation (meters): 365.8
Aspect (deg): 82	MAAT (C)
MSAT (C):	MWAT (C):
MAP (mm):	Frost-Free Days:
Drainage Class: well	Slope Length (meters)
Upslope Length (meters):

 

Oi--0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2) slightly decomposed plant material; many very fine roots throughout and many medium roots throughout and many fine roots throughout; strongly acid, pH 5.2, Bromcresol green; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 12N03205

A--4 to 9 centimeters (1.6 to 3.5 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) highly organic fine sandy loam; weak fine granular, and weak medium granular structure; very friable; many very fine roots throughout and many medium roots throughout and many fine roots throughout and many coarse roots throughout; 5 percent nonflat subangular 2 to 75-millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent nonflat subangular 75 to 250-millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, Bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 12N03206

Ap--9 to 17 centimeters (3.5 to 6.7 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) gravelly fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; many very fine roots throughout and many medium roots throughout and many fine roots throughout and many coarse roots throughout; 5 percent nonflat subangular 75 to 250-millimeter unspecified fragments and 12 percent nonflat subangular 2 to 75-millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, Bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 12N03207

B/E--17 to 32 centimeters (6.7 to 12.6 inches); 90 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; many medium roots throughout and common fine roots throughout and few coarse roots throughout; few medium tubular and few fine dendritic tubular and few fine tubular pores; 5 percent nonflat subangular 75 to 250-millimeter unspecified fragments and 7 percent nonflat subangular 2 to 75-millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, Bromcresol green; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 12N03208

Bw1--32 to 53 centimeters (12.6 to 20.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; common medium roots throughout and common fine roots throughout and few coarse roots throughout; few medium tubular and few fine dendritic tubular and few fine tubular and few coarse tubular pores; 5 percent nonflat subangular 2 to 75-millimeter unspecified fragments and 7 percent nonflat subangular 75 to 250-millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, Bromcresol green; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 12N03209

Bw2--53 to 82 centimeters (20.9 to 32.3 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; few medium roots throughout and few fine roots throughout and few coarse roots throughout; few fine dendritic tubular and few fine tubular pores; 5 percent nonflat subangular 2 to 75-millimeter unspecified fragments and 7 percent nonflat subangular 75 to 250-millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, Bromcresol green; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 12N03210

2BC--82 to 96 centimeters (32.3 to 37.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loamy sand; single grain; loose; few very fine roots throughout and few fine roots throughout; 5 percent nonflat subangular 75 to 250-millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent nonflat subangular 2 to 75-millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, Bromcresol green; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 12N03211

2C--96 to 113 centimeters (37.8 to 44.5 inches); 75 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) and 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sand; single grain; loose; very few medium roots throughout and very few fine roots throughout; 5 percent coarse prominent 5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 12 percent nonflat subangular 2 to 75-millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, Chlorophenol red; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 12N03212

2Cd1--113 to 133 centimeters (44.5 to 52.4 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) gravelly coarse sandy loam; massive; firm; 3 percent nonflat subangular 75 to 250-millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent nonflat subangular 2 to 75-millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, Chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 12N03213

2Cd2--133 to 160 centimeters (52.4 to 63.0 inches); 60 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and 40 percent brown (10YR 4/3) very gravelly coarse sand; massive; firm; 5 percent nonflat subangular 250 to 600-millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent nonflat subangular 75 to 250-millimeter unspecified fragments and 40 percent nonflat subangular 2 to 75-millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, Chlorophenol red. Lab sample # 12N03214.