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USDA - Soil Conservation Service Soil Series: PAXTON Map Unit Name: Paxton fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony Component Name: Paxton Site Identification #: 90MA023058 Map Unit Symbol: 306B Note ID: Yield ID: Laboratory Information Lab Pedon #: 2330602 Source Lab Id: Location Information Soil Survey Area #: 023 MLRA: 144A County FIPS Code: County Name: Plymouth County, Massachusetts Soil Survey Area Name: Plymouth County, Massachusetts Location Description: Whitman Quadrangle, southeast corner of the Whitman-Hanson Regional High School (under power lines), in the town of Hanson; 1400' east of Rt. 27, 4000' north of the Conrail-Washington St. intersection. Quadrangle Name: Whitman Quadrangle Latitude: 42 degrees 4 minutes 8.0 seconds N Longitude: 70 degrees 54 minutes 17.0 seconds W UTM Zone: UTM Easting: UTM Northing: Photograph #: 49140B Description Category: Full pedon description Pedon Category: Typical pedon for series Slope Characteristics Information Physiography: Runoff: High Type of Erosion: water erosion Degree of Erosion: Class 2 Classification: ____ , ____ , ____ , ____ , ____ ____ Moisture Regime: Udic moisture regime Landuse: Forest land not grazed Parent Material: Weathered glacial till from mixed-igneous-metamorphic & sedimentary Described by: Judy Bartos, Jim Turenne, Jim Walsh Notes: Samples collected for laboratory analysis at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. Pit described to 50"; no change observed > 50" (augar method); mapped Paxton - pan too shallow.
Oi-- 2 to 0 inches; fibric material; common fine to coarse roots throughout; abrupt smooth boundary.
A-- 0 to 1 inches; black (10YR 2/1) fine sandy loam; massive; very friable; common very fine and fine roots throughout; 4.8 Chlorophenol red; 0 percent mixed gravel and 5 percent subangular mixed cobbles and 5 percent subangular mixed stones; abrupt smooth boundary
Bw1-- 1 to 5 inches; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) gravelly fine sandy loam; massive; very friable; common very fine and fine roots throughout and common medium throughout; 5.0 Chlorophenol red; 5 percent subangular mixed gravel and 5 percent subangular mixed cobbles and 5 percent subangular mixed stones; abrupt irregular boundary.
Bw2-- 5 to 14 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) gravelly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; common fine and medium roots throughout; 5.2 Chlorophenol red; 10 percent subangular mixed gravel and 10 percent subangular mixed cobbles and 5 percent subangular mixed stones and 5 percent mixed channers; gradual wavy boundary.
Bc--14 to 16 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) gravelly sandy loam; massive; friable; common fine roots throughout and common very fine throughout; 5.2 Chlorophenol red; 10 percent subangular mixed gravel and 5 percent subangular mixed cobbles and 2 percent angular mixed stones; clear wavy boundary.
Cd1--16 to 23 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) gravelly sandy loam; weak medium platy structure; firm; common very fine and fine roots throughout; 5.3 Chlorophenol red; 15 percent subangular mixed gravel and 5 percent subangular mixed cobbles and 5 percent angular mixed stones; gradual wavy boundary.
Cd2--23 to 50 inches; light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) gravelly sandy loam; few fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) and common medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) mottles; weak coarse platy structure; very firm; 5.3 Chlorophenol red; 20 percent subangular mixed gravel and 5 percent subangular mixed stones and 2 percent angular mixed stones. |
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