SCITUATE PEDON DESCRIPTION 2331504
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Print Date: 8/6/02
Description Date: 10/11/01
Describer: Jim Turenne and RobTunstead

Site ID: 2331504

Site Note:  
Pedon ID: 2331504
Lab Pedon #:
Lab Source ID:

Soil Name as Described/Sampled: Scituate
Soil Name as Correlated:
Classification:   Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Dystrudepts

Pedon Type: within range of map unit
Pedon Purpose: research site
Taxon Kind: series

Location Information
County:   Plymouth
State:   Massachusetts
MLRA:   144A -- New England And Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part
Soil Survey Area:   MA023 -- Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Map Unit:   315A -- Scituate fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 %

Location Description:   MARS01 well site, North of Spring street, West of Route 3A, South of North River in the town of Marshfield. Audubon property.
Legal Description:  

Latitude: 42 degrees 9 minutes 28.2 seconds north
Longitude: 70 degrees 44 minutes 43.9 seconds west
Datum: NAD83
UTM Zone: 19
UTM Easting: 466878 meters
UTM Northing: 355794 meters

Physiographic Division:   Appalachian Highlands
Physiographic Province:   New England Province
Physiographic Section:   Seaboard Lowland Section
State Physiographic Area:  
Local Physiographic Area:   Marshfield Hills

Geomorphic Setting:   shoulder of side slope of drumlinoid ridge on upland
Upslope Shape: concave
Cross Slope Shape: linear

Primary Earth Cover: tree cover
Secondary Earth Cover: conifers

Parent Material:   loamy eolian deposits over ablation till over basal till
Bedrock Kind:
Bedrock Depth:
Bedrock Hardness:
Bedrock Fracture Interval:

Surface Fragments:  

Particle Size Control Section: 25 to 84 cm.

Diagnostic Features:   fibric soil materials 0 to 3 cm.
ochric epipedon 0 to 28 cm.
hemic soil materials 3 to 5 cm.
cambic horizon 28 to 66 cm.
densic materials 84 to cm.

Restrictions
Top Depth (cm) Bottom Depth (cm) Restriction Kind Restriction Hardness
84
densic material

Slope (%) Elevation (meters) Aspect (deg) MAAT (C) MSAT (C) MWAT (C) MAP (mm) Frost Free Days Drainage Class Slope Length (meters) Upslope Length (meters)
2 25 0




moderately well


Oi--0 to 3 cm; clear smooth boundary.

Oe--3 to 5 cm; very dusky red (2.5YR 2/2), moderately decomposed plant material; clear smooth boundary.

Ap--5 to 28 cm; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), fine sandy loam, brown (10YR 4/3), dry; weak medium subangular blocky structure, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable, soft; common very fine roots throughout and common fine roots throughout and common medium roots throughout and few coarse roots throughout and few very coarse roots throughout; strongly acid, pH 5.2, Chlorophenol red; clear smooth boundary.

Bw1--28 to 48 cm; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, soft; common very fine roots throughout and common fine roots throughout and few medium roots throughout; strongly acid, pH 5.4, Chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary.

Bw2--48 to 66 cm; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, soft; few very fine roots throughout and few fine roots throughout and few medium roots throughout; 10 percent medium prominent irregular strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix and 10 percent coarse prominent irregular strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix and 5 percent distinct light gray (2.5Y 7/2), moist, iron depletions; strongly acid, pH 5.4, Chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary.

C--66 to 84 cm; light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), sandy loam; massive; friable, soft; few medium roots throughout; 20 percent coarse prominent irregular strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix and 20 percent coarse prominent irregular strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix and 3 percent medium prominent irregular dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries in matrix and 3 percent coarse prominent irregular dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries in matrix; moderately acid, pH 5.6, Chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary.

2Cd--84 to 165 cm; light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), fine sandy loam; massive; firm; 20 percent coarse prominent irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix and 20 percent very coarse prominent irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix and 3 percent medium prominent irregular reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries in matrix; strongly acid, pH 5.4, Chlorophenol red.