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USDA - Soil Conservation Service Soil Series: BARNSTABLE Site Identification #: 90MA023035 Map Unit Symbol: 433B Lab Pedon #: 2343302 Lab Source: UMASS Soil Survey Area #: 023 MLRA: 149B County Name: Plymouth Soil Survey Area Name: PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS Location Description: Approximately 50 feet east of dirt access road, approximately 730 feet south of Route 3A at a point 1.95 miles northwest of the intersection of Route 3A and White Horse Road. Quadrangle Name: Latitude: 41 degrees 55 minutes 58.0 seconds N UTM Zone: UTM Easting: UTM Northing: Photograph #: 4939D Description Category: Full pedon description Pedon Category: Typical pedon for series Slope Characteristics Information Elevation: 300.0 feet Physiography: Moisture Regime: Udic moisture regime Landuse: Forest land not grazed Parent Material: Slightly weathered glacial till from mixed-igneous-metamorphic & sedimentary
Described by: DESCRIPTION: P.C. FLETCHER; SAMPLING: P.C. FLETCHER & JUDY BARTOS Notes: Samples taken for lab characterization at University of Massachusetts, soils lab. Vegetation species include white oak, red oak, pitch pine, viberum, blackberry, huckleberry, low bush blueberry. Oi-- 2 to 0 inches; fibric material; abrupt wavy boundary. Oe-- 0 to 1 inches; dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) partially decomposed organic matter; very friable; abrupt wavy boundary. 1 to 1.5 inches; black (5YR 2/1) sapric material; weak fine and medium granular structure; very friable; common medium roots throughout and common very fine and fine throughout; 4.0 Bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary. E-- 1 to 3.5 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) coarse sandy loam; massive; friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common fine roots throughout and common medium throughout; 4.6 Bromcresol green; and5 percent subrounded mixed gravel and 5 percent subrounded mixed cobbles; abrupt wavy boundary. Bs-- 3 to 5 inches; brown (7.5YR 4/2) sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common very fine and fine roots throughout and common medium and coarse throughout; 4.8 Bromcresol green; 10 percent subrounded mixed gravel and 2 percent subangular mixed stones and 5 percent subrounded mixed cobbles; abrupt wavy boundary. textures close to COSL Bw1-- 5 to 11 inches; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common very fine and fine roots throughout and common medium and coarse throughout; 5.0 Bromcresol green; 10 percent subangular mixed stones and 10 percent subrounded mixed gravel and 5 percent subrounded mixed cobbles; clear wavy boundary. textures close to COSL Bw2--11 to 25 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) coarse sandy loam; massive; friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common medium and coarse roots throughout and common very fine and fine throughout; 5.2 Bromcresol green; 5.2 Chlorophenol red; 10 percent subangular mixed stones and 10 percent subrounded mixed cobbles and 15 percent subrounded mixed gravel; clear wavy boundary. 2C1--25 to 38 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loamy coarse sand; massive; friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common very fine and fine roots throughout and common medium and coarse throughout; 5.2 Bromcresol green; 5.2 Chlorophenol red; 1 percent subangular mixed stones and 10 percent subrounded mixed cobbles and 25 percent subrounded mixed gravel; clear wavy boundary. 2C2--38 to 64 inches; light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) coarse sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky and nonplastic; 5.5 Bromcresol green; 5.5 Chlorophenol red; 1 percent subangular mixed stones and 30 percent subrounded mixed gravel and 5 percent subrounded mixed cobbles. |
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