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USDA - Soil Conservation Service Soil Series: PLYMOUTH Site Identification #: 90MA023031 Map Unit Symbol: 435DE Lab Pedon #: 2343501 Soil Survey Area #: 023 MLRA: 149B County Name: Plymouth Soil Survey Area Name: PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS Location Description: 8 feet north of high tension right of way, and 1000 feet west of South Pond Road at a point approximately .045 miles south of the intersection of South Pond Road and Black Cat Road in the town of Plymouth, MA. Quadrangle Name: Latitude: 41 degrees 55 minutes 17.0 seconds N Longitude: 70 degrees 40 minutes 41.0 seconds W UTM Zone: UTM Easting: UTM Northing: Photograph #: 693B Description Category: Full pedon description Pedon Category: Typical pedon for series Slope Characteristics Information Elevation: 160.0 feet Physiography: Geomorphic Position: in a depression, shoulder, of a nose slope Moisture Regime: Udic moisture regime Landuse: Forest land not grazed Stoniness: 0.00 percent Parent Material: Slightly weathered glacial outwash from mixed-igneous-metamorphic & sedimentary. Described by: P.C. Fletcher Notes: Weather - Sunny 60 degrees F. Oi-- 4 to 0 inches; abrupt wavy boundary. Oe-- 0 to 2 inches; dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) ; weak fine and medium granular structure; very friable; common very fine and fine roots throughout and common medium throughout; 4.2; abrupt wavy boundary. Oa-- 2 to 3 inches; black (N 2/0) sapric material; weak fine and medium granular structure; very friable; common very fine and fine roots throughout and common medium throughout; 4.4; abrupt wavy boundary. possible A horizon; some uncoated quartz sand grains 10YR 6/1; pieces of charcoal observed E-- 3 to 7 inches; dark gray (10YR 4/1) coarse sand; single grain; loose; common very fine and fine roots throughout and common medium throughout; 4.4; 5 percent subrounded mixed gravel; clear wavy boundary. Bs-- 7 to 10 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and brown (7.5YR 4/2) and brown (7.5YR 4/4) loamy coarse sand; massive; very friable; common very fine and fine roots throughout and common medium throughout; 4.6; 2 percent subrounded mixed cobbles and 5 percent subrounded mixed gravel; clear wavy boundary. few stones observed in road cut Bw--10 to 16 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse sand; massive; very friable; common medium roots throughout and common very fine and fine throughout; 5.0; 2 percent subrounded mixed cobbles and 5 percent subrounded mixed gravel; clear wavy boundary. few stones observed in road cut BC--16 to 25 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) coarse sand; single grain; loose; common very fine and fine roots throughout and common medium throughout; 5.2; 2 percent subrounded mixed cobbles and 5 percent subrounded mixed gravel; gradual wavy boundary. C--25 to 60 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) coarse sand; single grain; loose; 5.2; and2 percent subrounded mixed gravel. one thin (3") gravelly layer at about 48" - otherwise cos with about 2% fine gravel |
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