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Catalog Number (archiveGUID): NEON05CC1SESAR Record

Event ID: S2012MA027001

Collector: Ed Ayres

Date: 2012-07-17

Locality: United States, Massachusetts, Worcester, Northeast (D01), Harvard Forest & Quabbin Watershed NEON (HARV), Harvard Forest Megapit, MP1 [Location ID: MEGAPT100973]

42.53562  -72.17562 +-4m.  WGS84

Verbatim Coordinates: 18N 732183.97796E 4713266.17907N

Elevation: 373 meters (1223ft)

Description: Soil sample from the megapit for archive

Sampling Protocol: NEON.DOC.001307vA

Notes: 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

Record ID: 21dc527c-0b7a-4d56-9578-0f25b47897ef

NEON Sample Viewer: 1_HARVARD_PIT1_4-9_ARCHIVE_A

For additional information about this specimen, please contact: NEON Megapit Archive (soilarchive@battelleecology.org)