H101

Location: Curdie Vale

Australian Soil Classification: Brown KUROSOL

General Landscape Description: Gently Undulating Plain
Site Description: Plain Depression; Very Gently Undulating (1%)
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Neogene Sediments, Quaternary Sand Sheets

H101 landscape image

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A11	0-8 cm	Black (2.5YR2.5/1); coarse sandy loam; weak medium polyhedral structure; rough ped fabric; very firm consistence, dry; pH 6.0; abrupt change to:	H101 Profile
A12	8-15 cm	Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2); sandy loam; weak medium polyhedral structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, dry; pH 4.5; gradual change to:
A2	15-25 cm	Brown (10YR4/3); sandy loam; moderate medium polyhedral structure; rough ped fabric; very weak consistence, dry; very few fine gravelly ferruginous nodules; pH 4.5; abrupt change to:
A3/B1	25-45 cm	Yellowish brown (10YR5/4); clay loam, sandy; moderate medium polyhedral structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, slightly moist; very few fine gravelly ferruginous nodules; pH 5.0; clear change to:
Subsoil
B21	45-60 cm	Light olive brown (2.5Y5/3); common medium faint yellowish brown (10YR5/6); medium clay; moderate medium polyhedral parting to fine angular blocky structure; smooth; firm consistence, slightly moist; very few fine gravelly ferruginous nodules; pH 4.5; clear change to:
B22	60-100 cm	Light olive brown (2.5Y5/3); many medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR5/6); medium heavy clay; moderate medium polyhedral parting to angular fine structure; smooth; firm consistence, moist; very few fine gravelly ferruginous nodules; pH 5.0.

Chemical Properties of Upper 10 cm:

Depth (cm)	pH (water)	pH (CaCl₂)	EC dS/m	Exchangeable Cations				Total Carbon %	Total Nitrogen %	Organic Matter %	Available Aluminium mg/kg	Available Potassium (Skene K) mg/kg	Phosphorous (Olsen P) mg/kg	Available Sulphur mg/kg	Phosphorous Buffering Index
				Ca	Mg	K	Na
				meq/100g
0-10	5.4	4.8	0.15	6.3	1.6	0.97	0.4	8.6	0.61	16	16	300	55	8	180

Physical Properties of Upper 10 cm:

Depth (cm)	Bulk Density kg/L	Volumetric Water				Dispersion				Slaking
		At Saturation pF0 mL/100mL	Near Saturation pF1.0 mL/100mL	Field Capacity pF2.0 mL/100mL	Wilting Point pF4.2 mL/100mL	Dry		Remoulded
						2 Hour	20 Hour	2 Hour	20 Hour
0-10	1.24	48.5	47.5	39.8	22.9	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Water Stable

Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2006.

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