H113

Location: Purrumbete

Australian Soil Classification: Red FERROSOL or DERMOSOL

General Landscape Description: Dissected gently undulating volcanic plain
Site Description: Upper slope (4%) of hillslope
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Quaternary Basalt

H113 Landscape

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A11	0-6 cm	Dark brown (7.5YR3/2); loam, fine sandy; moderate medium parting to strong fine subangular blocky structure;rough ped fabric; firm consistence, dry; pH 6.5; abrupt change to:	H113 Profile
A12	6-25 cm	Dark reddish brown (5YR3/2); clay loam, sandy; moderate medium polyhedral parting to fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, slightly moist; very few medium gravelly ferromananiferous nodules; pH 5.5; clear change to:
Subsoil
B21	25-35 cm	Reddish brown (5YR4/4); fine sandy clay loam; moderate medium polyhedral parting to fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, slightly moist; common medium gravelly ferromananiferous nodules; few fine gravelly subrounded basalt; pH 6.0; clear change to:
B22	35-55 cm	Red (2.5YR4/4); light clay, fine sandy; moderate medium polyhedral parting to fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, slightly moist; many medium gravelly ferromananiferous nodules; common fine gravelly subrounded basalt; pH 5.5; gradual change to:
B23	55-70 cm	Dark reddish brown (5YR3/3); fine sandy clay loam; moderate medium polyhedral parting to weak fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, slightly moist; many medium gravelly ferromananiferous nodules; common fine gravelly subrounded basalt; pH 6.0.

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	5.7	5.2	0.48	4.8	2.1	2.9	0.74	4.5	0.39	8.3	<10	840	39	37	150

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	1.39	45.7	43.9	40.5	17.3	Nil	Nil	NIl	Slight	Water Stable

Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2006.

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