H116

Location: Cooriemungle

Australian Soil Classification: (Humic), Grey KUROSOL or PODOSOL
General Landscape Description: Low Hill: Valley Side (Slumped Material)
Site Description: Mid Slope; Undulating (4%)
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Neogene Sediments Hanson Plains Sands Over Palaeogene Sediments (Gellibrand Marl)

H116 landscape image

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A11	0-20 cm	Black (10YR2/1); loam, sandy; weak medium polyhedral structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, moderately moist; pH 6.0; clear change to:	H116 Profile
A12	20-40 cm	Black (2.5Y2.5/1); heavy loamy sand; weak medium polyhedral structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, moderately moist; pH 5.5; clear change to:
A2e	40-50 cm	Very dark grey (10YR3/1), light grey (10YR6/1d); heavy sand; apedal structure; sandy fabric; very weak consistence, moderately moist; pH 4.2; clear change to:
Subsoil
B21	50-65 cm	Black (10YR2/1); light medium clay, fine sandy; common medium distinct very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2) mottles; apedal structure; earthy fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 4.5; clear change to:
2B21	65-75 cm	Very dark grey (10YR3/2); common medium distinct grey (10YR5/1) mottles; light clay, fine sandy; moderate medium to fine polyhedral structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 4.0; clear change to:
2B22	75-90 cm	Dark greyish brown (10YR4/2); many common medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR5/6) and very dark grey (10YR3/1) mottles; fine sandy clay loam; moderate medium to finesubangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; few fine gravely quartz; few fine ferruginous nodules; pH 4.5; clear change to:
2B23	90-105 cm	Light grey (10YR7/1); many medium distinct light yellowish brown (10YR6/6) and grey (10YR5/1) mottles; light medium clay; weak coarse to apedal (massive) structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 4.5.

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	5.0	0.13	7.6	1.5	1.0	0.2	8.1	0.54	15	<10	390	71	11	110

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	0.89	61.5	51.8	48.2	13.2	Minimal Aggregation

Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2007.

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