H118

Location: Cooriemungle

Australian Soil Classification: Acidic-Mottled Grey KANDOSOL
General Landscape Description: Low Hill: Valley Side (Slumped Material); Hillock
Site Description: Mid Slope; Undulating
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Palaeogene Sediments (Gellibrand Marl)

H118 landscape image

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A1	0-9 cm	Very dark brown (10YR2/2); heavy loam, fine sandy; strong fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, moderately moist; pH 6.5; clear change to:	H118 Profile
A3	9-15 cm	Dark greyish brown (10YR4/2); few, medium faint brownish yellow (10YR6/6) mottles; heavy silty clay loam, fine sandy; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, moist; pH 5.5; clear change to:
Subsoil
B21	15-40 cm	Greyish brown (10YR5/2); many, coarse distinct brownish yellow (10YR6/8) mottles; light clay, fine sandy; weak medium polyhedral / indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; weak consistence, moist; pH 4.5; gradual change to:
B22	40-70 cm	Greyish brown (10YR5/2); many, coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR5/8) mottles; medium heavy clay; weak medium polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, wet; pH 5.0; diffuse change to:
B23	70-108 cm	Greyish brown (10YR5/2); many, very coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR5/8) and medium very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2) mottles; heavy clay; weak medium polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, wet; 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	5.3	0.14	12	2.2	0.96	0.3	8.2	0.55	15	<10	370	58	10	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	0.97	57.4	53.1	51.5	20.4	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Partial

Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2007.

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