H119
Australian Soil Classification: Parapanic Humosesquic Semi-aquic PODSOL
General Landscape Description: Rise; Hillock
Site Description: Upper East-North Eastly Facing Slope; undulating (4%)
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Neogene Sediments (Hanson Plains Sands)
Soil Profile Morphology:
Surface Soil
| A1 | 0-13 cm | Black (10YR2/1); loamy sand; weak medium polyhedral structure; rough ped fabric; consistence, moist; pH 6.0; clear change to: |  H119 Profile |
| A21e | 13-25 cm | Grey (10YR5/1); heavy sand; apedal (massive); sandy fabric; very weak consistence, moderately moist; pH 7.5; abrupt change to: | |
| A22e | 25-40 cm | Very light grey (10YR7/1); sand; apedal structure; sandy fabric; very weak consistence, moderately moist; pH 8.0; abrupt change to: | |
| Subsoil | |||
| B21(s) | 40-52 cm | Brown (10YR5/3); many, medium distinct pink (5YR8/3) and yellowish red (5YR5/8) mottles; sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; many medium gravely ferruginous nodules (discontinuous pan): pH 7.0; clear change to: | |
| B22 | 52-65 cm | Yellowish brown (10YR5/4); many, medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR5/8) mottles; coarse sandy clay loam; weak medium polyhedral structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; very few medium gravely ferruginous nodules: pH 6.5; clear change to: | |
| 2B21 | 65-95 cm | Strong brown (7.5YR4/6); many, coarse prominent light yellowish brown (10YR6/3) mottles; medium heavy clay; weak medium polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, wet; pH 5.0; gradual change to: | |
| 2B22 | 95-110 cm | Pale brown (10YR6/3); many, coarse prominent brown (10YR4/6) and strong brown (7.5YR4/6) mottles; medium heavy clay; weak medium polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, wet; pH 5.0. | |
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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 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 0.12 | 11 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.27 | 5.1 | 0.37 | 9.4 | <10 | 310 | 67 | 4 | 79 |
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 | 1.60 | 49.6 | 45.8 | 43.2 | 16.0 | Minimal Aggregation | ||||
Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2007.
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