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H126

Location: Cowleys Creek

Australian Soil Classification: Mottled Grey CHROMOSOL or KANDOSOL

General Landscape Description: Low Hill
Site Description: Crest; of a gently undulating (3%) north-west facing hill
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Palaeogene Sediments (Gellibrand Marl)


H126 Landscape


Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A10-9 cmVery dark greyish brown (10YR3/2); clay loam, fine sandy; moderate medium polyhedral structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, moderately moist; pH 6.0; clear change to:
H126 profile imageH126 Profile
Subsoil

B219-35 cmDark brown (10YR4/3); common fine faint brown (10YR5/3) mottle; light medium clay; moderate medium polyhedral structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 5.5; gradual change to:
B2235-75 cmGreyish brown (10YR5/2); many medium distinct dark greyish brown (10YR4/2) and yellowish brown (10YR5/6) mottles; medium clay; weak medium polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 5.5; diffuse change to:
B2375-90 cmLight yellowish brown (10YR6/6); many medium prominent light greyish brown (10YR6/2) mottles; medium heavy clay; weak medium polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 6.5; gradual change to:
B24/B390-110Light yellowish brown (2.5Y6/4); many medium distinct grey (10YR5/1) and yellowish brown (10YR5/6) mottles; medium heavy clay; weak medium polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; very few fine segregations and gravely calcium carbonate; pH 8.0.



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
6.5
6.1
0.21
18
2.8
1.8
0.32
6.8
0.55
13
<10
570
110
21
200



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
1.04
57.3
51.8
50.2
34.9
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Partial



Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2007.
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