H129
Australian Soil Classification: Melanic-Mottled Grey KANDOSOL / CHROMOSOL Mottled Grey
General Landscape Description: Rise
Site Description: Mid east-north-east facing slope; undulating (7%)
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Palaeogene Sediments
Soil Profile Morphology:
Surface Soil
| A11 | 0-15 cm | Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2); clay loam; strong medium to fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, moderately moist;pH 6.5; clear change to: |  H129 Profile |
| A12 | 15-25 cm | Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2); few fine faint dark brown (7.5YR3/4) mottles; silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, moist; pH 5.0; clear change to: | |
| Subsoil | |||
| B21 | 25-40 cm | Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2); few fine faint dark brown (7.5YR3/4) mottles; silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, moist; pH 5.0; clear change to: | |
| B22 | 40-80 cm | Greyish brown (10YR5/2); common coarse distinct brownish yellow (10YR6/8) mottles; light medium clay, fine sandy; weak medium polyhedral/indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, wet; pH 4.5; diffuse change to: | |
| B23 | 80-104 cm | Greyish brown (10YR5/2); many coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR5/8) mottles; light medium clay; weak medium polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 4.2. | |
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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 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 0.18 | 11 | 2.7 | 0.74 | 0.61 | 6.6 | 0.48 | 12 | <10 | 600 | 73 | 18 | 260 |
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 | 0.80 | 64.9 | 56.7 | 49.8 | 19.0 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Water Stable |
Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2007.
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