H139

Location: Simpson

Australian Soil Classification: Melanic-Mottled Grey KANDOSOL
General Landscape Description: Low Hill (Dissected plain)
Site Description: Mid Slope; Undulating (7%)
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Neogene and Palaeogene sediments (Hanson Plain Sands over Gellibrand Marl)

H139 landscape image

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A11	0-20 cm	Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2); loam, fine sandy; strong fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric;weak consistence, moist; pH 5.7; abrupt change to:	H139 Profile
A12	20-35 cm	Dark greyish brown (10YR4/2); few medium faint brown (10YR5/3) mottles; loam, fine sandy; weak coarse polyhedral / indeterminate structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, moist; very few medium gravely ferro-manganiferous nodules; pH 5.0; clear change to:
Subsoil
B1	35-65 cm	Dark greyish brown (10YR4/2); common medium distinct brown (10YR5/3) and yellow brown (10YR5/6) mottles; sandy clay loam; weak coarse polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, wet; very few medium gravely ferromanganiferous nodules; pH 5.2; gradual change to:
B21	65-85 cm	Grey (10YR5/1); many coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR5/4) and yellowish brown (10YR5/6) mottles; light clay, sandy; weak coarse polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, wet; pH 5.0; gradual change to:
B22	85-100 cm	Brown (10YR5/3); many medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR5/6) mottles; light clay, sandy; weak coarse prismatic / indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, wet; pH 5.0.

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	5.2	4.7	0.1	2.6	1.0	0.24	0.36	4.7	0.32	8.6	35	100	52	10	180

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	1.00	57.3	45.5	42.9	11.3	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Water Stable

Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2007.

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