H142
Australian Soil Classification: Acidic-Mottled Brown KANDOSOL / KUROSOL
General Landscape Description: Plain
Site Description: Very Gently Undulating (1%)
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Neogene or Palaeogene sediments (Hanson Plain Sands/ Gellibrand Marl)
Soil Profile Morphology:
Surface Soil
| A1 | 0-25 cm | Dark grey (10YR4/1); loam, fine sandy; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric;weak consistence, moderately moist; pH 6.0; abrupt change to: |  H142 Profile |
| Subsoil | |||
| B1 | 25-40 cm | Light yellowish brown (2.5YR6/3); sandy clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, moderately moist; pH 5.5; clear change to: | |
| B21 | 40-60 cm | Light yellowish brown (2.5Y6/4); many coarse distinct brownish yellow (2.5YR6/8) and medium dark reddish brown (5YR2.5/2) mottles; sandy clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky/ indeterminate structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 5.0; gradual change to: | |
| B22 | 60-75 cm | Light yellowish brown (2.5Y6/4); common coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR5/8) mottles; silty clay loam; weak coarse polyhedral / indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 4.5; clear change to: | |
| B23 | 75-95 cm | Light yellowish brown (2.5Y6/3); many medium prominent light grey (10YR6/1) and yellowish brown (10YR5/8) mottles; light medium clay; weak coarse polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 5.0; clear change to: | |
| B24 | 95-110 cm | Light grey (10YR6/1); many medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR5/8) and brownish yellow (10YR6/8) mottles; medium clay; moderate medium prismatic/ indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 5.5. | |
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 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 0.06 | 7.4 | 0.92 | 0.36 | 0.17 | 6.1 | 0.36 | 11 | 11 | 130 | 58 | 5 | 110 |
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 | 1.03 | 54.1 | 39.3 | 37.1 | 14.3 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Water Stable |
Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2007.
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