H144
Location: Kennedys Creek
Australian Soil Classification: Mottled Brown KANDOSOL
General Landscape Description: Low Hill
Site Description: Upper Slope (3%)
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Palaeogene (Gellibrand Marl)
Soil Profile Morphology:
Surface Soil
| A1 | 0-25 cm | Dark brown (7.5YR4/2); light silty clay loam; strong fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, moderately moist; pH 5.5; clear change to: |  H144 Profile |
| A3 | 25-35 cm | Strong brown (7.5YR4/6); heavy silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, moderately moist; pH 5.5; clear change to: | |
| Subsoil | |||
| B21 | 35-50 cm | Yellowish brown (10YR5/6); light clay, fine sandy; weak coarse subangular blocky/ indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 5.5 gradual change to: | |
| B22 | 50-80 cm | Dark yellowish brown (10YR4/6); common coarse distinct light olive brown (2.5Y5/6) and yellowish brown (10YR5/8) mottles; light medium clay; weak coarse polyhedral / indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; very firm consistence, moist; pH 5.5; gradual change to: | |
| B23 | 80-100 cm | Yellowish brown (10YR5/6); common coarse distinct light olive brown (2.5Y5/6), yellowish brown (10YR5/8) and pale brown (10YR6/3) mottles; medium clay; weak coarse polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; very firm consistence, moist; pH 5.5 | |
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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 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 0.21 | 9.9 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.17 | 7.1 | 0.49 | 13 | <10 | 570 | 75 | 14 | 250 |
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 | 1.11 | 54.0 | 50.6 | 47.2 | 17.0 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Slight | Water Stable |
Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2007.
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