H152
Location: Cooriemungle
Australian Soil Classification: Mottled Brown KANDOSOL/ PODOSOL
General Landscape Description: Rise
Site Description: Crest, Upper east facing Slope (6%)
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Neogene/Palaeogene sediments (Hanson Plains Sands/ Gellibrand Marl)
Soil Profile Morphology:
Surface Soil
| A11 | 0-12 cm | Very dark grey (7.5YR3/1); fine sandy clay loam; moderate medium polyhedral structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, dry; field pH 6.0; abrupt change to: |  H152 Profile |
| A12 | 12-17 cm | Dark brown (7.5YR3/2); few fine faint yellow brown (10YR5/6) and dark yellowish brown (10YR3/4) mottles; clay loam, fine sandy; weak coarse polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; earthy fabric; weak consistence, dry; common medium gravely ferruginous nodules; pH 5.5; abrupt change to: | |
| Subsoil | |||
| B21s | 17-50 cm | Dark yellowish brown (10YR4/6); light clay; weak coarse polyhedral/indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moderately moist; few medium gravely ferruginous nodules (discontinuous pan): field pH 5.0; clear change to: | |
| B22 | 50-75 cm | Light yellowish brown (2.5Y6/4); many medium faint yellowish brown (10YR5/8) mottles; light medium clay; weak coarse polyhedral/indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; very firm consistence, moist; few medium gravely ferruginous nodules; field pH 5.0; clear change to: | |
| B23 | 75-100 cm | Light yellowish brown (2.5Y6/4); many medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR5/8) mottles; light medium clay; weak coarse polyhedral/indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; very firm consistence, moist; few medium gravely ferruginous nodules; field pH 4.5. | |
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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 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 0.07 | 9.2 | 1.0 | 0.26 | 0.23 | 8.6 | 0.46 | 16 | 11 | 100 | 14 | 3 | 35 |
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 | 1.09 | 55.9 | 54.0 | 48.9 | 14.8 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Water Stable |
Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2007.
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