H153
Location: Cooriemungle
Australian Soil Classification: Melacic-Parapanic Humosesquic/Sesquic Aeric PODOSOL
General Landscape Description: Rise
Site Description: Mid Slope (11%)
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Neogene/Palaeogene sediments (Hanson Plains Sands/ Gellibrand Marl)
Soil Profile Morphology:
Surface Soil
| A1 | 0-12 cm | Black (10YR2/1); clay loam, sandy; moderate finepolyhedral structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, moderately moist; field pH 5.5; abrupt change to: |  H153 Profile |
| A2 | 12-30 cm | Very dark grey (10YR3/1), grey(10YR5/1d); sandy loam; apedal structure; sandy fabric; weak consistence, moderately moist; field pH 4.5; abrupt change to: | |
| Subsoil | |||
| B21hs | 30-40 cm | Black (10YR2/1); many medium distinct yellow brown (10YR5/8) mottles; sandy clay loam; weak medium polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; earthy fabric; weak consistence, moist; many medium gravely ferruginous/organic nodules (discontinuous pan); field pH 4.5; abrupt change to: | |
| B22s | 40-55 cm | Yellowish brown (10YR5/6); many medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR4/6) mottles; sandy clay loam; weak medium polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; earthy fabric; firm consistence, moist; many medium gravely ferruginous/organic nodules (discontinuous pan); field pH 4.5; clear change to: | |
| B23 | 55-75 cm | Yellowish brown (10YR5/8); many medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR5/6) mottles; sandy clay; weak medium polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; earthy fabric; firm consistence, moist; few medium gravely ferruginous/organic nodules: field pH 4.5; clear change to: | |
| B24 | 75-100 cm | Yellowish brown (10YR5/6); many medium prominent strong (7.5YR5/6) and strong brown (7.5YR4/6) mottles; sandy clay; weak medium polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; earthy fabric; firm consistence, moist; very few medium gravely ferruginous/organic nodules: 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 | 4.0 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 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 | 1.00 | 57.3 | 52.9 | 49.4 | 15.0 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Water Stable |
Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2007.
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