H78

Location: Timboon

Australian Soil Classification: Brown DERMOSOL

General Landscape Description: Plain, Dissected
Site Description: Very Gentle Slope (2%)
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Neogene Sediments

H78 landscape image

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A1	0-10 cm	Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2); loam, fine sandy; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; structure; rough ped fabric; very weak consistence, dry; pH 5.0; clear change to:	H78 Profile
A2	10-25 cm	Light yellowish brown (2.5Y6/4), conspicuously bleached pale yellow (2.5Y7/3d); heavy loam, fine sandy; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; roughped fabric; very weak consistence, slightly moist; pH 4.5; gradual change to:
A3	25-45 cm	Light olive brown (2.5Y5/3); few medium faint light olive brown (2.5Y5/6) mottles; silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; rough to smooth ped fabric; weak consistence, slightly moist; many medium ferruginous concretions; pH 4.5; clear change to:
Subsoil
B21	45-70 cm	Light olive brown (2.5Y5/4); common medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR5/6) mottles; light clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 4.5; diffuse change to:
B22	70-110 cm	Dark yellowish brown (10YR4/6); many very coarse prominent greyish brown (10YR5/2) mottles; medium clay; moderate medium parting to prismatic structure; smooth ped fabric; very firm consistence, moist; few medium ferruginous concretions; few faint slickensides; 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	6.2	5.9	0.16	10	1.4	0.37	0.27	4.9	0.32	9.1	<10	160	13	10	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	1.19	56.0	46.7	44.9	12.6	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Water Stable

Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2006.

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