H79

Location: Timboon

Australian Soil Classification: Mottled Brown KUROSOL / SODOSOL

General Landscape Description: Undulating Plain, Dissected
Site Description: Lower Slope (4%), or Terrace
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Quaternary or Neogene Sediments (Hanson Plains Sand)

H79 landscape image

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A11	0-12 cm	Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2); heavy fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; very weak consistence, dry; very few fine gravelly ferromanganiferous concretions; pH 5.5; clear change to:	H79 Profile
A12	12-20 cm	Dark greyish brown (10YR4/2); few medium faint pale yellow (2.5Y7/3) and yellowish brown (10YR5/6) mottles; loam, fine sandy; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, slightly moist; pH 6.5; gradual change to:
A2	20-30 cm	Yellowish brown (10YR5/3); common medium distinct dark greyish brown (10YR4/2) mottles; silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, slightly moist; very few fine gravelly ferromanganiferous concretions; pH 6.5; clear change to:
A3/B1	30-55 cm	Light olive brown (2.5Y5/4); few medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR5/6) mottles; fine sandy clay loam; moderate medium polyhedral structure; rough to smooth ped fabric; weak consistence, slightly moist; very few fine gravelly ferromanganiferous concretions; pH 5.5; clear change to:
Subsoil
B21	55-80 cm	Light olive brown (2.5Y5/4); many medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR5/6) mottles; medium heavy clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; very few fine gravely ferromanganiferous concretions; pH 5.0; diffuse change to:
B22	80-110 cm	Yellowish brown (10YR5/6); many medium prominent greyish brown (2.5YR5/3) mottles; medium heavy clay; moderate medium prismatic structure; smooth ped fabric; very firm consistence, moist; few medium ferruginous concretions; 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	6.0	5.6	0.11	7.5	1.3	0.55	0.25	4.6	0.3	8.5	<10	240	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	1.11	57.0	48.6	38.4	10.2	Nil	Nil	Nil	Slight	Water Stable

Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2006.

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