H80

Location: Timboon

Australian Soil Classification: Mottled Brown DERMOSOL / KUROSOL

General Landscape Description: Terraces Below Dissected Plain
Site Description: Lower Terrace
Vegetation: Pasture, Messmate, Manna Gum and Blackwood
Geology: Quaternary Sediments

H80 landscape image

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A11	0-12 cm	Black (2.5Y2.5/1); loam, fine sandy; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, slightly moist; pH 5.3; clear change to:	H80 Profile
A31	12-30 cm	Brown (10YR5/3); common medium faint yellowish brown (10YR5/8) mottles; loam, fine sandy; weak medium subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, slightly moist; pH 4.8; clear change to:
A32/B1	30-45 cm	Brown (10YR5/3); common medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR5/6) mottles; fine sandy clay loam; moderate medium polyhedral structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 4.8; gradual change to:
Subsoil
B21	45-75 cm	Brown (10YR5/3); many coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR5/6) mottles; medium clay; moderate medium polyhedral parting to fine angular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 4.5; diffuse change to:
B22	75-105 cm	Greyish brown (10YR5/2); many very coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR5/8) mottles; medium clay; moderate medium polyhedral parting to fine angular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; very firm consistence, slightly moist; pH 4.8.

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	5.7	5.3	0.17	7.1	1.4	0.52	0.27	4.6	0.34	8.5	<10	200	23	12	97

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	1.23	52.1	50.6	48.5	12.2	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Water Stable

Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2006.

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