H87

Location: Jancourt

Australian Soil Classification: Black DERMOSOL / CHROMOSOL

General Landscape Description: Dissected Gently Undulating Lava Plain, Below Higher (Neogene) Plain
Site Description: Colluvial Lower Slope (10%), Below Flow Edge
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Quaternary Basalt

H87 Landscape

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A11	0-20 cm	Very dark grey (7.5YR3/1); clay loam; strong medium parting to fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, slightly moist; few medium gravelly subrounded basalt; pH 5.5; gradual change to:	H87 Profile
A12	20-40 cm	Dark brown (7.5YR3/2); heavy clay loam; strong medium parting to fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, slightly moist; common medium gravelly subrounded basalt; pH 6.0; clear change to:
Subsoil
B/C	40-50 cm	Dark brown (7.5YR3/2); medium heavy clay; moderate medium parting to fine subangular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; many coarse gravelly subrounded basalt; pH 6.0.

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	5.6	5.0	0.14	9.2	3.9	0.54	0.48	6.1	0.45	11	<10	220	28	14	230

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	59.1	55.2	47.8	19.2	Nil	NIl	Nil	Slight	Water Stable

Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2006.

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