H88

Location: Jancourt

Australian Soil Classification: Brown DERMOSOL

General Landscape Description: Dissected Gently Undulating Lava Plain, Below Higher (Neogene) Plain
Site Description: Plain with occasional (2%) rock outcrop
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Quaternary Basalt

H88 Landscape

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A11	0-20 cm	Very dark brown (7.5YR2.5/2); light clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parting to fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, slightly moist; common medium gravelly ferromanganiferous nodules; very few medium gravelly subrounded basalt; pH 5.0; gradual change to:	H88 Profile
A12	20-40 cm	Very dark brown (7.5YR2.5/3); silty clay loam; strong medium parting to fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, slightly moist; common medium gravelly ferromanganiferous nodules; few medium gravelly subrounded basalt; pH 5.0; clear change to:
Subsoil
B/C	40-50 cm	Dark brown (7.5YR3/3); light clay; weak to moderate medium parting to fine subangular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, slightly moist; abundant coarse gravelly subrounded basalt; 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	5.8	5.2	0.15	5.8	1.2	1.6	0.35	5.2	0.43	9.6	<10	670	50	10	160

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	1.13	55.8	49.8	42.6	14.1	Nil	NIl	NIl	Slight	Water Stable

Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2006.

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