H89

Location: Jancourt

Australian Soil Classification: Brown DERMOSOL (self-mulching)

General Landscape Description: Dissected Plain
Site Description: Upper Slope/Bench (4%)
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Quaternary Basalt, Neogene Sediments

H89 Landscape

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A11	0-10 cm	Very dark grey (7.5YR3/1); clay loam, fine sandy; strong medium polyhedral parting to fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, slightly moist; common medium gravelly ferromanganiferous nodules And/or many medium gravelly subrounded basalt; pH 6.0; gradual change to:	H89 Profile
A12	10-20 cm	Very dark grey (5YR3/1); clay loam, fine sandy; strong medium parting to fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, dry; common medium gravelly ferromanganiferous nodules, and/or many medium gravelly subrounded basalt; pH 5.5; clear change to:
Subsoil
B/C	20-28 cm	Dark grey (10YR4/1); clay loam, fine sandy; strong medium parting to fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, dry; common medium gravelly ferromanganiferous nodules, and/or many medium gravelly subrounded basalt; pH 5.8.

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	6.5	5.7	0.33	11	5.8	2.5	0.96	8.3	0.65	15	<10	1100	93	19	210

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	1.15	57.1	53.9	46.8	12.7	Nil	Nil	Nil	Slight	Water Stable

Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2006.

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