H96

Location: Glenfyne

Australian Soil Classification: Brown VERTOSOL

General Landscape Description: Gently undulating plain, dissected
Site Description: Very gently undulating (3%) upper plain
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Quaternary Basalt

H96 Landscape

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A1	0-20 cm	Very dark grey (7.5YR3/1); light clay; strong medium polyhedral parting to strong subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, dry; pH 4.5; abrupt change to:	H96 Profile
Subsoil
B21	20-55 cm	Olive brown (2.5Y4/3); common medium faint yellowish brown (10YR5/8) mottles; heavy clay; weak medium polyhedral parting to weak fine angular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; very firm consistence, slightly moist; few medium gravelly basalt and concretions; pH 5.0; clear change to:
B22	55-75 cm	Light olive brown (2.5Y5/3); many medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR5/8) and yellowish red (5YR4/8) mottles; heavy clay; weak medium polyhedral parting to weak to moderate fine angular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; very firm consistence, slightly moist; few medium gravelly basalt and concretions; pH 5.0; clear change to:
B/C	75-90 cm	Light olive brown (2.5Y5/3); many medium fine red (2.5YR4/8) and light grey (10YR6/1) mottles; light clay; weak blocky structure; rough ped fabric; very firm consistence, slightly moist; many medium gravely basalt; pH 7.5 clear change to:
C	90-100 cm	Weathered basalt.

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	5.3	4.8	0.19	7	1.2	0.46	0.43	7.3	0.55	14	24	150	46	17	280

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	1.09	57.3	49.2	41.5	20.9	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Water Stable

Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2006.

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