H97

Location: Glenfyne

Australian Soil Classification: Brown DERMOSOL

General Landscape Description: Gently undulating plain, Basaltic
Site Description: Plain; Occasionally Stony. Very Gentle Slope (3%) Flow Edge
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Quaternary Basalt

H97 Landscape

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A11	0-15 cm	Dark brown (7.5YR3/2); heavy loam; strong medium polyhedralparting to strong subangular blocky structure ; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, dry; very few medium gravelly concretions and basalt; pH 5.8; gradual change to:	H97 Profile
A12	15-30 cm	Dark brown (7.5YR4/2); light silty clay loam; strong medium polyhedral parting to strong subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, dry; common medium gravelly concretions and basalt; pH 6.0; clear change to:
Subsoil
BC	30-40 cm	Brown (10YR4/3); few fine faint yellowish brown mottles; silty clay loam; moderate medium structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, slightly moist; many coarse gravelly concretions and 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	5.5	4.9	0.15	6.7	2.1	0.62	0.58	7.6	0.54	14	16	200	49	12	320

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	1.44	54.8	45.3	18.3	17.1	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Water Stable

Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2006.

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