Profile Number 47

Laboratory number:	0999	Profile Description
Site number:	711	A11	0-10 cm	Very dark greyish brown (10YR 3/2) sandy clay loam; moderate subangular blocky structure; rough-ped fabric; hard when dry; pH 5.5; diffuse boundary
Classification:	Northcote (1979) - Dy3.11 Stace et al. (1972) – Soloth	A12	10-40 cm	Dark greyish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; common faint yellowish brown mottles (>15 mm); weak angular blocky structure; rough-ped fabric; very hard when dry; pH 5.0; gradual boundary
Location:	Moe 8121, grid ref. 466554 4 km SW of Churchill	B21	40-90 cm	Greyish brown (10YR 5/2) heavy clay; abundant distinct yellowish brown mottles (5 - 15 mm); moderate angular blocky structure; smooth-ped fabric; firm when moist; gradual boundary
Land system, component:	Anderson 2, 1	B22	90-110 cm	Yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) heavy clay; abundant prominent grey mottles (5 - 15 mm); moderate angular blocky structure; smooth-ped fabric; firm when moist; pH 5.5; clear boundary
Topography:	Mid-slope of hill, 10% gradient	C	110-120+ cm	Brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) heavy clay; common distinct red and yellow mottles (5 - 15 mm); common prominent light grey mottles (5 - 15 mm); strong angular blocky structure; smooth-ped fabric; firm when moist; pH 5.5; clear boundary
Elevation:	80 m
Drainage:	Moderate
Parent material:	Tertiary fine-textured sediments
Vegetation:	Scattered Eucalyptus obliqua, E. radiata and E. bridgesiana, with grassy understorey

LABORATORY ANALYSES 999
Horizon	Sample Depth cm	Lab. texture	Particle size distribution					Atterberg limits				1:5 soil water suspension			Clay mineralogy by x-ray diffraction
Horizon	Sample Depth cm	Lab. texture	Gravel %	Coarse sand % f.e.	fine sand % f.e.	Silt % f.e.	Clay % f.e.	liquid limit %	plastic limit %	plasticity index %	linear shrinkage %	pH	EC 25°C uS/cm	Cl- %	Depth cm	Composition %
All	0 - 10	SiCL	9	4	22	30	33			5.3	86	0.007
Al2	20 - 30	SiCL	11	1	21	29	39			5.4	43	0.006
B21	40 - 60	C	24	1	12	15	69			5.1	88	0.011
B22	90 - 110	C	21	1	6	12	76			5.3	330	0.039

Horizon	Sample Depth cm	Org. C %	Total N %	1.3C N	Free Fe₂O₃ %	Available		HCl extract		Exchangeable cations
						P ppm	K ppm	P %	K %	Ca	Mg	K	Na	CEC	Ca % of CEC	Mg	K	Na	H
						P ppm	K ppm	P %	K %	Milliequivalents/100g				CEC	Ca % of CEC	Mg	K	Na	H
All	0 - 10	8.2	0.43	25		23	160	0.021	0.069	1.8	2.5	0.5	0.6	43.3	4	6	1	1	88
Al2	20 - 30	1.8	0.11	21		9	70	0.011	0.045	0.3	1.5	0.2	0.4	22.4	1	7	1	2	89
B21	40 - 60				3.6					0.4	4.4	0.2	1.1	22.5	2	20	1	5	72
B22	90 - 110				3.7					0.8	10.1	0.2	2.7	19.9	4	51	1	14	30

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