Profile Number 49

Laboratory number:	0967	Profile Description
Site number:	485	A₁	0-2 cm	Dark brown (10YR 3/3) sandy loam; weak crumb structure; rough-ped fabric; slightly hard when moist; 5% quartz gravel up to 15 mm; pH 4.5; gradual boundary
Classification:	Northcote (1979) – Dy3.21 Stace et al (1972) - Soloth	A₂	2-20 cm	Dark greyish brown (10YR 4/2) sandy clay loam; apedal; earthy fabric; very hard when dry; 20% quartz gravel up to 20 mm; pH 5.0; abrupt boundary
Location:	Bairnsdale 8422, grid ref. 803114 8 km NW of Lakes Entrance	B₂₁	20-60 cm	Yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) heavy clay; abundant distinct greyish brown (>15 mm) and common prominent reddish brown (5-15 mm) mottles; moderate medium (10 mm) angular blocky structure; smooth-ped fabric; firm when moist; 5% quartz gravel up to 15 mm; pH 5.5; gradual boundary
Land system, component:	Westbury 1, 2	B₂₂	60-100 cm	Dark brown to brown (10YR 4/3) medium clay; greyish brown (3 mm) and common distinct reddish brown (5-15 mm) mottles; weak coarse (20 mm) angular blocky structure; smooth-ped fabric; very firm when moist; 5% quartz gravel up to 15 mm; pH 6.0; clear boundary
Topography:	Crest slope of hill, NW aspect 10% gradient	C	100-150 cm	Dark brown to brown (10YR 4/3) sandy clay; common prominent reddish brown (5-15 mm) and common distinct greyish brown (>15 mm) mottles; weak coarse (30 mm) angular blocky structure’ smooth-ped fabric; very firm when moist; 2% quartz gravel up to 5 mm; pH 6.5
Elevation:	60 m
Drainage:	Poor
Parent material:	Tertiary and Pleistocene fine-textured sediments
Vegetation:	Open forest II: Eucalyptus bosistoana, E. cypellocarpa and E. globoidea

LABORATORY ANALYSES 967
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 %
A2	2-10	L	33	35	41	14	11					5.1	45	0.005
A2	10-20		35					31	19	12	6.2
B21	20-30	C	37	27	34	9	32	47	20	27	13	5.9	90	0.008
B22	60-90	C	20	28	26	11	37					5.9	380	0.042
C	100-120	C	15	17	23	13	48					5.8	510	0.066

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
A2	2-10	13	0.065	26	0.5	4	80	0.006	0.07	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.2	8.6	3	6	2	2	87
A2	10-20
B21	20-30	0.56	0.041	18	1.6	2	60	0.004	0.14	0.1	3.0	0.2	0.8	11.6	1	26	2	7	65
B22	60-90				2.5			0.004	0.18	0.1	5.6	0.08	2.5	13.3	1	42	1	19	37
C	100-120				2.7			0.006	0.26	0.08	6.5	0.2	3.3	14.6	1	45	1	23	30

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