Profile Number 51

Laboratory number:	0958	Profile Description
Site number:	405	A₁₁	0-10 cm	Very dark grey (10YR 3/1) sandy clay loam; weak fine (6 mm) subangular blocky structure; rough-ped fabric; firm when moist; abundant roots; pH 6.0; clear wavy boundary
Classification:	Northcote (1979) – Dy3.21 Stace et al (1972) - Soloth	A₁₂	10-30 cm	Very dark greyish brown (10YR 3/2) sandy clay loam; apedal, earthy fabric; very firm when moist; abundant roots; pH 6.0; clear wavy boundary
Location:	Bairnsdale 8422, grid ref. 751084 Road cutting on Nungurner Road,15km W of Lake Entrance	B₂	30-60 cm	Yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) heavy clay; abundant distinct dark brown (5-15 mm) and yellow (<5 mm) mottles; moderate coarse (30 mm) subangular blocky (almost primary columnar) structure; rough-ped fabric; hard when dry; common roots, abundant organic matter along root lines; pH 6.8; gradual wavy boundary
Land system, component:	Westbury 1, 2	B₃	60-100 cm	Yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy clay; abundant distinct grey (>15 mm) and reddish brown (5-15 mm) mottles; weak coarse (40 mm) angular blocky structure; rough-ped fabric; very hard when dry; few roots; pH 6.0; clear smooth boundary
Topography:	Mid-slope of hill, NSW aspect, 5%slope	C	100-120 cm	Brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) sandy clay loam; abundant distinct grey (>15 mm) mottles; apedal; earthy fabric; very hard when dry; pH 5.5.
Elevation:	40 m
Drainage:	Moderate
Parent material:	Tertiary and Pleistocene fine-textured sediments
Vegetation:	Cleared: grassland with scattered Eucalyptus tereticornis and E. bosistoana

LABORATORY ANALYSES 958
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 µS/cm	Cl- %	Depth cm	Composition %
A11	0-10	SL	5	33	41	8	12					4.8	59	0.005
A12	20-30	LS	2	33	45	11	9					5.7	26	0.002
B2	30-60	C	1	20	33	6	40					5.1	26	0.002
B3	60-90	SC	2	23	40	2	33					5.1	390	0.043
B3	90-100	SCL	1	26	43	7	22					5.1	400	0.043

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
A11	0-10	1.89	0.15	16	0.8	19	80	0.011	0.12	27	1.6	0.2	0.2	14.8	18	11	1	1	69
A12	20-30	0.68	0.046	19	0.8	2	40	0.007	0.12	1.3	2.4	0.1	0.3	9.2	14	26	1	3	56
B2	30-60				2.1	2.1		0.005	0.27	0.4	6.3	0.2	3.1	14.9	3	42	1	21	33
B3	60-90				1.6	1.6		0.004	0.27	0.3	5.6	0.1	3.5	13.6	2	41	1	26	30
B3	90-100				1.4	1.4		0.004	0.29	0.29	4.3	0.	2.8	9.9	2	43	1	28	26

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