Profile Number 57

Laboratory number:	0940	Profile Description
Site number:	387	A11	0-12 cm	Dark brown (10YR 3/3) fine sandy loam; moderate angular blocky structure (5 mm); rough-ped fabric; soft when dry; abundant roots; pH 5.5; clear boundary
Classification:	Northcote (1979) – Dy3.22 Stace et al (1972) – Non-calcic Brown Soil	A12	12-25 cm	Dark brown (10YR 3/3) fine sandy loam; weak subangular blocky structure (5 mm); rough-ped fabric; slightly hard when dry; abundant roots; pH 6.0; clear wavy boundary
Location:	Stratford 8322, grid ref. 04616 1 km W of Briagolong (Gorge Road)	A2	25-42 cm	Dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine sandy clay loam; apedal; earthy fabric; slightly hard when dry; many roots; pH 7.0; clear wavy boundary
Land system, component:	Briagolong, 1	B2	42-80 cm	Strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) light clay; abundant prominent dark red mottles (5-15 mm); strong angular blocky structure (7 mm); rough-ped fabric; slightly hard when dry; many roots; pH 7.0; clear wavy boundary
Topography:	1% slope on alluvial terrace	C	80-150 cm	Dark reddish brown (5YR ¾) fine sandy loam; weak angular blocky structure (5 mm); porous; rough-ped fabric; hard when dry; manganiferous nodules; pH 6.5
Elevation:	40 m
Drainage:	Good
Parent material:	Pleistocene fine-textured alluvium
Vegetation:	Cleared: grassland with predominantly Phalaris aquatica and Sporobolus africanus
Remarks:	Monolith taken

LABORATORY ANALYSES 940
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	SiL	0	5	46	25	20					5.1	50	0.005	30-42	Mica 80; Kaolinite 15; Illite 5
A12	12-20	SiL	0	4	47	28	21	27	17	10	5.0	5.6	27	0002
A2	30-42	SiL	0	4	40	30	25					6.2	22	0.002
B2	60-80	SiC	0	1	26	54	41	40	18	22	12	6.3	35	0.002
C	90-120	SiL	0	6	45	27	23					6.5	34	0.003

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	2.07	0.21	13	1.4	8	260	0.020	0.31	1.9	0.8	0.9	0.1	13.1	15	6	7	1	71
A12	12-20	0.90	0.10	12	1.5	8	240	0.017	0.36	2.8	1.1	0.7	0.1	9.7	29	11	7	1	52
A2	30-42				2.2			0.013	0.48	2.7	1.5	0.7	0.1	7.9	34	19	9	1	37
B2	60-80				3.8			0.017	0.62	4.7	3.8	0.5	0.5	16.1	29	24	3	3	41
C	90-120				2.7			0.014	0.49	2.*9	2.9	0.2	0.5	0.4	28	28	2	5	37

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