Profile Number 58

Laboratory number:	1004	Profile Description
Site number:	708	A11	0-15 cm	Black (10YR 2/1) clay loam; strong angular blocky structure (10 mm); rough-ped fabric; hard when dry; pH 5.0; gradual boundary
Classification:	Northcote (1979) – Dr3.22 Stace et al (1972) – Non-calcic Brown Soil	A12	15-20 cm	Dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) clay loam; weak angular blocky structure (5 mm); rough-ped fabric; hard when dry; pH 6.0; clear boundary
Location:	Bairnsdale 8422, grid ref. 575124 Southern boundary of Bairnsdale East	A2	20-40 cm	Dark brown (7.5YR ¾) clay loam; apedal earthy fabric; very hard when dry; pH 6.0; clear boundary
Land system, component:	Briagolong, 1	A3	40-70 cm	Dark brown (7.5YR ¾) light clay; common faint reddish brown mottles (>5 mm), weak subangular blocky structure (20 mm); very hard when dry; pH 6.5; gradual boundary
Topography:	4% slope of relict terrace	B2	70-105 cm	Yellowish red (5YR 4/6) medium clay; abundant distinct reddish brown mottles (>15 mm), common prominent black mottles (5-15 mm); moderate angular blocky structure (20 mm); smooth-ped fabric; very hard when dry; pH 7.0; gradual boundary
Elevation:	10 m	C	105-150+ cm	Reddish brown (5YR 4/4) light clay; common faint brown mottles (>5 mm); apedal; earthy fabric; hard when dry; pH 7.5
Drainage:	Moderate
Parent material:	Pleistocene fine-textured alluvium
Vegetation:	Cleared, introduced grasses
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LABORATORY ANALYSES 1004
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	L	7	5	47	22	22					5.7	88	0.001
A2	20-30	L	4	2	53	22	20	27	19	8	6.5	6.1	47	0.003
A3	40-60	L	1	3	57	21	19	19	13	6	4.0	6.8	24	0.001
B2	70-90	CL	3	3	45	15	33	37	16	21	11	7.2	80	0.010
C	120-150	CL	0	4	58	15	23					7.4	100	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	3.5	0.35	13		26	280	0.038	0.27	5.3	1.8	0.8	0.3	23.7	23	8	3	1	65
A2	20-30	1.6	0.14	15	1.4	11	60	0.026	0.21	4.7	1.4	0.2	0.2	15.7	30	9	1	1	59
A3	40-60				1.4					2.5	1.5	0.1	0.2	8.6	29	17	1	2	51
B2	70-90				2.8					2.6	4.5	0.2	1.1	13.5	19	33	1	8	39
C	120-150									2.0	3.8	0.07	1.4	9.3	22	41	1	15	21

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