Profile Number 62

Laboratory number:	0957	Profile Description
Site number:	404	A1	0-15 cm	Very dark greyish brown (10YR 3/2) sandy loam; moderate crumb structure; earthy fabric; friable when moist; 40% quartz gravel up to 20 mm; abundant fine roots; pH 5.5-6.0; diffuse boundary
Classification:	Northcote (1979) – Dy3.21 Stace et al (1972) - Soloth	A2	15-50 cm	Yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loamy sand; apedal; earthy fabric; soft when dry; 60% quartz gravel up to 30 mm; abundant fine roots; pH 6.0; abrupt smooth boundary
Location:	Bairnsdale 8422, grid ref. 528108 2 km S of Bairnsdale	B21	50-75 cm	Yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) heavy clay; common distinct reddish brown (>15 mm) mottles; strong coarse (30 mm) angular blocky structure; smooth-ped fabric; extremely hard when dry; 5% fine quartz gravel up to 3 mm; pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary
Land system, component:	Salt Creek 2	B22	75-120 cm	Yellowish brown (10YR 5/5) heavy clay; common distinct reddish brown (>15 mm) mottles; moderate very coarse (80 mm) angular blocky structure; smooth-ped fabric; extremely hard when dry; 5% fine quartz gravel up to 5 mm; pH 7.5; diffuse wavy boundary
Topography:	5% slope on Pleistocene terrace, NW aspect	C	120+ cm	Brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) light medium to light clay; common prominent yellowish brown (>15 mm) mottles; strong coarse (30 mm) angular blocky structure; smooth-ped fabric very firm when moist; 2% fine quartz gravel up to 5 mm’ pH 6.0
Elevation:	20 m
Drainage:	Good
Parent material:	Tertiary and Pleistocene alluvium of mixed texture
Vegetation:	Cleared; grassland with Themeda australis, Plantago lanceolata, Holcua lanatus and Briza maxima

LABORATORY ANALYSES 957
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 %
A1	0-10	LS	16	24	49	16	9					4.8	51	0.004
A2	30-50	LS	57	28	51	13	6	13.9	13.5	0.4	0.6	5.6	22	0.002
B21	60-75	C	7	8	17	4	70	73	21	52	15	6.4	150	0.013
B22	90-120	C	7	11	24	8	56					5.5	170	0.013
C	150-180	SiC	20	1	13	34	52					4.9	240	0.026

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
A1	0-10	1.88	0.16	15	0.9	15	60	0.012	0.068	1.7	0.8	0.2	0.1	12.5	14	6	2	1	77
A2	30-50				0.5			0.005	0.047	1.0	0.4	0.1	0.1	2.9	34	14	3	3	46
B21	60-75				5.5			0.013	0.39	2.9	8.2	0.2	3.1	23.7	12	35	1	13	39
B22	90-120				4.3			0.007	0.38	1.2	6.9	0.2	3.0	18.7	6	37	1	16	40
C	150-180				5.4			0.012	0.49	0.5	7.4	0.2	4.7	20.0	3	37	1	24	35

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