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EGS235

Location: Bendoc North

Australian Soil Classification: Yellow KUROSOL

Map Unit: Bendoc (Component 1)
Previous Site Name: EG235

General Landscape Description: Undulating low hills
Site Description: Lower hill-slope, 5% slope to north-west
Land Use: Grazing
Native Vegetation: Montane grassy woodland
Geology: Ordovician sediments

Soils and landforms of Far East Gippsland - Bendoc - EG235 landscape

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A1
0 – 15 cm

Dark grey (10YR4/1); fine sandy loam; firm dry; weak medium polyhedral structure; pH 5.1; clear change to:
Soils and landforms of Far East Gippsland - Bendoc - EG235 profile

A2

15 – 35 cm

Greyish brown (10YR5/2) conspicuously bleached (10YR7/2d); fine sandy loam; massive; very firm consistence dry; common angular tabular pebbles; clear change to:

Subsoil

B2

35 – 45+ cm

Yellowish brown (10YR5/4); medium clay.



Chemical and Physical Analysis:


Horizon
Horizon Depth
(cm)
pH
(water)
pH
(CaCl
2)
EC
dS/m
Exchangeable Acididty
meq/100g
Exchangeable Cations
Ca
Mg
K
Na
meq/100g
A1
0-20
5.1
4.3
<0.05
9.4
1
1.4
0.12
0.14


Profile Described By: Ian Sargeant, 2011.
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