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EGS251

Location: Tostaree

Australian Soil Classification: Brown CHROMOSOL or KUROSOL (depends on pH)

Great Soil Group: soloth
Map Unit: Waygara
Previous Site Name: EG251, CFTT02

General Landscape Description: Undulating plain.
Site description: 6% slope to south.
Land Use: Hardwood plantation.
Native vegetation: Lowland forest.
Geology: Tertiary sediments


Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A10 – 8 cmVery dark greyish brown (10YR3/2); loamy fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very weak consistence moderately moist; clear and wavy transition to:
Image: EG251 profile also called CFTTO2
EG251 Profile (also called CFTTO2)

A28 – 15/20 cmPale brown (10YR6/3); loamy fine sand; massive; very weak consistence dry; sharp and wavy transition to:
Subsoil

B2115/20-85 cmYellowish brown (10YR5/4 and 10YR5/6); light medium clay; moderate very coarse angular blocky structure, parting to moderate medium angular blocky structure; strong consistence moist; diffuse and smooth transition to:
B2285-120 cmBrown (10YR5/3) with many very coarse prominent red (2.5YR4/6) mottles; light medium clay; moderate very coarse angular blocky structure, parting to moderate medium angular blocky structure; strong consistence moist; diffuse and smooth transition to:
C120-140 cmLight grey (10YR6/1), with many very coarse, prominent dark red (2.5YR3/6) and yellowish brown (10YR5/6) mottles; sandy medium clay; moderate very coarse angular blocky, parting to moderate coarse angular blocky structure; some fine gravelly sub-rounded quartz; strong consistence moist.

Profile Described by: Ian Sargeant and Justin Wong (June 1999).
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