GRES478

Location: Castleburn

Australian Soil Classification: Melanic, Eutrophic, Red CHROMOSOL

Map Unit: Dargo (Component 1)
Previous Name: AL54

General Landscape Description: Rolling low hills.
Site description: 5% slope facing north-east on broad crest of spur
Land Use: Grazing
Native Vegetation: Grassy woodland
Geology: Silurian granite

Soils and lanforms of the Bairnsdale Dargo region - a guide to the major agricultural soils of East Gippsland 2011 - Dargo Profile 54 - landscape
Rolling low hills of the Dargo Map unit near Castleburn. The steep hills in the background are mapped as Talbotville

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A1	0 – 10 cm	Dark brown (10YR3/3); sandy loam; weak crumb structure; earthy fabric; soft when dry; diffuse change to:	Photo of soil profile similar to the one described in this report
A2	10 – 25 cm	Brown (10YR4/3); sandy loam; apedal; hard when dry; porous; clear change to:
Subsoil
B2	25 – 50 cm	Dark red (2.5YR3/6); sandy clay; weak fine angular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; very firm when moist; common weathered feldspar and mica; clear change to:
C	50 – 120+ cm	Yellowish red (5YR5/6); sandy clay loam; apedal; firm when moist passing to weathering granite.

Chemical and Physical Analysis:

Horizon	Horizon Depth (cm)	pH (water)	EC dS/m	Organic Carbon %	Total Nitrogen %	Free Fe₂O₃ % w/w	Exchangeable Cations				Coarse Sand (0.2-2.0 mm) %	Fine Sand (0.02-0.2 mm) %	Silt (0.002-0.02 mm) %	Clay (<0.002 mm) %
							Ca	Mg	K	Na
							meq/100g
A1	0-10	6.1	<0.05	1.8	0.15	1.0	4.2	0.8	0.4	<0.1	43	36	13	7
A2	20-25	6.2	<0.05	0.19	0.03	1.9	3.6	1.7	0.2	0.2	37	32	17	13
B2	30-50	6.6	<0.05			3.3	7.5	3.3	0.3	0.5	31	25	15	29
C	60-90	7.2	<0.05			2.7	8.9	3.1	0.3	0.6	40	31	9	19

Profile Described By: J.M. Aldrick, 1978.

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