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GL68

Site: GL68Land Unit: Byaduk Basalts
Aust. Soil Class.: Ferric, ?, Brown DERMOSOL (confidence level 4)


Soil pit GL68 auger

General Land Unit Description:
This land unit is a complex unit of steep slopes leading to drainage lines and gently undulating plains leading to the slopes, south east of Branxholme. The soils on the slopes leading to the drainage lines tend to be shallower than those on the plains. The soils on the plains commonly have a sandy topsoil with a bleached A2 horizon over a clay subsoil. A co-dominant soil type is a soil type lacking the sandy topsoil and tends to have a gradual increase in clay (Dermosol) similar to this site. These soils are intermixed with Sodosols.

Site Description:

Geology: Quaternary basaltLandform pattern: Undulating rises and gently undulating plains
Position in landscape: Upper slopeInternal drainage: Moderately well drained

Key profile features:

  • Ferromanganiferious nodules
  • Mottled subsoil
  • Kaolinite at depth
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