MM857
| Site: MM857 | Land Unit: Drumborg basalt hills |
| Aust. Soil Class.: Haplic, ?, Red KUROSOL (confidence level 2) | |
| General Land Unit Description: This land unit consists of the undulating rises of Sugarloaf Hill and Sheaok Rise, north of Heywood. The soils consist of Red Dermosols and occasionally Kurosols on the crests and slopes of the rises. On the lower slopes and plains in between the rises, Ferric Brown Chromosols or Dermosols predominate. There are minor occurrences of Black Vertosols in local depressions. |
Site Description:
| Geology: Quaternary basalt | Landform pattern: Undulating rises |
| Position in landscape: Mid slope | Internal drainage: Moderately well drained |
| A1 | 0-20 cm | Dark reddish brown (5YR3/4) clay loam, strong blocky structure (10-20 mm), pH 5.7. Clear transition to: |
 | Subsoil | |
| B21 | 20-35 cm | Yellowish red (5YR4/6) medium clay, smooth-ped fabric, pH 5.4. Gradual transition to: |
| B22 | 35+ cm | Strong brown (7.5YR4/6) medium clay, red mottles, smooth-ped fabric, pH 5.7. |
Key profile features:
- Strongly acidic subsoil
- Strong texture contrast between topsoil and subsoil
- Mottled subsoil
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