WCSS01b
Location: Hamilton
Australian Soil Classification: Vertic, Eutrophic, Black KUROSOL
General Description: Very gently inclined on a gently undulating plain.
Site Description: Grazing.
WCSS01-02 Landscape
Soil Profile Morphology:
Surface Soil
| A1 | 0-15 cm | Fine sandy clay loam; strong very coarse sub-angular blocky, parting to moderate medium sub-angular blocky structure; pH 5.2: | |
| Subsoil |  | | |
| B21 | 15-40 cm | Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2) with slight weak red (2.5YR5/4) mottles; medium clay; strong very coarse sub-angular blocky, parting to strong medium to fine polyhedral structure; pH5.3. | |
Key Profile Features:
- Strong texture contrast between surface (A) horizons and subsoil (B21) horizon.
Soil Profile Characteristics:
| pH | Salinity Rating | ||
Surface (A1 horizon) | Strongly Acid | Moderate | Non Sodic | None |
Subsoil (B21 horizon) | Strongly Acid | Low | Non Sodic | None1 |
Horizon | Horizon Depth (cm) | pH (water) | pH (CaCl2) | EC ds/m | Organic Carbon g/100g | Exchangeable Cations | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | ||||||
meq/100g | |||||||||
A1 | 0-15 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 0.42 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 0.41 | 0.12 |
B21 | 15-40 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 0.14 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 0.51 | 0.79 |
Horizon | Horizon Depth (cm) | Exchangeable Aluminium mg/kg | Exchangeable Acidity meq/100g | Field Capacity pF2.5 | Wilting Point pF4.2 | Coarse Sand (0.2-2.0mm) | Fine Sand (0.02-0.2mm) | Silt (0.002-0.02mm) | Clay (<0.002mm) |
A1 | 0-15 | 26 | 16 | 38.4 | 20.3 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 30 |
B21 | 15-40 | | 15 | 44.2 | 24.9 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 59 |
Profile Described By: Mark Imhof and David Rees (May 2010).
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