GP87
Location: Glengarry West
Australian Soil Classification: Acidic, Mesotrophic, Grey KANDOSOL
General Landscape Description: First terrace of the Latrobe River.
Site Description: Plat pasture.
Map Unit: Yinnar.
GP87 Landscape
Soil Profile Morphology:
Surface Soil
| A1 | 0-30 cm | Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2); silty clay loam; moderate fine polyhedral parting to weak to moderate fine structure; weak consistence moist; pH 5.8; gradual change to:
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| Subsoil | |||
| B21 | 30-60 cm | Greyish brown (10YR5/2) with strong brown (7.5YR5/6) mottles associated with root channels; silty clay loam; firm consistence moist; many macropores; evident; pH 5.3; gradual change to: | |
| B22 | 60-80 cm | Greyish brown (10YR5/2) sporadically bleached (10YR7/2d); silty clay loam; firm consistence moist; many macropores evident; pH 5.4: | |
| B23 | 80+ cm | Greyish brown (10YR5/2) with yellow (10YR7/6) mottles; silty clay; weak to moderate structure; firm to very firm consistence dry; pH 5.6. | |
Soil Profile Characteristics:
 | pH | Salinity Rating | ||
Surface (A1 horizon) | Moderately Acidic | Very Low | Non-Sodic | None |
Subsoil (B21 horizon) | Strongly Acidic | Very Low | Non-Sodic | None |
Deeper Subsoil (at 80 + cm) | Moderately Acidic | Low | Non-Sodic | None |
| This profile is moderately acid in the surface. The upper subsoil is strongly acid becoming moderate with depth. | | The salinity is low throughout the profile. | | The surface and subsoil is non sodic. The deeper subsoil is strongly sodic. |
| The clay content is low throughout the profile. |
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Horizon | Horizon Depth (cm) | pH (water) | pH CaCl2 | EC (dS/m) | Exchangeable Cations | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | |||||
meq/100g | ||||||||
A1 | 0-30 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 0.07 | 3.2 | 1.9 | <0.1 | 0.1 |
B21 | 30-60 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 0.06 | 0.7 | 1.0 | <0.1 | <0.1 |
B22 | 60-80 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 0.07 | 0.4 | 1.2 | <0.1 | 0.2 |
B23 | 80+ | 5.6 | 4.4 | 0.14 | 0.2 | 1.7 | <0.1 | 0.5 |
Horizon | Horizon Depth (cm) | Acidity meq/100g | Oxidisable Organic Carbon % | Exchangeable Aluminium mg/kg | Field Capacity pF2.5 | Wilting Point pF4.2 | Coarse Sand (0.2-2.0 mm) | Fine Sand (0.02-0.2 mm) | Silt (0.002-0.02 mm) | Clay (<0.002 mm) |
A1 | 0-30 | 9.2 | 2.8 | <10 | 37.0 | 10.0 | 5.6 | 28.5 | 45.5 | 13.0 |
B21 | 30-60 | 5.5 | 0.68 | 44 | 24.6 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 30.4 | 50.0 | 15.0 |
B22 | 60-80 | 4.6 | | 46 | 23.9 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 29.2 | 48.5 | 16.0 |
B23 | 80+ | 3.5 | | 47 | 22.8 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 28.2 | 47.0 | 19.5 |
Profile Described By: Mark Imhof and Ian Sargeant (January 1999).
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