LSWW17
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| LSWW17 |  Calcic, Mottled_mesonatric, Yellow Sodosol | |
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Location | North-east of Langkoop, western Victoria | |||
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Landform | Plain | |||
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Geology | Quaternary swamp and lake deposits: paludal silt and clay | |||
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Element | Plain | |||
Horizon | Depth (cm) | Description | ||
A1 | 0–15 | Brown (7.5YR4/2); loamy sand; weakly structured to massive (structureless); very weak consistence when dry; very few ferruginous nodules; pH 6.9; clear boundary to: | ||
A21 | 15–40 | Light brown (7.5YR6/4); sand; conspicuously bleached when dry; massive (structureless); few ferruginous nodules; pH 5.7; clear boundary to: | ||
A22 | 40–47 | Pink (7.5YR7/4); sand; conspicuously bleached when dry; massive (structureless); very weak consistence when dry; few (10-20%) ferruginous nodules (some areas there is a larger percentage of nodules); pH 6.1; sharp boundary to: | ||
B21 | 47–85 | Yellow (10YR7/8) with very coarse distinct dark red and light grey mottles; light clay grading to light medium clay at depth; some organic staining on ped-faces; strong medium to coarse, parting to strong coarse blocky structure; abundant yellowish brown clay skin cutans; strong consistence when dry (complete dispersion when worked); pH 6.3. | ||
B22 | 85–135 | Brownish yellow (10YR6/6); medium heavy clay (sandy); moderate very coarse prismatic structure; very firm consistence when slightly moist; few (2%) soft calcareous segregations and hard calcareous/silica nodules; complete dispersion; pH 9.0. | ||
B23 | 135–190 | Pale yellow (2.5Y7/4) with a few patches of light grey mottles; medium clay; moderate very coarse prismatic, parting to strong coarse blocky, parting to moderate coarse polyhedral structure; few manganese flecks and ferruginous nodules; pH 9.2. | ||
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Site WW17 | Sample depth cm | pH | EC dS/m | NaCl % | Ex Ca cmol-/kg | Ex Mg cmol-/kg | Ex K cmol-/kg | Ex Na cmol-/kg | Ex Al mg/kg | Ex acidity cmol-/kg | FC -30okPa | PWP -1500okPa | KS % | FS % | Z % | C % | |
Horizon | H2O | CaCl2 | |||||||||||||||
A1 | 0–15 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 0.1 | NA | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | NA | NA | NA | 4.7 | 41.2 | 47.8 | 2 | 4 |
A21 | 15–40 | 5.7 | 4.9 | <0.05 | NA | 0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | NA | NA | NA | 1.0 | 39.9 | 54.1 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
A22 | 40–47 | 6.1 | 5 | <0.05 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B21 | 47–60 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 0.06 | NA | 2.6 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 2.4 | NA | NA | NA | 19.0 | 18.3 | 23.2 | 1.5 | 51 |
B21 | 60–85 | 6.4 | 5 | 0.1 | NA | 2.4 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 2.7 | NA | NA | NA | 14.9 | 25.2 | 28.3 | 1.5 | 40.5 |
B22 | 85–135 | 9 | 8 | 0.24 | NA | 3.3 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 4.1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B23 | 135–190 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 0.26 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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