LSWW8
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| LSWW8 |  Hypercalcic, Mottled-Hypernatric, Yellow Sodosol (medium sandy surface) | |
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Location | Lillimur South (near the Little Desert National Park), western Victoria | |||
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Landform | Dune | |||
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Geology | Quaternary Lowan Formation: aeolian fine to medium grained dune sand | |||
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Element | Duneslope | |||
Horizon | Depth (cm) | Description | ||
1A1 | 0–10 | Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2) loamy sand; single grain (structureless); loose consistence when dry; pH 5.5; abrupt boundary to: | ||
1A2 | 10–25 | Pink (7.5YR7/4); conspicuously bleached (7.5YR8/2); sand; single grain (structureless); loose consistence when dry; very few ferruginous nodules; pH 6.6; below this horizon there is a 2 mm capping on top of the clay columns; sharp boundary to: | ||
1B21 | 25–40 | Light yellowish brown (10YR6/4) with abundant coarse faint brownish yellow mottles; medium heavy clay; strong very coarse columnar structure, some areas under columns have strong medium prismatic, parting to moderate medium blocky structure; very strong consistence when dry (complete dispersion); pH 8.1; gradual and wavy boundary to: | ||
1B22 | 40–70 | Light yellowish brown (10YR6/4) medium heavy clay; moderate medium prismatic, parting to moderate medium blocky structure; complete dispersion; pH 9.0. | ||
BC | 70–110 | White (2.5Y8/2) with abundant very coarse prominent red and distinct yellow mottles; light sandy loam; , massive (structureless); very weak consistence when dry; pH 9.6; weathered sandstone with an older surface underneath. | ||
2B2 | 110–200+ | Light grey (2.5Y7/2) with abundant very coarse prominent red and brownish yellow mottles although decreasing with depth; medium heavy clay; strong coarse, parting to strong fine lenticular structure; smooth ped-fabric; few slickensides; pH 9.2. | ||
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Site WW8 | 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 | |||||||||||||||
1A1 | 0–10 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 0.11 | NA | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | NA | NA | NA | 6.3 | 36.6 | 48.6 | 3.5 | 5 |
1A2 | 10–25 | 6.6 | 5.6 | <0.05 | NA | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
1B21 | 25–40 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 0.1 | NA | 2.8 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 3 | NA | NA | NA | 13.8 | 26.3 | 32.5 | 3 | 35 |
1B22 | 40–70 | 9 | 7.7 | 0.18 | NA | 3.6 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 4.6 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
BC | 70–110 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 0.47 | 0.05 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11.6 | 21.4 | 44 | 0.5 | 27.5 |
2B2 | 110–200+ | 9.2 | 8.5 | 0.62 | 0.09 | 2.9 | 10 | 1 | 9.2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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