LS14
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| LS14 |  Eutrophic, Subnatric, Brown Sodosol (deep sandy) | |
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Location | Propodollah, western Victoria | |||
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Landform | Gently undulating plain | |||
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Geology | Quaternary Lowan Formation: aeolian fine to medium grained dune sand | |||
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Element | Dune | |||
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Slope | 1–2% | |||
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Aspect | North-west | |||
Horizon | Depth (cm) | Description | ||
A11 | 0–15 | Dark brown (10YR4/3); loamy sand; weakly structured; loose consistence (dry); pH 6.7. | ||
A12 | 15–35 | Brown (7.5YR4/4); loamy sand; single grain (structureless); loose consistence (dry). | ||
A2 | 35–100 | Brown (7.5YR5/4); sand; (drying out to a bleached colour); apedal (single grain); loose consistence (dry); pH 6.8. Note: Within this horizon massive yellowish red (5YR5/8) clayey sand) areas occur which are of firm consistence (dry); pH 6.1 (referred to as a B1 horizon). | ||
B21 | 100–160 | Strong brown (7.5YR5/6) with yellowish brown (10YR5/8) mottles; coarse sandy loam; weak coarse columnar structure and very strong consistence (dry); the top of the columnar structure has a hard bleached capping; pH 6.3. | ||
B22 | 160+ | Yellowish brown (10YR5/8); coarse sandy loam; massive (structureless); very strong consistence (dry). | ||
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Site LS14 | 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 | |||||||||||||||
A11 | 0–8 | 7.6 | 7 | 0.09 | NA | 6.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | NA | NA | 16.3 | 6.4 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
A12 | 8–15 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 0.11 | NA | 6 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B21 | 15–30 | 9 | 8.1 | 0.35 | NA | 7.4 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 2.5 | NA | NA | 30.6 | 16.9 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B22 | 30–70 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 1.28 | NA | 4.1 | 12 | 1.3 | 6.2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B23 | 70+ | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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