LS6
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| LS6 |  Calcic, Mottled-Hypernatric, Grey Sodosol (sandy) | |
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Location | Diapur, western Victoria | |||
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Landform | Rise | |||
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Geology | Pliocene Parilla Sand: marine sand and silt | |||
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Element | Hillslope (Middle) | |||
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Slope | 4% | |||
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Aspect | East | |||
Horizon | Depth (cm) | Description | ||
A1 | 0–15 | Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2); loamy sand; single grain (structureless); weak consistence (dry); pH 6.1. | ||
A2 | 15–20 | Conspicuously bleached loamy sand; single grain (structureless); weak consistence (dry); contains a common (10%) amount of ferruginous nodules; pH 7.4; sharp boundary to: | ||
A3 | 20–21 | Conspicuously bleached cemented sand capping; pH 7.8. | ||
B21 | 21–35 | Dark greyish brown (10YR4/2) with (10YR5/4) and (7.5YR4/6) mottles; heavy clay; moderate columnar structure; very strong consistence (dry); pH 8.3. | ||
B22k | 35–65 | Yellowish brown (10YR5/6) with (5YR5/6) mottles; medium heavy clay; strong prismatic, parting to strong blocky structure; strong consistence (moist); contains very few (2%) ferruginous nodules and many (50%) soft calcareous segregations; pH 8.9. | ||
C | 65+ | Weathered sandstone. | ||
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Site LS6 | 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 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 0.05 | NA | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | NA | NA | 7.6 | 3.9 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
A2 | 15–20 | 7.4 | 6.1 | <0.05 | NA | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 | NA | NA | 4.4 | 1.8 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
A3 | 20–21 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 0.07 | NA | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B21 | 21–35 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 0.33 | NA | 6.5 | 7.9 | 0.6 | 5.6 | NA | NA | 37.5 | 23.8 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B22 | 35–65 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 0.53 | NA | 6.7 | 9.5 | 0.8 | 8.3 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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