WIA9
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| WIA9 | ||
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Location | Murtoa, western Victoria | |||
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Landform | Gently undulating plain | |||
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Geology | Pliocene Parilla Sand: marine sand and silt | |||
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Element | Hillslope | |||
Horizon | Depth (cm) | Description | ||
A1 | 0–10 | Dark greyish brown (10YR4/2); light clay; subplastic; cracking and self-mulching surface condition; weak coarse granular structure; very weak consistence dry; slightly sticky consistence wet; pH 8.5; sharp boundary to: | ||
B21 | 10–45 | Dark grey (10YR4/1); medium clay; subplastic; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; strong consistence dry; slightly sticky consistence wet; pH 9.1. | ||
B22 | 45–95 | Dark grey (10YR4/1); medium clay; subplastic; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; strong consistence dry; slightly sticky consistence wet; very few (<2%) hard carbonate segregations; pH 9.3. | ||
B23 | 95–110 | Grey (10YR5/1); medium clay; subplastic; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; strong consistence dry; slightly sticky consistence wet; very few (<2%) hard carbonate segregations; pH 9.2. | ||
B24 | 110–145 | Grey (10YR5/1) with (7.5YR6/6) mottles; medium clay; subplastic; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; strong consistence dry; slightly sticky consistence wet; very few (<2%) hard carbonate segregations; pH 9.2; gradual boundary to: | ||
B31 | 145–190 | Reddish yellow (7.5YR6/6) with (10YR5/2) mottles; heavy clay; plastic; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; strong consistence dry; moderately sticky consistence wet; very few (<2%) hard carbonate segregations; pH 9.0; gradual boundary to: | ||
B32 | 190–220 | Reddish yellow (7.5YR6/6) with (2.5YR4/8) mottles; medium heavy clay sandy; plastic; moderate coarse blocky structure; strong consistence dry; moderately sticky consistence wet; very few (<2%) hard carbonate segregations and few (2-10%) weathered sandstone; pH 8.9. | ||
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Site WIA9 | 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 | 0–10 | 8.5 | NA | 0.18 | 0.01 | 31.2 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | NA | 2.5 | NA | 22.6 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 58 |
B21 | 10–45 | 9.1 | NA | 0.22 | 0.02 | 26 | 8 | 1.4 | 2.9 | NA | NA | NA | 34.1 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 59 |
B22 | 45–95 | 9.3 | NA | 0.43 | 0.05 | 20 | 11.3 | 1.3 | 8.4 | NA | NA | NA | 28.2 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 58 |
B23 | 95–110 | 9.2 | NA | 0.7 | 0.09 | 17.4 | 12.6 | 1.6 | 12.9 | NA | NA | NA | 30.4 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 59 |
B24 | 110–145 | 9.2 | NA | 0.9 | 0.1 | 16.5 | 12.2 | 1.5 | 13.1 | NA | NA | NA | 28.7 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 62 |
B31 | 145–190 | 9.0 | NA | 1.16 | 0.15 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 28.2 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 62 |
B32 | 190–220 | 8.9 | NA | 1.01 | 0.12 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 20.6 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 50 |
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