WLRA141
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| WLRA141 |  Eutrophic, Mottled-Subnatric, Brown Sodosol | |
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Location | Shays Flat-Malakoff Road, Landsborough, western Victoria | |||
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Landform | Rolling low hills | |||
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Geology | Palaeozoic (Cambrian) Warrak Formation: marine sandstone, siltstone, schist | |||
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Element | Footslope | |||
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Slope | 5% | |||
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Aspect | North | |||
Horizon | Depth (cm) | Description | ||
A1 | 0–15 | Brown (7.5YR4/4); sandy clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky; rough ped-fabric; weak dry consistence; very few small subrounded quartz gravels; many very fine and fine roots; water repellent; pH 6.0; clear and wavy boundary to: | ||
A21 | 15–30 | Brown (7.5YR4/4); conspicuously bleached light brown (7.5YR6/4); loamy sand; massive (structureless) very weak dry consistence; few small subrounded quartz gravels; common very fine and fine roots; pH 5.5; gradual and smooth boundary to: | ||
A22 | 30–55 | Light yellowish brown (10YR6/4); conspicuously bleached very pale brown (10YR8/4); sandy clay loam; massive (structureless) weak dry consistence; few small subrounded quartz gravels; few medium ferromanganiferous nodules; few very fine and fine roots; pH 6.5; sharp and smooth boundary to: | ||
B21 | 55–90 | Brown (10YR4/3) with many medium distinct (2.5YR3/4) mottles; medium heavy clay; strong coarse to very coarse prismatic, parting to strong coarse to medium angular blocky structure; rough and smooth ped-fabric,; very firm moderately moist consistence; very few medium manganiferous nodules; few prominent clay skins; few very fine and fine roots; pH 7.5; gradual and smooth boundary to: | ||
B22 | 90–125+ | Dark yellowish brown (10YR4/4) with common medium faint reddish brown and many medium (2.5YR3/6) mottles; light clay; massive (structureless); strong moderately moist consistence; very few medium manganiferous nodules; no roots; pH 8.5. | ||
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Site WLRA141 | 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 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 0.06 | NA | 1.2 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.05 | 22 | NA | 18.1 | 5.3 | 7.4 | 68.2 | 7 | 14 |
A21 | 15–30 | 4.9 | 4.4 | <0.05 | NA | 0.81 | 0.26 | 0.17 | <0.05 | 31 | NA | 16.3 | 3.7 | 8.7 | 71.4 | 8.5 | 8 |
A22 | 30–55 | 6.6 | 5.9 | <0.05 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B21 | 55–90 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 0.07 | NA | 7.1 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | NA | NA | 33.8 | 19.6 | 1.4 | 28.4 | 14 | 51.5 |
B22 | 90–125+ | 7.8 | 6.8 | 0.08 | NA | 4.4 | 4.9 | 0.55 | 0.87 | NA | NA | 26.9 | 13 | 3.5 | 44.1 | 8.5 | 40.5 |
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