WLRA146
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| WLRA146 |  Eutrophic, Mesonatric, Brown Sodosol | |
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Location | Landsborough Road, Joel, western Victoria | |||
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Landform | Terrace | |||
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Geology | Quaternary river terrace: fluvial gravel, sand, silt | |||
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Element | Terrace plain | |||
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Slope | <1% | |||
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Aspect | North | |||
Horizon | Depth (cm) | Description | ||
A1 | 0–10 | Brown (10YR4/3); loam, fine sandy; massive (structureless); weak dry consistence; common medium to coarse and fine to very fine roots; pH 6.0; abrupt and smooth boundary to: | ||
A2 | 10–25 | Yellowish brown (10YR5/4); conspicuously bleached very pale brown (10YR7/4 dry); sandy clay loam, fine sandy; massive (structureless); very firm dry consistence; common medium to coarse and fine to very fine roots; pH 6.5; abrupt and irregular boundary to: | ||
B21 | 20–50 | Brown (7.5YR4/4) medium heavy clay; moderate medium prismatic, parting to strong fine to medium subangular blocky structure; rough prismatic and smooth subangular blocky ped-fabric; strong dry consistence; common distinct clay skins; common medium to coarse and fine to very fine roots; pH 7.0; gradual and smooth boundary to: | ||
B22 | 50–65 | Yellowish brown (10YR5/4) with many medium distinct (7.5YR4/6) mottles; light medium clay; weak medium prismatic, parting to moderate fine and very fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped-fabric; firm moderately moist consistence; common medium to coarse and few fine to very fine roots; pH 8.5; gradual and smooth boundary to: | ||
B23 | 65–95 | Yellowish brown (10YR5/6) with few fine faint light grey mottles; medium clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; rough ped-fabric; strong dry consistence; few fine organic root linings; common medium to coarse roots, few fine to very fine roots; pH 8.5; gradual and smooth boundary to: | ||
B3 | 95–120 | Yellowish brown (10YR5/4); medium clay; moderate fine prismatic parting to moderate fine and very fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; strong moderately moist consistence; very few organic root linings, common fine manganiferous nodules; few faint slickensides; common medium to coarse and few fine to very fine roots; pH 8.5 : | ||
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Site WLRA146 | 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 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 0.16 | NA | 4.6 | 0.97 | 1.7 | 0.19 | <10 | NA | NA | NA | 6.8 | 42.1 | 25.5 | 18.5 |
A2 | 10–25 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 0.1 | NA | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.25 | 0.57 | <10 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B21 | 20–50 | 7.9 | 7 | 0.26 | 0.03 | 3.9 | 8.3 | 0.6 | 3.6 | NA | NA | 31.1 | 16.4 | 0.3 | 19.7 | 28 | 49.5 |
B22 | 50–65 | 8.9 | 8 | 0.43 | 0.06 | 2.6 | 8.8 | 0.6 | 5.2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B23 | 65–95 | 8.9 | 8 | 0.43 | 0.06 | 2.1 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 5.1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B3 | 95–120 | 8.8 | 8 | 0.54 | 0.08 | 2.7 | 10 | 0.7 | 6.9 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NR | NA |
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