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LSWW28

WLRA - soil pit WW28- landscape
Dune amongst gently undulating plains

WLRA - soil pit WW28- profile
Yellow SODOSOL

    Location

Telopea Downs, western Victoria

    Landform

Dune

    Geology

Quaternary Lowan Formation: aeolian fine to medium grained dune sand

    Element

Duneslope

Horizon
Depth (cm)
Description

A11

0–15

Grey (10YR5/1); sand; single grain (structureless); pH 6.6:

A12

15–35

Light brownish grey (10YR6/2); sand; single grain (structureless); pH 7.2:

A13

35–80

Light yellowish brown (10YR6/4); sand; single grain (structureless); pH 8.2:

B2

80–90

Light yellowish brown (10YR6/4) with reddish yellow and red mottles; sandy clay; clay tends to occur as clay skins in pockets such as root channels; pH 8.1:

C

90–120+

Weathered sandstone.

Management Considerations

  • Texture contrast soil.
  • Very deep sandy hydrophobic surface soil, susceptible to wind ,sheet and rill erosion.
  • Slightly acidic upper surface to alkaline subsurface and subsoil.
  • Weakly developed sodic clayey subsoil.
  • Duneslope, well drained site drainage.

Horizon
Depth (cm)
pH (water)
pH (CaCl2)
EC
dS/m
A11
0–15
6.6
5.9
<0.05
A12
15–35
7.2
6.4
<0.05
A13
35–80
8.2
7.3
<0.05
B2
80–90
8.1
7.1
0.12
C
90–120+
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