EGLW5
Location: Bairnsdale South
Australian Soil Classification: Magnesic (& Eutrophic), Mottled-Subnatric, Sodic brown SODOSOL
Map Unit: Fernbank
Previous Site Name: GR5
Soil Profile Morphology:
| 0-10 cm | Dark grey; sand; pH 5.8. |
| 30-45 cm | Brown with grey mottles; medium clay; pH 6.0. |
| 120-130 cm | Mottled dark red, yellowish brown and grey; medium clay; pH 8.1 |
Chemical and Physical Analysis:
Horizon Depth (cm) | pH (water) | Organic Carbon % | Total Nitrogen % | Exchangeable Cations | Coarse Sand (0.2-2.0 mm) % | Fine Sand (0.02-0.2 mm) % | Silt (0.002-0.02 mm) % | Clay (<0.002 mm) % | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | ||||||||
meq/100g | |||||||||||
0-10 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 0.21 | 6.5 | 2.4 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 38 | 40 | 8 | 6 |
30-45 | 6.0 |  | | 1.9 | 8.6 | 0.40 | 2.0 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 60 |
120-135 | 8.1 | | | 0.72 | 8.1 | 0.12 | 5.2 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 53 |
Profile Described by: I.P. Little and W.T. Ward, 1977.
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