EGRS219

Location: 6 km south of Combienbar

Australian Soil Classification: Acidic, Dystrophic, Red DERMOSOL

Map Unit: Turton
Previous Site Name: 219

General Landscape Description: Steep hills
Site Description: Upper slope
Land Use: Grazing
Native Vegetation: Shrubby dry forest
Geology: Late Devonian fluvial sediments (conglomerate, sandstone, mudstone)

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface soil
A11	0 – 15 cm	Dark reddish brown (5YR3/2-3); fine sandy loam; moderate granular structure moderately weak consistence; common subangular large sedimentary pebbles; clear change to:
A12	15 – 30 cm	Dark reddish brown (5YR3/4); fine sandy loam; massive; common subangular large sedimentary pebbles; gradual change to:
A3	30 – 60 cm	Dark reddish brown (5YR3/4); fine sandy clay loam; weak subangular blocky structure; common angular, sedimentary pebbles; clear change to:
Subsoil
B2	60 – 140 cm	Reddish brown (2.5-5YR4/4); silty clay; moderate angular blocky structure; many angular large sedimentary pebbles; gradual change to:
B3	1.4 m+	Many angular large sedimentary pebbles increasing with depth.

Chemical and Physical Analysis:

Horizon	Horizon Depth (cm)	pH (water)	pH (CaCl₂)	EC dS/m	Organic Carbon %	Total Nitrogen %	Exchangeable Aluminium ppm	Exchangeable Acididty meq/100g	Exchangeable Cations
									Ca	Mg	K	Na
									meq/100g
A11	0-15	5.1	4.3	0.08	2.42	0.10	176	16.5	1.74	1.22	0.41	0.31
A12	15-30	5.3	4.4	<0.05	1.33	<0.01	163	12.3	0.91	1.12	0.30	0.20
A3	30-60	5.6	4.3	<0.05	0.64	<0.01	218	10.2	0.61	1.12	0.30	0.10
B2	60-90	5.5	4.1	<0.05	0.34	<0.01	439	11.7	0.31	1.23	0.31	0.10

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