EGS234
Location: Bendoc
Australian Soil Classification: Acidic, Dystrophic, Red DERMOSOL
Map Unit: Delegate
Previous Site Name: EG234
General Landscape Description: Rolling low hills
Site Description: Simple slope 2% south east
Land Use: Hardwood plantation
Native Vegetation:
Geology: Ordovician sediments
Soil Profile Morphology:
| Surface soil |  | |
 |
A1 | 0 – 40 cm | Dark reddish brown (5YR3/3); clay loam; strong fine granular structure; very weak consistence moist; pH 5.0; gradual change to: | |
Subsoil | | | |
B1 | 40 – 60 cm | Dark red (2.5YR3/6); light clay; moderate medium granular structure; weak consistence moist; pH 4.9; gradual change to: | |
B2 | 60 – 100 cm | Red (2.5YR4/6); medium clay; moderate medium polyhedral structure; firm consistence moist. | |
Chemical and Physical Analysis:
Horizon | Horizon Depth (cm) | pH (water) | pH (CaCl2) | EC dS/m | Exchangeable Acidity meq/100g | Exchangeable Cations | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | ||||||
meq/100g | |||||||||
A1 | 0-20 | 5.0 | 4.3 | <0.05 | 17 | 0.31 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.13 |
B1 | 40-60 | 4.9 | 4.3 | <0.05 | 18 | 0.14 | 0.29 | 0.16 | 0.14 |
Profile Described By: Ian Sargeant, 2011.
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