Location: Bendoc East
Australian Soil Classification: Acidic, Dystrophic, Brown DERMOSOL
Map Unit: Bendoc (Component 1)
Previous Site Name: EG237
General Landscape Description: Undulating low hills
Site Description: Mid to lower slope, 10% to south-east
Land Use: Grazing
Native Vegetation: Montane grassy woodland
Geology: Ordovician sediments
Soil Profile Morphology:
Surface soil | |||
A1 | 0 – 5 cm | Dark greyish brown (10YR4/2); silty clay loam; clear change to: | |
Subsoil | |||
B1 | 5 – 20 cm | Yellowish brown (10YR5/4); silty light clay; pH 4.9; clear change to: | |
B2 | 20 – 50 + cm | Yellowish brown (10YR5/6); light medium clay; pH 4.9. |
Horizon | Horizon Depth (cm) | pH (water) | pH (CaCl2) | EC dS/m | Exchangeable Acididty meq/100g | Exchangeable Cations | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | ||||||
meq/100g | |||||||||
B1 | 5-20 | 4.9 | 4.1 | <0.05 | 15 | 0.66 | 0.52 | 0.38 | 0.09 |
B2 | 35-45 | 4.9 | 4.2 | <0.05 | 11 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.32 | 0.08 |