Location: Balmoral
Australian Soil Classification: Melanic-Mottled (& Ferric), Mesotrophic, Brown CHROMOSOL
Northocte Factual Key: Db2.41
General Land Unit Description: This site is situated on the level surface of the Dundas Tablelands.
Site Description: Level plain. Moderately well drained.
Geology: Tertiary marine sandstone.
Native Vegetation: Red gums are the dominant vegetation.
GL164 Landscape |
A1 | 0-25 cm | Very dark grey (7.5YR3/1) sandy loam; weak medium blocky structure; weak consistence dry; very few medium angular ferruginised nodules (6-20 mm); pH 6.5; clear and wavy change to: | GL164 Profile |
A2 | 25-40 cm | Dark yellowish brown (10YR4/4) fine sandy clay loam; weak to massive medium blocky structure, firm consistence moist; many medium to coarse ferruginous and manganiferous nodules; pH 4.7; clear and wavy change to: | |
Subsoil | |||
B2 | 40-60 cm | Dark yellowish brown (10YR4/6) light medium clay (sandy); weak fine blocky structure; firm consistence moist; many coarse ferruginous and manganiferous nodules; pH 5.5; clear and wavy change to: | |
BC | 60-85 cm | Mainly buckshot; ferruginous and manganiferous nodules are abundant; moderately cemented discontinuous, may be cemented (petroferric). ; ferricrete pan; abrupt and wavy change to: | |
C | 85-150 cm |
pH | Salinity Rating | |||
Surface (A1 horizon) | Slightly Acid | Low | Non-Sodic | None |
Subsoil (40-60 cm) | Strongly Acid | Low | Non-Sodic | None |
The surface horizon is slightly acid. the subsoil is strongly acid. | The salinity rating for both the surface and subsoil is low. | The surface and the subsoil are non-sodic. | There is a sharp increase in clay content at 40 cm. |
Horizon | Horizon Depth (cm) | pH (water) | pH (CaCl2) | EC dS/m | Organic Carbon % | Total Nitrogen % | Exchangeable Aluminium ppm | Exchangeable Acididty meq/100g | 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) % | Field Capacity % w/w | Wilting Point % w/w | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | |||||||||||||||
meq/100g | ||||||||||||||||||
A1 | 0-25 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 0.11 | 2.4 | 0.21 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 2.2 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 14 | 54 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 9 | |
A2 | 25-40 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 0.08 | 220 | 11 | 0.54 | 1.7 | 0.12 | 0.4 | 13 | 47 | 8 | 30 | 20 | 9 | ||
B21 | 40-60 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 0.08 | 53 | 9.8 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 0.16 | 0.68 | 10 | 35 | 8 | 47 | 27 | 15 |
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