Location: Hinnomunjie
Australian Soil Classification: Eutrophic, Brown CHROMOSOL
Map Unit: Hinnomunjie (Component 2)
Previous Site Name: EG205
General Landscape Description: Rolling low hills
Site description: Lower north-west facing slope (8% slope)
Land Use: Grazing on annual pasture
Native Vegetation: Montane dry woodland
Geology: Ordovician metamorphosed sediments
Soil Profile Morphology:
Surface soil | |||
A11 | 0 – 15 cm | Reddish brown (5YR4/3); clay loam; weak medium polyhedral structure; weak consistence dry; pH 5.2; clear change to: | |
A12 | 15 – 25 cm | Reddish brown (5YR5/4); clay loam; weak medium (10 – 20 mm) polyhedral structure; weak consistence dry; many angular tabular pebbles; pH 5.2; clear change to: | |
A13 | 25 – 30 cm | Red (2.5YR4/6); clay loam; strong fine granular structure; firm consistence dry; many angular tabular (20 – 60 mm) pebbles; pH 5.6; diffuse change to: | |
Subsoil | |||
B1 | 30 – 40 cm | Red (2.5YR4/6); light medium clay; strong fine granular structure; firm consistence dry; pH 6.0; clear change to: | |
B21 | 40 – 65 cm | Reddish brown (7.5YR4/4); medium clay; strong fine granular structure; firm consistence dry; pH 6.0; clear change to: | |
C | 65 – 85 cm | Brown (7.5YR4/4); medium clay with soft rock; common angular tabular (6 – 20 mm) pebbles; soft rock increasing with depth. |
- | pH | Salinity | ||
Surface soil (A1 horizon) | Strongly Acid | Very Low | Non-sodic | None |
Subsoil (B21 horizon) | Moderately Acid | Very Low | Non-sodic | None |
Deep subsoil (B22 horizon) | Slightly Acid | Very Low | Non-sodic | None |
Horizon | Horizon Depth (cm) | pH (water) | pH (CaCl2) | EC dS/m | Organic Carbon % | Total Nitrogen % | Free Fe2O3 % w/w | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
A11 | 0-15 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 0.13 | 2.5 | 0.19 | 3.4 | 12 | 5.7 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.07 | 16 | 51 | 10 | 16 | 19.7 | 6.1 |
A12 | 15-25 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 0.07 | 1.2 | 0.09 | 18 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 0.83 | 0.22 | 0.08 | 18 | 52 | 8 | 18 | 18.3 | 5.4 | |
A13 | 25-30 | 5.6 | 4.9 | <0.05 | 0.84 | 11 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.22 | 0.09 | 18 | 49 | 12 | 17 | 19.6 | 6.6 | ||
B21 | 30-40 | 6.0 | 5.2 | <0.05 | 0.68 | <10 | 6.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 0.25 | 0.16 | 7 | 46 | 13 | 31 | 24.5 | 11.4 | ||
B22 | 40-65 | 6.5 | 5.6 | <0.05 | 0.7 | 11.0 | 5.3 | 9 | 0.37 | 0.28 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 70 | 37.9 | 24.7 |