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Site 61a
Group: Lexton Landcare Group
Australian Soil Classification: Vertic (and Manganic), Mottled-subnatric, Brown SODOSOL
General Landscape Description: Located on a minimal midslope position on an undulating volcanic plain (slope 1.5%). This site is in a more poorly drained situation than site 60.
Geology: Quaternary basalt.
Site LP60&61 Landscape |
Surface Soil | Site LP61b Profile | ||
A11 | 0-10 cm | Dark greyish brown (10YR4/2); very fine sandy clay loam; hardsetting surface condition; moderate very fine to fine polyhedral structure; weak consistence moist; pH 5.2; abrupt change to: | |
A12 | 10-15cm | Dark brown (10YR4/3); very fine sandy clay loam; weak consistence moist; contains very many (50%) manganese nodules (3 mm); pH 5.7; abrupt change to: | |
Subsoil | |||
B21 | 15-20 cm | Yellowish brown (10YR5/4); medium clay; moderate fine polyhedral structure; firm consistence moist; contains many (20%) manganiferous and ferro-manganiferous nodules (3-10 mm size); pH 5.9; abrupt change to: | |
B22 | 20-40 cm | Brown (10YR5/3) with brownish yellow (10YR6/6) mottles; medium to heavy clay; moderate medium prismatic structure; strong consistence dry; pH 6.7; gradual change to: | |
B23 | 40-70 cm | Brown (10YR4/3) with a yellowish brown (10YR5/8) mottles; heavy clay; moderate very coarse prismatic structure (with dark stains on ped faces); strong consistence moist; pH 7.3; gradual change to: | |
B24 | 70+ cm | Brown (10YR5/3) with yellowish brown (10YR5/6) mottles; heavy clay; moderate very coarse prismatic, parting to moderate very coarse blocky structure; dark manganiferous stains; slickensides present; strong consistence moist; pH 8.0. |
Site 61b | pH | Salinity Rating | ||
Surface (A1 horizon) | strongly acid | very low | non-sodic | none |
Subsoil (B21 horizon) | moderately acid | very low | sodic | none1 |
Deeper subsoil (at 80 cm) | moderately alkaline | very low | sodic | slight-moderate |
Horizon | Horizon Depth | pH (water) | pH CaCl2 | EC dS/m | NaCl % | Exchangeable Cations | Ex Al mg/kg | Ex Ac meq/100g | Field pF2.5 | Wilting Point pF4.2 | Coarse Sand (0.2-2.0mm) | Fine Sand (0.02-0.2mm) | Silt (0.002-0.02mm) | Clay (<0.002mm) | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | ||||||||||||||
meq/100g | |||||||||||||||||
A11 | 0-10 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 0.14 | 4.3 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 37 | 37.2 | 17.1 | 2 | 39 | 24 | 26 | ||
A12 | 10-15 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 0.07 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |||||||||
B21 | 15-20 | 5.9 | 5 | 0.12 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 38 | 26.6 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 59 | |||
B22 | 20-40 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 0.05 | 5.6 | 11 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 48.5 | 35.5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 87 | |||
B23 | 40-70 | 7.3 | 6 | 0.06 | 4.9 | 13 | 0.4 | 2.8 | |||||||||
B24 | 70+ | 8 | 6.5 | 0.13 | 4.4 | 14 | 0.4 | 4 |
Site LP61a Profile | In areas, a deep irregular bleached subsurface (A2) horizon can occur. It varies in depth from approximately 20 cm to 60 cm and is probably associated with the original gilgai microrelief. The bleached horizon has a silty clay loam texture and contains a large amount of ferro-manganiferous nodules (mostly greater than 1 cm diameter) towards its base. The bleached horizon is underlain by a yellowish brown (10YR5/4) mottled medium heavy clay. |
Site 61a | pH | Salinity Rating | ||
Surface (A1 horizon) | strongly acid | very low | non-sodic | none |
Subsoil (B21 horizon) | slightly acid | very low | sodic | none1 |
Deeper subsoil (at 1 m) | slightly alkaline | very low | strongly sodic | _ |
Horizon | Horizon Depth | pH (water) | pH CaCl2 | EC dS/m | NaCl % | Exchangeable Cations | Ex Al mg/kg | Ex Ac meq/100g | Field pF2.5 | Wilting Point pF4.2 | Coarse Sand (0.2-2.0mm) | Fine Sand (0.02-0.2mm) | Silt (0.002-0.02mm) | Clay (<0.002mm) | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | ||||||||||||||
meq/100g | |||||||||||||||||
A1 | 0-25 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 0.09 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 29 | 35 | 15.3 | 1 | 39 | 30 | 25 | ||
A2 | 25-60 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 0.05 | 2.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 23.8 | 9.6 | 2 | 47 | 29 | 22 | |||
B21 | 60-95 | 6.9 | 5.5 | <0.05 | 3.4 | 11 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 44.3 | 35.8 | 0.9 | 7 | 0 | 92 | |||
B22 | 95+ | 7.1 | 6 | 0.08 | 2.9 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 3.1 |