Location: Mount Camel Landcare Group
Australian Soil Classification: Haplic, Eutrophic, Red FERROSOL
Northocte Factual Key: Gn 4.12
Site Description: Saddle on crest of Mt. Camel Range
Geology: Cambrian greenstone
LP99 Landscape |
A1 | 0-7 cm | Dark red (2.5YR3/6); fine sandy clay loam; moderate medium blocky structure; very firm consistence dry; significant biological activity evident (i.e. spiders, termites); pH 5.6: | LP99 profile |
Subsoil | |||
B21 | 7-20 cm | Dark red (2.5YR3/6); light medium clay; moderate coarse blocky, parting to strong medium to fine blocky structure; strong consistence dry; contains a few (2-10%) angular quartz (<2 cm size) and hard greenstone fragments (average size 3 cm); pH 6.0: | |
B22 | 20-35 cm | Dark red (2.5YR3/6); light clay; moderate coarse blocky structure; very firm consistence dry; pH 6.6: | |
B23 | 35-60 cm | Dark red (2.5YR4/8) and strong brown (7.5YR5/6); light sandy clay loam; very firm consistence dry; pH 6.9: | |
C | 60-100 cm+ | Weathered greenstone base rock; pH 7.9. |
pH | Salinity Rating | |||
Surface (A1 horizon) | Moderately Acid | Very Low | Non-Sodic | None |
Subsoil (25-45 horizon) | Moderately Acid | Very Low | Non-Sodic | None |
Deeper subsoil ( 60 cm) | Slightly Alkaline | Very Low | Non-Sodic | None |
Horizon | Horizon Depth (cm) | pH (water) | pH (CaCl2) | EC dS/m | Organic Carbon % | Total Nitrogen % | 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 | 0-7 | 5.6 | 4.7 | <0.05 | 3.0 | 0.34 | 12 | 5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 30 | 33.6 | 14.7 |
B21 | 7-20 | 6 | 5 | <0.05 | 19 | 7.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 38 | 29.8 | 16.2 | ||
B22 | 20-35 | 6.6 | 5.7 | <0.05 | 36 | 16 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 9 | 31 | 20 | 33 | 34.1 | 19.8 | ||
B23 | 35-60 | 6.9 | 6 | <0.05 | 39 | 19 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 26 | 14.7 | ||||||
C | 60-100 | 7.9 | 6.6 | <0.05 | 32 | 18 | 0.1 | 0.4 |