Back to: Contenders for State Soil
Why should the Hypercalcic Calcarosol be Victoria’s State Soil?
Calcarosols typically support 'mallee' vegetation communities. | Typical Mallee landscape with Calcarosol soils |
This example Hypercalcic Calcarosol occurs near Birchip | Calcarosol near Birchip | ||
Surface Soil | |||
A1 | 0-10 cm | Dark brown; sandy clay loam; highly calcareous; moderately alkaline pH (pH 8.5) | |
Subsoil | |||
B21 | 10-15 cm | Brown; light clay; highly calcareous; moderately alkaline pH (pH 8.6) | |
B22k | 15-40 cm | Reddish yellow; light medium clay; very many (> 50%) fine-earth carbonates (lime) and calcareous nodules; very strongly alkaline pH 9.4. | |
B23k | 40-80 cm | Reddish yellow and yellowish red; light medium clay; very many (> 50%) fine-earth carbonates (lime); extremely alkaline pH (pH 10.1) | |
B24 | 80-130 cm | Yellowish red and reddish yellow; medium clay (sandy); very many (>50%) fine earth carbonates; extremely alkaline (pH 10.0). | |
B25 | 130+ cm | Reddish yellow with few light pinkish brownand light greymottles; medium clay (sandy); manganese flecks; moderately calcareous; extremely alkaline (pH 10.1). |