Location: Propodollah
Australian Soil Classification: Eutrophic, Subnatric, Brown SODOSOL (deep sandy)
Northcote Factual Key: Dy 4.41
Great Soil Group: soloth
General Landscape Description: Crest of a dune on a gently undulating sand plain.
LS14 Landscape |
A11 | 0-15cm | Dark brown (10YR4/3); loamy sand; weakly structured; loose consistence dry; pH 6.7: | LS14 Profile |
A12 | 15-35 cm | Brown (7.5YR4/4); loamy sand; structureless; loose consistence dry: | |
A2 | 35-100 cm | Brown (7.5YR5/4); sand; (drying out to a bleached colour); structureless; loose consistence dry; pH 6.8: Note: Within this horizon massive yellowish red (5YR5/8); clayey sand (6% clay) areas occur which are of firm consistence dry; pH 6.1 (referred to as a B1 horizon). | |
Subsoil | |||
B21 | 100-160 cm | Strong brown (7.5YR5/6) with yellowish brown (10YR5/8) mottles; coarse sandy loam (16% clay); weak coarse columnar structure and very strong consistence dry. The top of the columnar structure has a hard bleached capping; pH 6.3: | |
B22 | 160+ | Yellowish brown (10YR5/8); coarse sandy loam; massively structured; very strong consistence dry. |
pH | Salinity | |||
Surface (A1 horizon) | Slightly Acid | Very Low | Non-Sodic | _ |
Subsoil (B21 horizon) | Slightly Acid | Very Low | Sodic | _ |
The soil is slightly acid throughout. |
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