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| LS17 | Calcic, Mottled-Subnatric, Yellow Sodosol | |
Location | Perenna, western Victoria | |||
Landform | Dune | |||
Geology | Quaternary Woorinen Formation: aeolian dune sand, calcareous clay | |||
Element | Dunecrest | |||
Horizon | Depth (cm) | Description | ||
A1 | 0–10 | Light yellowish brown (10YR6/4); loamy sand; weakly structured; pH 7.7. | ||
A2 | 10–15 | Light yellowish brown (10YR6/4); conspicuously bleached fine sand; pH 8.6; sharp and wavy boundary to: | ||
B21 | 15–30 | Light yellowish brown (10YR6/4) with (10YR6/6) mottles; coarse sandy clay loam; weak to moderate coarse columnar structure (with hard bleached capping); strong consistence (dry); pH 8.9; clear and wavy boundary to: | ||
B22k | 30–60 | Light yellowish brown (10YR6/4) with (5YR5/6) mottles; light medium clay (sandy); moderate coarse prismatic; parting to strong coarse blocky structure; ped faces may have a discontinuous carbonate coating; pH 9.4. | ||
B31k | 60–100 | Red (2.5YR4/8) with (7.5YR5/6) mottles; coarse sandy clay loam; massive (structureless); strong consistence (dry); contains few (5%) calcareous nodules; pH 9.6. | ||
B32 | 100–150 | Light yellowish brown (10YR6/4) with (5YR5/6) mottles; medium clay (sandy); moderate medium blocky structure; contains very few (<2%) hard carbonate nodules; pH 9.8. | ||
B33 | 150+ | Yellowish red (5YR5/6) with (10YR6/4) mottles; medium clay (sandy); pH 9.8. | ||
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Site LS17 | Sample depth cm | pH | EC dS/m | NaCl % | Ex Ca cmol-/kg | Ex Mg cmol-/kg | Ex K cmol-/kg | Ex Na cmol-/kg | Ex Al mg/kg | Ex acidity cmol-/kg | FC -30okPa | PWP -1500okPa | KS % | FS % | Z % | C % | |
Horizon | H2O | CaCl2 | |||||||||||||||
A1 | 0–10 | 7.7 | 7.1 | <0.05 | NA | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | NA | NA | 2.9 | 1.4 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
A2 | 10–15 | 8.6 | 7.9 | <0.05 | NA | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | NA | NA | 1.9 | 1.1 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B21 | 15–30 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 0.15 | NA | 4.8 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 1.7 | NA | NA | 19.1 | 11.3 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B22 | 30–60 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 0.32 | <0.05 | 6.7 | 8 | 1.2 | 3.4 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B31 | 60–100 | 9.6 | 8.4 | 0.2 | NA | 3.4 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 2.9 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B32 | 100–150 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 0.46 | <0.05 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7.5 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B33 | 150+ | 9.8 | 8.8 | 0.55 | <0.05 | 2.9 | 7.8 | 1 | 7.9 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |