LS3
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| LS3 |  Epicalcareous-Epihypersodic, Self-mulching, Grey Vertosol | |
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Location | Kinimakatka, western Victoria | |||
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Landform | Plain (swale) | |||
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Geology | Quaternary Woorinen Formation: aeolian dune sand, calcareous clay | |||
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Element | Valley floor | |||
Horizon | Depth (cm) | DescriptionEast | ||
A1 | 0–5 | Dark grey (10YR4/1); medium clay; strong subangular blocky structure; very firm consistence dry; surface cracking occurs when dry; pH 6.5; abrupt and irregular boundary to: Note: patches of bleached fine sandy light clay (pH 7.2) can occur below the surface horizon. | ||
B21 | 5–90 | Grey (10YR5/1); heavy clay; strong coarse prismatic, parting to strong coarse blocky structure (becoming strong fine blocky with depth); strong consistence dry; contains a trace (1%) amount of ironstone; pH 8.3; gradual boundary to: | ||
B22 | 90–140 | Light olive grey (5Y6/2); medium heavy clay; strong coarse blocky, parting to strong fine-medium blocky structure; contains few (5%) soft and hard carbonate nodules; pH 9.1. | ||
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Site LS3 | 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 | 0–5 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 0.16 | NA | 15.5 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | NA | NA | 31.2 | 19 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
A2 | 5–15 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 0.06 | NA | 6.6 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | NA | NA | 19.2 | 7.9 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B21 | 15–90 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 0.39 | NA | 13.2 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 6.6 | NA | NA | 43.5 | 20.9 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B22k | 90–120 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 1.23 | 0.24 | 7.5 | 11.5 | 2 | 12.4 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B23 | 120+ | 9.1 | 8.9 | 1.47 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 14 | 2.2 | 16.6 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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