| WLRA133 | Episodic-Epicalcareous, Massive, Grey Vertosol | ||
Location | Jeparit Road, Warracknabeal | |||
Landform | Undulating plain | |||
Geology | Quaternary Woorinen Formation: aeolian dune sand, calcareous clay | |||
Element | Lower slope | |||
Slope | 1% | |||
Aspect | South-east | |||
Horizon | Depth (cm) | Description | ||
A1 | 0–8 | Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2); light clay; massive (structureless); earthy fabric; very firm consistence when dry; highly calcareous; pH 9.0; abrupt and wavy boundary to: | ||
B21 | 8–40 | Dark grey (2.5Y4/1); medium clay; strong coarse to medium prismatic, parting to a medium to fine angular blocky structure; smooth ped-fabric; very strong consistence when dry; highly calcareous; few distinct slickenside cutans, pH 9.5; gradational and smooth boundary to: | ||
B22k | 40–70 | Greyish brown (2.5Y5/2); medium clay; weak fine polyhedral structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence when moderately moist; very highly calcareous; few extremely coarse calcareous soft segregations in patches; pH 9.5; diffuse and smooth boundary to: | ||
B3 | 70–140+ | Greyish brown (2.5Y5/3); medium clay; weak coarse polyhedral structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence when moderately moist; highly calcareous; very few very coarse calcareous soft segregations in patches; few faint clay skins, pH 9.5. | ||
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Site WLRA133 | 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 | 0–8 | 8.6 | 8 | 0.23 | 0.11 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 27 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 1.5 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B21 | 8–40 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 0.69 | NA | NA | 9.4 | 14 | 11 | 1.6 | 6 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B22K | 40–70 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 1.6 | NA | NA | 32 | 8.1 | 17 | 2.5 | 12 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B3 | 70–140+ | 9.3 | 8.8 | 1.6 | NA | NA | 26 | 6.8 | 14 | 2.3 | 12 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |