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Location | Western Highway, Servicetown, western Victoria | |||
Landform | Rise | |||
Geology | Quaternary Woorinen Formation: aeolian dune sand, calcareous clay | |||
Element | Hillcrest | |||
Horizon | Depth (cm) | Description | ||
A1 | 0-5 | Fine sandy clay loam; weak fine blocky structure; pH 6.4; clear boundary to: | Hypercalcic, Subnatric, Red SODOSOL | |
B21 | 5-25 | Yellowish red (5YR5/6); medium clay; weak to moderate coarse prismatic, parting to weak fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped-fabric; rigid consistence when dry; patches of dark greyish brown (10YR4/2) with stronger structure; pH 7.8; gradual and wavy boundary to: | ||
B22k | 25-45 | Yellowish red (5YR5/6) medium clay (sandy); weak to moderate coarse blocky, parting to moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped-fabric; rigid consistence when dry; many (20-50%) soft calcareous segregations; pH 8.8; abrupt boundary to: | ||
B23k | 45-80 | Very pale brown (10YR7/3) with many coarse faint reddish yellow mottles; light medium clay; moderate coarse blocky, parting to moderate medium polyhedral structure (strong structure when less CaCO3); smooth ped-fabric; strong consistence when slightly moist; many (50%) soft calcareous segregations although percentage is variable with some thick patches occurring; pH 9.8; diffuse boundary to: | ||
B24 | 80-110 | Very pale brown (10YR7/3) with common large distinct light brown mottles ; light medium clay (sandy); moderate coarse blocky, to polyhedral structure; smooth ped-fabric; very firm consistence when slightly moist; many soft calcareous segregations; pH 9.8; gradual to diffuse boundary to: | ||
B25 | 110-190 | Very pale brown (10YR7/4) with common large distinct yellowish red mottles; light medium clay (sandy); moderate blocky to polyhedral structure; smooth ped-fabric; firm consistence when moderately moist; pH 9.7; changes to: | ||
B26 | 190-200+ | Very pale brown (10YR7/3) with common coarse distinct yellow and red mottles; medium clay; moderate coarse polyhedral structure; smooth ped-fabric; firm consistence when moderately moist; mangans evident; pH 9.3. | ||
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Horizon | Depth (cm) | pH (water) | pH (CaCl2) | EC dS/m | NaCl % | Exchangeable Cations cmol-/kg | Coarse Sand % | Fine Sand % | Silt % | Clay % | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | ||||||||||
A1 | 0-5 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 0.07 | 3 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 26.4 | 54.2 | 4.5 | 10 | |
B21 | 5-25 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 0.1 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 1 | 1.8 | 21.5 | 44.5 | 4 | 26 | |
B22k | 25-45 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 0.16 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 20.2 | 38.6 | 3.5 | 32 | |
B23k | 45-80 | 9.8 | 9 | 0.72 | 0.08 | 3.3 | 9.6 | 1.5 | 7.1 | ||||
B24 | 80-110 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 0.73 | 0.09 | ||||||||
B25 | 110-190 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 0.72 | 0.09 | ||||||||
B26 | 190-200+ | 9.3 | 8.4 | 0.66 | 0.09 |