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| WLRA132 | Hypercalcic, Subnatric Red SODOSOL | |
Location | Jeparit Road, Pepper Plains, Western Victoria | |||
Landform | Plain | |||
Geology | Quaternary Woorinen Formation: aeolian dune sand, calcareous clay | |||
Element | Mid slope | |||
Slope | 2% | |||
Aspect | East | |||
Horizon | Depth (cm) | Description | ||
A11 | 0–5 | Dark brown (7.5YR3/3); loam, fine sandy; moderate medium to fine polyhedral structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence dry; many fine roots observed; pH 7.8; smooth and sharp change to: | ||
A12 | 5–15 | Dark brown (7.5YR3/2); clay loam, fine sandy; massive (structureless); earthy ped fabric; strong consistence dry; many fine roots observed; weakly cemented cultivation pan evident; pH 7.9; abrupt and wavy change to: | ||
B21 | 15–35 | Reddish brown (5YR4/3); light medium clay; strong medium to fine prismatic, parting to fine angular block structure; smooth ped fabric; strong consistence dry; common distinct cutans evident; common fine roots observed ; moderately calcareous; pH 8.9; gradual and smooth change to: | ||
B22k | 35–60 | Strong brown (7.5YR5/6) with a few distinct medium dark brown (7.5YR3/3) mottles; light medium clay; moderate medium prismatic, parting to medium angular structure; rough ped fabric; strong consistence dry; contains many extremely coarse calcareous soft segregations; a few distinct cutans evident; common fine roots observed; very highly calcareous; pH 9.5; gradual and smooth change to: | ||
D | 60–130+ | Light brownish grey (10YR6/2) with very few coarse faint red mottles; medium heavy clay; weak coarse polyhedral structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; contains a very few to few medium calcareous nodules and soft segregations, and very few fine manganiferous fragments; very highly calcareous; pH 9.6. | ||
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Horizon | Depth (cm) | pH (water) | pH (CaCl2) | EC dS/m | Exchangeable Cations cmol-/kg | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | |||||
A11 | 0–5 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 0.2 | 12 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 0.43 |
A12 | 5–15 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 0.23 | 12 | 5 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
B21 | 15–35 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 0.51 | 15 | 15 | 1.8 | 5 |
B22K | 35–60 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 1.1 | 5.8 | 14 | 1.9 | 8.3 |
D | 60–135+ | 9.6 | 8.9 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 14 | 1.9 | 10 |