| 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, dry; highly calcareous; pH 8.6; abrupt and wavy change to: | ||
B21 | 8–40 | Dark grey (2.5Y4/1); medium clay; strong coarse to medium prismatic, parting to medium to fine angular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; very strong consistence dry; a few distinct slickensides evident; highly calcareous; pH 9.2; gradational and smooth change to: | ||
B22k | 40–70 | Greyish brown (2.5Y5/2); medium clay; weak fine polyhedral structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence moderately moist; a few extremely coarse calcareous soft segregations in patches present; very highly calcareous; pH 9.2; diffuse and smooth change to: | ||
B3 | 70–140+ | Greyish brown (2.5Y5/3); medium clay; weak coarse polyhedral structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, moderately moist; contains very few very coarse calcareous soft segregations in patches; a few faint clay skins evident; highly calcareous; pH 9.3. | ||
Management Considerations | ||||
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Horizon | Depth (cm) | pH (water) | pH (CaCl2) | EC dS/m | Exchangeable Cations cmol-/kg | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | |||||
A1 | 0–8 | 8.6 | 8 | 0.23 | 27 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
B21 | 8–40 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 0.69 | 14 | 11 | 1.6 | 6 |
B22K | 40–70 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 8.1 | 17 | 2.5 | 12 |
B3 | 70–140+ | 9.3 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 6.8 | 14 | 2.3 | 12 |