Australian Soil Classification: Grey DERMOSOL
General Landscape Description: Very Gently Undulating Plain; Volcanic Plain
Site Description: Plain; Very Gently Undulating (1%)
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Quaternary Basalt and Sediments
Soil Profile Morphology:
Surface Soil
A11 | 0-25 cm | Black (10YR2/1); fine sandy loam; weak medium parting to fine polyhedral structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, slightly moist; pH 5.5; clear change to: | H109 Profile |
A12 | 25-35 cm | Dark grey (10YR4/1); loam, fine sandy; weak to moderate medium parting to fine polyhedral structure; rough ped fabric; very weak consistence, slightly moist; pH 4.5; clear change to: | |
Subsoil | |||
B1 | 35-60 cm | Greyish brown (10YR5/2); loam, fine sandy; moderate medium parting to fine polyhedral structure; rough to smooth ped fabric; weak consistence, moist; pH 4.5; gradual change to: | |
B21 | 60-85 cm | Light brownish grey (10YR6/2); few medium faint brownish yellow (10YR6/8) mottles; fine sandy clay loam; moderate medium polyhedral structure; smooth ped fabric; weak consistence, moist; pH 4.0; gradual change to: | |
B22 | 85-105 cm | Light brownish grey (10YR6/2); common medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR5/6) and grey (10YR5/1) mottles; light medium clay, fine sandy; weak to moderate medium polyhedral structure; smooth ped fabric; weak consistence, wet; pH 4.0. | |
Depth (cm) | pH (water) | pH (CaCl2) | EC dS/m | Exchangeable Cations | Total Carbon % | Total Nitrogen % | Organic Matter % | Available Aluminium mg/kg | Available Potassium (Skene K) mg/kg | Phosphorous (Olsen P) mg/kg | Available Sulphur mg/kg | Phosphorous Buffering Index | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | ||||||||||||
meq/100g | |||||||||||||||
0-10 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 0.18 | 5.7 | 1 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 11 | 0.72 | 16 | 81 | 180 | 15 | 21 | 290 |
Depth (cm) | Bulk Density kg/L | Volumetric Water | Dispersion | Slaking | ||||||
At Saturation pF0 mL/100mL | Near Saturation pF1.0 mL/100mL | Field Capacity pF2.0 mL/100mL | Wilting Point pF4.2 mL/100mL | Dry | Remoulded | |||||
2 Hour | 20 Hour | 2 Hour | 20 Hour | |||||||
0-10 | 0.90 | 59.1 | 51.0 | 50.2 | 18.4 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Water Stable |