H121

Location: Curdie Vale

Australian Soil Classification: Haplic/Vertic Brown CHROMOSOL
General Landscape Description: Plain, Dissected into Rises (to Estuary)
Site Description: Plain; Undulating (4%)
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Neogene Sediments

H121 landscape image

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A11	0-10 cm	Very dark brown (10YR2/2); light sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; very weak consistence, moderately moist; pH 7.5; clear change to:	H121 Profile
A12	10-20 cm	Dark greyish brown (10YR4/2); heavy loamy sand;apedal structure; sandy ped fabric; weak consistence, moist; pH 7.0; clear change to:
A2	20-40 cm	Yellowish brown (10YR5/4); sandy clay loam; apedal structure; sandy ped fabric; weak consistence, moist; many fine gravely ferro-manganiferous concretions; pH 6.5; clear change to:
Subsoil
B21	40-85 cm	Dark yellowish brown (10YR4/4); few medium faint yellowish red (5YR5/8) mottles; heavy clay; moderate medium parting to fine angular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; very firm consistence, moist; very few fine gravely ferro-manganiferous concretions; pH 6.0; gradual change to:
B22	85-104 cm	Yellowish brown (10YR5/4); many coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR5/8) and light brownish grey (10YR6/2) mottles; heavy clay; moderate medium parting to fine angular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; very firm consistence, moist; very few fine gravely ferro-manganiferous concretions pH 6.0.

Chemical Properties of Upper 10 cm:

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	6.3	5.8	0.11	8.4	0.2	0.47	0.22	4.1	0.33	7.6	<10	180	54	4	100

Physical Properties of Upper 10 cm:

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	1.22	51.9	42.9	40.7	13.3	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Water Stable

Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2007.

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