Australian Soil Classification: Mottled Grey KANDOSOL
General Landscape Description: Low Hill (Dissected plain)
Site Description:midslope; rolling (14%) of west north-west facing hill
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Palaeogene Sediments (Gellibrand Marl)
Soil Profile Morphology:
Surface Soil
A1 | 0-13 cm | Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2); clay loam, fine sandy; strong medium to fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, moderately moist; pH 6.0; abrupt change to: | |
A2 | 13-25 cm | Brown (10YR5/3); clay loam, fine sandy; moderate medium to fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, moist; pH 5.7; clear change to: | |
Subsoil | |||
B21 | 25-40 cm | Dark brown (10YR4/3); common medium faint strong brown (7.5YR5/8) mottles; light clay, silty; weak medium polyhedral / indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 5.2; gradual change to: | |
B22 | 40-70 cm | Greyish brown (10YR5/2); many coarse distinct reddish yellow (7.5YR6/8) mottles; medium clay; weak medium polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 5.0; gradual change to: | |
B23 | 70-105 cm | Light grey (10YR6/1); many coarse distinct reddish yellow (7.5YR6/8) mottles; medium clay; weak medium polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 5.0. | |
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 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 0.20 | 12 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.26 | 6.5 | 0.52 | 12 | <10 | 600 | 73 | 18 | 160 |
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 | 0.99 | 55.5 | 47.2 | 46.0 | 25.3 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Water Stable |