Australian Soil Classification: Humose-Mottled Grey KANDOSOL / CHROMOSOL
General Landscape Description: Plain, alluvial valley
Site Description: Lower slope, Terrace; Gently Undulating (3%)
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Quaternary Colluvium and Alluvium derived from Palaeogene Sediments
Soil Profile Morphology:
Surface Soil
A11 | 0-10 cm | Black (10YR2/1); loam, peaty; strong finesubangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence,moderately moist; pH 5.5; clear change to: | |
A12 | 10-20 cm | Black (10YR2/1); silty loam, peaty; strong medium to fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, moist; pH 4.0; clear change to: | |
A3 | 20-30 cm | Dark greyish brown (10YR4/2); loam, fine sandy; moderate medium to fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, moist; pH 4.2; clear change to: | |
Subsoil | |||
B21 | 30-50 cm | Brown (10YR4/3); few medium fine yellowish brown (10YR5/6) and strong brown (7.5YR5/8) mottles; fine sandy clay loam; weak mediumpolyhedral / indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; weak consistence, moist; pH 4.5; gradual change to: | |
B22 | 50-80 cm | Light brownish grey (10YR6/2); many medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR5/6) mottles; light medium clay, fine sandy; weak medium polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, wet; pH 4.5; clear change to: | |
B23 | 80-104 cm | Light brownish grey (10YR6/2); many medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR5/8) mottles; light medium clay, fine sandy; weak medium polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm 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 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 0.12 | 6.9 | 0.99 | 0.93 | 0.38 | 9.8 | 0.61 | 18 | 31 | 360 | 39 | 9 | 93 |
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 | 0.71 | 70. | 61.1 | 54.2 | 12.2 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Water Stable |