Australian Soil Classification: Mottled Brown KANDOSOL / KUROSOL
General Landscape Description: Low hill (Dissected plain)
Site Description: East-North-East facing Hillcrest; Gently Undulating (2%)
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Palaeogene sediments (Gellibrand Marl)
Soil Profile Morphology:
Surface Soil
A11 | 0-13 cm | Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2); clay loam, fine sandy; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, moderately moist; pH 5.5; abrupt change to: | |
A12 | 13-25 cm | Dark greyish brown (10YR4/2); few fine faint yellowish brown (10YR5/6) mottles; fine sandy clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, moderately moist; pH 5.5; clear change to: | |
Subsoil | |||
B21 | 25-40 cm | Greyish brown (10YR5/2); many coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR5/6) mottles; light medium clay; moderate medium polyhedral / indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 6.0; gradual change to: | |
B22 | 40-55 cm | Light olive brown (2.5Y5/3); many medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR5/6) mottles; light medium clay; moderate medium polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; very firm consistence, moist; pH 5.0; gradual change to: | |
B23 | 55-95 cm | Light olive brown (2.5Y5/3); many medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR5/6) mottles; light medium clay; weak medium polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, wet; pH 7.5; gradual change to: | |
B24 | 95-115 cm | Yellowish brown (10YR5/6); common coarse distinct yellow (10YR7/6) and very pale brown (10YR8/4) mottles; heavy clay; weak medium polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 8.5. |
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 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 11 | 1.2 | 0.47 | 0.27 | 4.5 | 0.33 | 8.4 | <10 | 160 | 32 | 8 | 140 |
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 | 1.18 | 49.8 | 45.3 | 43.2 | 15.4 | NIl | Nil | Nil | Nil | Partial |