Location: Cooriemungle
Australian Soil Classification: MottledYellow DERMOSOL
General Landscape Description: Hil
Site Description: Upper Slope (15%), East North East facing
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Palaeogene Sediments (Gellibrand Marl)
Soil Profile Morphology:
Surface Soil
A1 | 0-10 cm | Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2); clay loam, fine sandy; strong fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, moderately moist; field pH 6.0; clear change to: | H155 Profile |
A3 | 10-20 cm | Light olive brown (2.5Y5/3); light clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, moderately moist; field pH 5.5; clear change to: | |
Subsoil | |||
B1 | 20-40 cm | Olive yellow (2.5Y6/6); common coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR5/6) mottles; medium clay; weak coarse polyhedral / indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; field pH 5.5; clear change to: | |
B21 | 40-75 cm | Light olive brown (2.5Y5/6); many medium distinct yellow brown (10YR5/6) mottles; medium clay; weak coarse polyhedral/ indeterminate parting to moderate fine structure; smooth ped fabric; very firm consistence, moist; field pH 5.5; diffuse change to: | |
B22 | 75-100 cm | Olive yellow (2.5Y6/6); many very coarse distinct yellow brown (10YR5/6) mottles; medium heavy clay; weak coarse polyhedral/ indeterminate parting to moderate fine structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, wet; field pH 5.5. | |
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 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 0.16 | 12 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 2 | 7.1 | 0.55 | 13 | <10 | 550 | 95 | 15 | 190 |
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 | 1.12 | 58.0 | 51.2 | 49.7 | 22.2 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Water Stable |