H76

Location: Bostocks Creek

Australian Soil Classification: Black DERMOSOL

General Landscape Description: Plain
Site Description: Flat of a very gentle slope (1%)
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Quaternary Basalt and Colluvium and Alluvium

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A11	0-10 cm	Black (2.5Y2.5/1); few medium faint yellow brown mottles; heavy clay loam; moderate medium parting to strong fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, dry; pH 5.8; clear change to:	H76 Profile
A3/B1	10-20 cm	Very dark grey (10Y3/1); very few medium faint orange mottles; light clay; strong medium polyhedralparting to strong fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, slightly moist; pH 7.8; gradual change to:
Subsoil
B21	20-55 cm	Very dark grey (10Y3/1); very few medium faint orange mottles; medium heavy clay; strong medium polyhedral parting to strong fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, moist; very few medium gravelly subangular basalt; pH 7.8; diffuse change to:
B22	55-80 cm	Black (10Y2/1); heavy clay; strong medium polyhedral parting to strong fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; very few medium gravelly subangular basalt; pH 7.8; diffuse change to:
B23	80-105 cm	Very dark grey (10Y3/1); few medium faint yellow brown mottles; heavy clay; strong medium polyhedral parting to strong fine subangular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; very few medium gravelly subangular basalt; few slickenslides; pH 7.8.

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	6.0	5.6	0.61	12	11	1.2	2.8	9.2	0.73	17	<10	520	32	68	160

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	1.08	62.1	60.8	56.9	21.1	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Water Stable

Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2006.

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