Australian Soil Classification: Mottled Brown DERMOSOL / KUROSOL
General Landscape Description: Dissected Plain
Site Description: Plain surface; Flat (0-1%) to Very Gently Undulating
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Neogene Sediments
Soil Profile Morphology:
Surface Soil
A1 | 0-10 cm | Dark greyish brown (10YR3/2); loam; moderate medium polyhedral structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, dry; very few medium gravelly ferruginous nodules; pH 4.8; clear change to: | H86 Profile |
A2 | 10-25 cm | Yellowish brown (10YR5/4); brown (10YR5/3d); heavy loam fine sandy; weak medium polyhedral parting to weak fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, dry; many medium gravelly ferruginous concretions; pH 5.0; clear change to: | |
Subsoil | |||
B21 | 25-40 cm | Dark yellowish brown (10YR4/6); common medium faint yellowish brown (10YR5/4) mottles; light medium clay; moderate medium polyhedral parting to medium fine angular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; weak consistence, slightly moist; few medium gravelly ferruginous concretions; pH 5.0; gradual change to: | |
B22 | 40-65 cm | Dark yellowish brown (10YR4/6); common medium prominent yellowish red (5YR4/6) mottles; medium heavy clay; moderate medium polyhedral parting to strong fine angular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; weak consistence, slightly moist; few medium gravelly ferruginous concretions; pH 5.0; diffuse change to: | |
B3 | 65-105 cm | Dark yellowish brown (10YR4/6); many coarse prominent yellowish red (5YR4/6) and brown (10YR5/3) mottles; medium heavy clay; moderate medium polyhedral parting to moderate fine angular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; very firm consistence, slightly moist; very few medium gravelly ferruginous concretions; pH 5.0; clear change to: | |
Depth (cm) | pH (water) | pH (CaCl2) | EC dS/m | Exchangeable Cations | Acidity meq/100g | Cation Exchange Capacity | 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 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 0.17 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.44 | 0.36 | - | - | 6.1 | 0.42 | 11 | 45 | 190 | 47 | 16 | 210 |
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 | 1.27 | 52.3 | 49.5 | 43.8 | 25.1 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Water Stable |