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CFTT02

Location: Tostaree
Australian Soil Classification: Brown CHROMOSOL or KUROSOL (depending on pH of upper subsoil)
Great Soil Group: solothTech. Class: 052-6-50/2-1-3-32
General Landscape Description: Undulating plainSite Description: 6 % slope to south
Geology: Tertiary sediments


Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A10-8 cmVery dark greyish brown (10YR3/2) loamy fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very weak consistence moderately moist; clear and wavy transition to:
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A28-15/20 cmPale brown (10YR6/3) loamy fine sand; massive; very weak consistence dry; sharp and wavy transition to:
Subsoil
B2115/20-85 cmYellowish brown (10YR5/4 and 10YR5/6) light medium clay; moderate very coarse angular blocky structure, parting to moderate medium angular blocky structure; strong consistence moist; diffuse and smooth transition to:
B2285-120 cmBrown (10YR5/3), many, very coarse, prominent red (2.5YR4/6) mottles, light medium clay; moderate very coarse angular blocky structure, parting to moderate medium angular blocky structure; strong consistence moist; diffuse and smooth transition to:
C120-140 cmLight grey (10YR6/1), with many, very coarse, prominent dark red (2.5YR3/6) and yellowish brown (10YR5/6) mottles; sandy medium clay; moderate very coarse angular blocky structure, parting to moderate coarse angular blocky structure; some fine gravelly subrounded quartz; strong consistence moist.


Sampled by: Ian Sargeant and Justin Wong (17/5/99).

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