EG7
| Location: Angus Vale |  |
| Australian Soil Classification: Haplic, pedaric, red CHROMOSOL | Great Soil Group: non-calcic brown |
| General Landscape Description: Undulating Rises | Site Description: Upper slope of a low crest (4%) |
| Geology: Upper Devonian rhyolite | |
 EG7 Landscape - Photo taken from pit site. The terrace of the Mitchell River is in the middle-ground |
Soil Profile Morphology:
Surface Soil
| A11 | 0-15 cm | Dark reddish brown (5YR3/2); fine sandy clay loam; moderate medium granular parting to fine granular structure; weak consistence moist; few angular rhyolite cobbles; pH 5.9; gradual change to: |  EG7 Profile |
| A22 | 15-30 cm | Reddish brown (5YR4/4); fine sandy clay loam; moderate medium polyhedral structure; weak consistence moist; many angular rhyolite pebbles; pH 6.5; clear change to: | |
| Subsoil | |||
| B2 | 30-55 cm | Reddish brown (2.5YR4/4); medium clay (sandy); medium to strong polyhedral parting to fine polyhedral structure; firm consistence moist; few angular medium rhyolite pebbles; pH 7.1; clear wavy change to: | |
| B3 | 55-90 cm | Reddish brown (5YR4/4); light clay (sandy); weak medium polyhedral structure; firm consistence moist; common angular fine rhyolite pebbles; pH 7.3; clear wavy change to; | |
| C | 90+ cm | Weathering rhyolite. | |
Soil Profile Characteristics:
Horizon | Horizon Depth (cm) | pH (water) | pH (CaCl2) | EC 1:5 | Exchangeable Cations | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | |||||
meq/100g | ||||||||
A11 | 0-15 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 0.06 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.15 |
A12 | 15-30 | 6.5 | 5.4 | <0.05 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 0.58 | 0.13 |
B2 | 30-55 | 7.3 | 6.6 | <0.05 | 12.0 | 8.1 | 0.11 | 0.21 |
B3 | 55-90 | 7.1 | 6.4 | <0.05 | 12.0 | 6.9 | 0.61 | 0.17 |
Horizon | Horizon Depth (cm) | Exchangeable Acidity meq/100g | Org Carbon %w/w | 5Field Capacity pF 2.5 | Wilting Point pF 4.2 | Coarse Sand (0.2-2.0 mm) | Fine Sand (0.02-0.2 mm) | Silt (0.002-0.02 mm) | Clay (<0.002 mm) |
A11 | 0-15 | 12.0 | 2.9 | 31.6 | 10.0 | 24 | 39 | 13 | 15 |
A12 | 15-30 | 6.4 | 0.77 | 23. | 7.1 | 35 | 38 | 10 | 16 |
B2 | 30-55 | 5.2 | | 25.7 | 10.1 | 29 | 40 | 10 | 20 |
B3 | 55-90 | 7.9 | | 38.4 | 17.5 | 15 | 30 | 10 | 41 |
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