Profile Number 52

Laboratory number:	0966	Profile Description
Site number:	484	A₁	0-10 cm	Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/1) sandy loam; apedal; earthy fabric; hard when dry; 2% fine quartz gravel up to 5 mm; pH 4.5; clear boundary
Classification:	Northcote (1979) – Dy3.31 Stace et al (1972) – Yellow Podzolic soil	A₂₁	10-30 cm	Dark brown to brown (10YR 4/3) fine sand; apedal; earthy fabric; hard when dry; 5% fine quartz gravel up to 5 mm; 2% ferruginous nodules up to 20 mm; pH 4.5; abrupt smooth boundary
Location:	Stratford 8322; grid ref. 162168 Roadcuttng, 12km NE of Briagolong	A₂₂	30-75 cm	Yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) gravelly fine sand; apedal; earthy fabric; very firm when moist; 20% quartz gravel up to 30 mm, 60% ferruginous nodules up to 30 mm; pH 5.0; abrupt smooth boundary
Land system, component:	Stockdale, 1	B₂₁	75-90 cm	Yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine sandy clay; abundant prominent reddish brown and dark grey (>15 mm) mottles; weak coarse (20 mm) angular blocky structure; smooth-ped fabric; very firm when moist; 5% fine quartz gravel up to 5 mm; pH 5.0; gradual wavy boundary
Topography:	Lower slope of hill, S aspect, 4% gradient	B₂₂	90-150 cm	Yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium clay; abundant prominent reddish brown and grey (>15 mm) mottles; moderate medium (30 mm) angular blocky structure; smooth-ped fabric; very firm when moist; 5% fine quartz gravel up to 5 mm; pH 5.5; clear boundary
Elevation:	120 m	C	150-180 cm	Yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine sand; abundant prominent reddish brown (>15 mm) mottles; apedal; earthy fabric; extremely hard dry; pH 5.0.
Drainage:	Good
Parent material:	Tertiary sand and clay
Vegetation:	Pinus radiata forest

LABORATORY ANALYSES 966
Horizon	Sample Depth cm	Lab. texture	Particle size distribution					Atterberg limits				1:5 soil water suspension			Clay mineralogy by x-ray diffraction
Horizon	Sample Depth cm	Lab. texture	Gravel %	Coarse sand % f.e.	fine sand % f.e.	Silt % f.e.	Clay % f.e.	liquid limit %	plastic limit %	plasticity index %	linear shrinkage %	pH	EC 25°C µS/cm	Cl- %	Depth cm	Composition %
A1	0-10	LS	4	19	62	8	7					5.1	67	0.007
A21	20-30	LS	9	17	66	9	7					5.6	15	0.001
A22	30-60	L	26	16	60	12	13					5.5	12	0.001
B21	75-90	SC	5	16	43	1	38					5.6	21	0.001
B22	90-120	C	4	12	36	11	38	46	21	25	13	5.4	30	0.002
C	150-180	SL	5	18	62	4	13					5.9	31	0.005

Horizon	Sample Depth cm	Org. C %	Total N %	1.3C N	Free Fe₂O₃ %	Available		HCl extract		Exchangeable cations
						P ppm	K ppm	P %	K %	Ca	Mg	K	Na	CEC	Ca % of CEC	Mg	K	Na	H
						P ppm	K ppm	P %	K %	Milliequivalents/100g				CEC	Ca % of CEC	Mg	K	Na	H
A1	0-10	13	0.050	34	0.4	3	10	0.004	0.022	0.14	0.26	0.01	0.12	11.5	1	2	<1	1	96
A21	20-30	0.61	0.022	36	0.5			0.003	0.024	0.03	0.14	<0.01	0.07	7.8	<1	2	<1	1	97
A22	30-60				0.6			0.003	0.023	0.07	0.09	<0.01	0.08	4.9	1	2	<1	2	95
B21	75-90				2.3			0.005	0.10	0.1	0.7	0.04	0.3	9.2	1	8	<1	3	88
B22	90-120				2.5			0.005	0.14	0.05	0.8	0.05	0.4	12.6	<1	6	<1	3	91
C	150-180				1.7			0.003	0.07	0.09	1.0	0.04	0.6	4.8	2	21	1	12	64

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