Profile Number 67

Laboratory number:	0946	Profile Description
Site number:	393	A1	0-5 cm	Very dark greyish brown (10YR 3/2) sandy loam; weak coarse (10 mm) crumb structure; rough-ped fabric; slightly hard when dry; abundant roots; pH 5.5; abrupt smooth boundary
Classification:	Northcote (1979) – Dy3.42 Stace et al (1972) - Soloth	A21	5-15 cm	Light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine sandy loam; common faint yellowish brown (5-15 mm) mottles; apedal; earthy fabric; very hard when dry; common roots; pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary
Location:	Traralgon 8221, grid ref. 655868 2 km W of Toongabbie, 23 km NW of Rosedale	B2	47-90 cm	Yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium clay; common distinct reddish brown (<5 mm) mottles; moderate coarse (20 mm) angular blocky structure; smooth-ped fabric; common roots; 2% (5 mm) mottles; common roots; 2% red chert fragments up to 300 mm; pH 6.0%; gradual wavy boundary
Land system, component:	Westbury, 1	B3	90-170+ cm	Yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) heavy clay; common distinct grey (5-15 mm) and reddish brown (<5 mm) mottles; moderate coarse (25 mm) angular blocky structure; smooth-ped fabric; very hard when dry; few roots; 2% quartz gravel up to 200 mm; pH 7.0
Topography:	4% slope on low rise
Elevation:	80 m
Drainage:	Poor
Parent material:	Tertiary unconsolidated material of mixed texture
Vegetation:	Open forest II: Eucalyptus globoidea, E. sideroxylon, E. mellioroda and E. goniocalyx

LABORATORY ANALYSES 946
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	0-5	L	0	10	33	23	15					4.6	110	0.011
A21	10-15	L	1	24	40	23	13					4.4	50	0.006
A22	30-47	L	4	26	33	23	17					5.0	55	0.005
B2	47-60	CL	5	14	24	22	38	42	13	29	13	5.5	190	0.026
B3	90-120	C	1	10	21	19	49					6.2	50	0.063

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	0-5	12.2	0.59	27	0.5	23	160	0.023	0.11	5.4	2.9	0.6	0.4	42.2	13	7	1	1	78
A21	10-15	0.74	0.036	27	0.6	10	30	0.029	0.029	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.2	7.6	4	5	1	3	87
A22	30-47				1.9			0.004	0.097	0.2	1.3	0.1	0.4	9.4	2	14	1	4	79
B2	47-60				2.4			0.004	0.15	0.2	6.8	0.2	2.5	21.5	1	32	1	12	54
B3	90-120				2.7			0.004	0.21	0.2	9.1	0.1	5.3	19.3	1	47	1	27	24

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