EGRS153

Location: 15 km south of Genoa, just south of Princes Highway

Australian Soil Classification: Bleached-Mottled, Magnesic, Brown KUROSOL

Map Unit: Waygara (Component 2)
Previous Site Name: 153

General Landscape Description: Undulating low hills
Site Description: Simple mid slope
Land Use: Native vegetation
Native Vegetation: Lowland forest
Geology: Tertiary sediments

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface soil			Red-brown sandy soil on Tertiary sediments. Photo taken near corner of Marlo-Cabbage Tree Road and Princes Highway
A11	0 – 5 cm	Dark greyish brown (10YR4/2); loamy sand;pH 5.0; clear change to:
A12	5 – 15 cm	Light brownish grey (10YR6/2); loamy sand; pH 4.8; clear change to:
Subsoil
B2	15 – 35 cm	Brown (7.5YR5/4), few coarse red mottles; sandy clay; pH 4.8; diffuse change to:
C	35+ cm	Reddish yellow (7.5YR6/8), few coarse red mottles; coarse sandy clay; pH 4.7.

Note: Common medium quartz sand pebbles throughout the profile

Chemical Analysis:

Horizon	Horizon Depth (cm)	pH (water)	Organic Carbon %	Exchangeable Aluminium ppm	Exchangeable Acididty meq/100g	Exchangeable Cations
						Ca	Mg	K	Na
						meq/100g
A1	0-5	5.0	2.13	45	11.2	0.5	0.4	0.3	<0.1
A2	5-15	4.8	1.29	45	6.5	<0.1	0.3	0.2	0.1
B1	15-35	4.8	0.47	100	7.8	<0.1	0.3	<0.1	<0.1
B2	35-40	4.7	0.37	95	8.4	<0.1	0.3	<0.1	<0.1

Profile Described By: David Rees, 1989.

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