ASSS1

Australian Soil Classification: Haplic, Eutrophic, Red FERROSOL / DERMOSOL

General Landscape Description: Rise slope
Site Description: Site is on the upper mid-slope (5% slope).
Geology: Colluvial material.

Surface Soil			ASSS1 Profile
A11	0-10 cm	Dark reddish brown (5YR3/3); fine sandy clay loam; compaction evident; strong coarse polyhedral parting to fine polyhedral structure; very firm consistence dry; pH 6.4; clear change to:
A12	10-18 cm	Dark reddish brown (5YR3/3); fine sandy clay loam; strong coarse polyhedral parting to fine polyhedral structure; very firm consistence dry; calcareous; pH 6.3:
Subsoil
B21	18-40 cm	Dusky red (2.5YR3/4); light medium clay; slightly sub-plastic; strong coarse sub-angular blocky parting to medium polyhedral structure; contains ferromanganiferous nodules; calcareous; pH 6:
B22	40-55 cm	Medium heavy clay; strong medium lenticular parting to fine lenticular structure; calcareous; greenstone floaters:
B23	55-75 cm	Heavy clay; coarse lenticular structure; boron toxicity; pH 7.4:
B24	75-120 cm	Heavy clay; coarse lenticular structure;slickensides ; contains a common amount of soft and semi-hard calcium nodules; pH 8.5.

The pH of the surface horizons is slightly acid. Moderately acid in the upper subsoil. Moderately alkaline in the deep subsoil.		The salinity rating is low to very low.		This profile is non-sodic.

Horizon	Horizon Depth (cm)	pH (water)	pH (CaCl2)	EC dS/m	Available Boron mg/kg	Field Capacity pF2.5	Exchangeable Cations
							Ca	Mg	K	Na
							meq/100g
A11	0-10	6.4	6.0	0.14		9.0	8.9	3.3	2	0.15
A12	10-18	6.3	5.7	0.07		8.4	7.3	3.4	0.87	0.21
B21	18-40	6.0	5.3	<0.05			5.6	4.3	0.44	0.23
B22	40-55	-	-	-			-	-	-	-
B23	55-75	7.4	6.7	0.12			12	19	0.66	1.2
B24	75-120	8.5	8	0.26	4.5		12	19	0.68	1.5