DU53
Location: Cudgee
Australian Soil Classification: Vertic (& Ferric), Mottled-Subnatric, Brown SODOSOL
DU53 Landscape
Soil Profile Morphology:
Surface Soil
| A1 | 0-15 cm | Dark brown (10YR3/3); fine sandy clay loam; pH 6.2; clear change to: |  DU53 Profile |
| A2 | 15-25 cm | Pale brown (10YR6/3), with (15%) brown rusty root channel (10YR5/3 30%) mottles; very fine sandy clay loam; pH 5.7; sharp change to: | |
| Subsoil | |||
| B21 | 25-50 cm | Brown (10YR4/3) with yellowish brown (10YR5/8 10%) mottles and very pale brown (10YR7/2 dry); medium clay; moderate coarse prismatic, parting to moderate to strong coarse-fine polyhedral structure; pH 6.1; gradual change to: | |
| B22 | 50-70 cm | Brown (10YR4/3) with yellowish brown (10YR5/8 40%) mottles; heavy clay; moderate to strong medium polyhedral structure; very many ferruginous-manganiferous sub-rounded nodules (up to 80% as a band, up to 50% in pockets) (2-5 mm); pH 6.2; clear change to: | |
| B23 | 70-100 cm | Brownish yellow (10YR6/8) with greyish brown (10YR5/2) mottles; heavy clay; pH 5.8; clear change to: | |
| B24 | 100-115 cm | Weak red (2.5YR5/2) with brownish yellow (10YR6/6) mottles; heavy clay; moderate to strong lenticular structure; bands of clay with 3-4 mm crumbs of crystalline clay; pH 6.2; clear change to: | |
| B25 | 115-125 cm | Light clay (silty); pH 6.4: | |
| C | 125+ cm | Hard tuff. | |
Key Profile Features:
Soil Profile Characteristics:
 | pH | Salinity Rating | ||
Surface (A1 horizon) | Moderately Acid | Low | Non-Sodic | None |
Subsoil (B21 horizon) | Strongly Acid | Low | Non-Sodic | None |
Deeper subsoil (at 115-125 cm) | Moderately Acid | Medium | Sodic | Strong |
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Chemical and Physical Analysis:
Horizon | Horizon Depth (cm) | pH (water) | pH (CaCl2) | EC dS/m | Exchangeable Aluminium ppm | Exchangeable Acididty meq/100g | Exchangeable Cations | Coarse Sand (0.2-2.0 mm) % | Fine Sand (0.02-0.2 mm) % | Silt (0.002-0.02 mm) % | Clay (<0.002 mm) % | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | |||||||||||
meq/100g | ||||||||||||||
A1 | 0-15 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 0.15 | <10 | 10 | 7.6 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.46 | 6 | 48 | 25 | 12 |
A2 | 15-25 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 0.09 | <10 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 5 | 56 | 27 | 12 |
B21 | 25-50 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 0.10 | <10 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 0.31 | 0.57 | 17 | 37 | 19 | 26 |
B22 | 50-70 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 0.19 | <10 | 9.2 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 0.21 | 1.2 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 39 |
B23 | 70-100 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 0.18 | | 10 | 10 | 7.1 | 0.26 | 2.3 | | | | |
B24 | 100-115 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 0.48 | | | 18 | 12 | <0.1 | 2.8 | | | | |
B25 | 115-125 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 0.54 | | | 22 | 14 | <0.1 | 3.2 | | | | |
Profile Described By: Mark Imhof, 15th December 2003.
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