Location: Macarthur
Australian Soil Classification: Sodic, Eutrophic, Brown CHROMOSOL
General Landscape Description: Undulating rises
Site Description: South facing
Land Unit: Byaduk basalts
Geology: Quaternary basalt
General Land Unit Description: This land unit is a complex unit of steep slopes leading to drainage lines and gently undulating plains leading to the slopes, south east of Branxholme. The soils on the slopes leading to the drainage lines tend to be shallower than those on the plains. The soils on the plains commonly have a sandy topsoil with a bleached A2 horizon over a clay subsoil. A co-dominant soil type is a soil type lacking the sandy topsoil and tends to have a gradual increase in clay (Dermosol) similar to this site. These soils are intermixed with Sodosols.
Soil Profile Morphology
Surface
A1 | 0-18 cm | Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2) clay loam (with some fine sand); weak polyhedral structure (10-50 mm) parting to weak granular structure (5-10 mm); very weak consistence when moist; many very fine macropores; areal porosity 0.5%; many medium roots; clear and smooth transition to: | |
A21 | 18-25 cm | Dark yellowish brown (10YR4/4) clay loam (with some fine sand); weak granular structure (10-20 mm); very weak consistence when moist; many medium ferruginous nodules; common fine roots; abrupt and smooth transition to: | |
Subsoil | |||
B21 | 25-70 cm | Yellowish brown (10YR5/6) with common medium distinct red (2.5YR4/6) mottles, light medium clay; moderate polyhedral structure (20-50 mm) parting to moderate granular structure (5-10 mm); weak consistence when moist; very few medium ferruginous nodules; common very fine macropores; areal porosity 0.3%; few very fine roots; diffuse and smooth transition to: | |
B22 | 70-110 cm | Yellowish brown (10YR5/6) with many coarse distinct red (2.5YR4/6) mottles, light medium clay; strong subangular blocky structure (20-50 mm) parting to strong polyhedral structure (5-10 mm); weak consistence when moist; common very fine macropores; areal porosity 0.3%; few very fine roots; diffuse and smooth transition to: | |
B23 | 110-150 cm | Light grey (10YR7/1) with many very coarse prominent red (2.5YR4/6) and yellowish brown (10YR5/6) mottles, light medium clay; strong polyhedral structure (20-50 mm) parting to strong granular structure (5-10 mm); weak consistence when moist; few medium ferruginous nodules; few very fine macropores; areal porosity 0.07%; few very fine roots. | |
150-250 cm | Similar to layer above. | ||
250-380 cm | Weathered vesicular basalt and red/grey mottled clays, remnant roots to 280 cm, no impeding layer to root growth. |
- | pH | Salinity | ||
Surface Soil (A1 horizon) | Strongly Acid | Low | Non-Sodic | None |
Subsoil (B21 Horizon) | Slightly Acid | Very Low | Non-Sodic | None |
Deeper Subsoil (110-150 cm) | Moderately Acid | Very Low | Sodic | None |
Horizon | Horizon Depth (cm) | pH (water) | pH (CaCl2) | EC dS/m | Organic Carbon % | Total Nitrogen % | 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) % | Field Capacity % w/w | Wilting Point % w/w | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | |||||||||||||||
meq/100g | ||||||||||||||||||
A1 | 0-18 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 0.06 | 3.6 | 0.21 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.19 | 0.11 | 32 | 29 | 13 | 19 | 20.4 | 17.9 |
A2 | 18-25 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 0.06 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 35 | 23 | 11 | 30 | 21.8 | 12.4 | ||
B21 | 25-70 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 0.13 | 6.2 | 6 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 0.11 | 0.95 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 80 | 44.6 | 30.8 | ||
B22 | 70-110 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 0.16 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 0.08 | 1.2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 80 | 45.4 | 31.5 | ||
B23 | 110-150 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 0.18 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 3 | 7.6 | 0.09 | 1.7 |