MM438

Site: MM438	Land Unit: Stockyard Hill
*Aust. Soil Class.:* Ferric, ?, Brown CHROMOSOL (confidence level 4)

General Land Unit Description:
The rolling rise known as Stockyard Hill consist of Brown Ferric Chromosol with bleached and unbleached subsurface horizons. Shallow Red Chromosols or friable Dermosols may occur around the rim of the water filled maar.

Site Description:

Geology: Quaternary basalt	Landform pattern: Gently undulating rises
Position in landscape: Mid slope	Internal drainage: Imperfectly drained

Soil Profile Morphology

A1	0-25 cm	Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2) fine sandy clay loam, many ferromanganiferous nodules, pH 5.8. Sharp transition to:
A2	25-30 cm	Brown (10YR4/3) fine sandy clay loam, bleached (10YR6/3) when dry, ferromanganiferous nodules are abundant, pH 6.3. Sharp transition to:
	Subsoil
B21	30-60 cm	Yellowish brown (10YR5/6) medium clay, red mottles (2.5YR4/6), moderate blocky structure (5-10 mm), firm consistence when moist, pH 6.7. Clear transition to:
B22	60+ cm	Reddish brown (2.5Y5/4) heavy clay, yellowish brown mottles (10YR5/6), strong blocky structure (20-50 mm), very firm consistence when moist, pH 7.5.

Key profile features:

Strong texture contrast between topsoil and subsoil
Ferromanganiferious are abundant in topsoil
Mottled subsoil

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