MM619
| Site: MM619 | Land Unit: Stavely Non-marine Sandstone |
| Aust. Soil Class.: Bleached-Ferric, ?, Brown CHROMOSOL (confidence level 2) | |
| General Land Unit Description: This unit consists of mottled Kurosols and Chromosols on undulating low hills between Lake Bolac and Woorndoo. There are minor Sodosols found in lower positions in this landscape while there are shallow Dermosols and possibly Rudosols higher up in the landscape on upper slopes and crests. |
Site Description:
| Geology: Silurian non-marine sandstone | Landform pattern: Undulating low hills |
| Position in landscape: Mid-lower slope | Internal drainage: Imperfectly drained |
| A1 | 0-10 cm | Dark brown (10YR3/3) fine sandy clay loam, massive structure, pH 5.0. Clear transition to: |
| A2 | 10-40 cm | Yellowish brown (10YR5/4) fine sandy clay loam, conspicuously bleached (10YR7/3) when dry, very many extremely coarse segregations(>60 mm). Sharp transition to: |
 | Subsoil | |
| B21 | 40-55+ cm | Yellowish brown (10YR5/6) medium clay, red mottles (2.5YR4/6), strong blocky structure (5-10 mm), pH 6.2. |
| B22 | 55+ cm | Yellowish brown (10YR5/6) medium clay, red mottles (2.5YR4/6), strong blocky structure (5-10 mm), pH 6.2. |
Key profile features:
- Strong textural contrast between topsoil and subsoil
- Strongly acidic topsoil
- Bleached A2 horizon
- Mottled subsoil
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