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MM652

Site: MM652Land Unit: Warrabkook Basalts
Aust. Soil Class.: Ferric, ?, Brown KUROSOL (confidence level 3)

General Land Unit Description:
This land unit consists of gently undulating basalt plains in the Macarthur area. In some drainage lines, the basalt has been dissected sufficiently to expose the underlying sediments. The soils on the basalt plains are commonly Brown Kurosols or Chormosols, intermixed with Sodosols, particularly on the lower slopes and drainage depressions.

Site Description:
Geology: Quaternary basaltLandform pattern: Undulating plains
Position in landscape: Crest / riseInternal drainage: Imperfectly well drained

Soil Profile Morphology

A110-15 cmVery dark greyish brown (10YR3/2) sandy clay loam, hard setting surface, apedal, pH 6.5. Clear transition to:

A1215-40 cmDark brown (10YR3/3) fine sandy clay loam, ferromanganiferous nodules are abundant. Sharp transition to:
Subsoil
B21 40-55 cm Yellowish brown (10YR5/6) medium clay, red mottles, pH 5.2:[

B2255+ cmYellowish brown (10YR5/6) medium clay, red mottles, a few basalt fragments (200-600 mm), pH 6.0.

Key profile features:

  • Topsoil dispersive when dry
  • Strongly acidic subsoil
  • Ferromanganiferious are abundant in A2 horizon
  • Mottled subsoil
Soil pit MM652 graphs
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