SWSL883

Australian Soil Classification: Bleach-Sodic, ?, Brown CHROMOSOL (confidence level 3)
General Landscape Description: Gently undulating plain
Site Description: Open depression
Land Unit: Ardonachie Basalt
Geology: Quaternary basalt

General Land Unit Description: The undulating rises west of Macarthur, consists mainly of Brown Chromosols. The characteristics of the Chromosols vary. Some soils may have bleached subsurface horizons or be sodic at depth and there may be a ferric horizon. Sandy Mottled Yellow Chromosols are commonly found in the western portion of the unit.

Soil Profile Morphology

Surface

A1	0-25 cm	Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2) fine sandy clay loam, pH 5. Clear transition to:
A2	25-30 cm	Light grey (10YR7/2), sporadically bleached fine sandy clay loam. Sharp transition to:
Subsoil
B21	30-60 cm	Yellowish brown (10YR5/4) heavy clay, yellowish brown mottles, pH 6.3. Gradual transition to:
B22	60-75 cm	Light brownish grey (2.5Y6/2) medium clay, brownish yellow mottles (10YR6/8), fragments are common (200-600 mm), pH 6.8.

Key profile features:

Strongly acidic topsoil
Bleached A2 horizon
Mottled subsoil
Subsoil sodic at depth
Subsoil dispersive when worked when wet

Soil Profile Characteristics:

-	pH	Salinity
Surface Soil (A1 horizon)	Strongly Acid	Low
Subsoil (B21 Horizon)	Slightly Acid	Very Low

Chemical and Physical Analysis:

Horizon	Horizon Depth (cm)	pH (water)	EC dS/m


A1	0-25	5.4	0.1
A2	25-30
B21	30-60	6.3	0.08
B22	60-75	6.8	0.1

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