MP39
Location: Walpeup
Australian Soil Classification: Bleached-Sodic, Hypercalcic, Red KANDOSOL (thick, sandy surface horizons). This profile overlies an older soil profile.
General Landscape Description: Crest of an east-west dune.
Geology: Quaternary (Woorinen Formation) deposit).
| MP38 and MP39 landscape |
Soil Profile Morphology:
Surface Soil
| A1 | 0-15 cm | Brown (7.5YR5/4); sand; apedal (structureless); loose consistence slightly moist; non calcareous; pH 8.5: |  MP39 profile |
| A2 | 15-40 cm | Reddish yellow (7.5YR7/6) pink (7.5YR7/4d); sand; apedal (structureless); loose consistence slightly moist; non calcareous; pH 8.8; sharp and wavy change to: | |
| Subsoil |  | | |
| B1 | 40-75 cm | Reddish yellow (7.5YR6/6) with many faint yellow (10YR6/6) mottles; clayey sand; weakly structured; weak consistence slightly moist; contains very few (<2%) soft carbonates; very highly calcareous; pH 8.8; clear and wavy change to: | |
| B21 | 75-100 cm | Yellowish red (5YR5/8) with few faint light yellowish brown (10YR6/4) mottle and common very faint yellow (10YR7/6) mottle; sandy clay loam; weakly structured; firm to very firm consistence dry; contains a few (2%) soft carbonates; very highly calcareous; pH 8.9: | |
| B22k | 100-125 cm | Reddish yellow (7.5YR6/6) with pale yellow (2.5Y7/4); sandy loam; weakly structured; very firm consistence dry; soft carbonate common (10-20%); very highly calcareous; pH 9.3: | |
| B31k | 125-155 cm | Pale yellow (2.5Y7/4) with reddish yellow (7.5YR6/6); sandy clay loam; moderate coarse blocky, parting to moderate medium blocky structure; smooth fabric; firm consistence dry; contains many (20-50%) soft and hard carbonates; very highly calcareous; pH 9.5: | |
| B32 | 155+ cm | Pinkish grey (5YR6/2); sandy clay loam; moderate coarse blocky structure; smooth fabric; contains soft and hard carbonate; very highly calcareous. |
Soil Profile Characteristics:
Profile Described By: Mark Imhof and Nathalie Baxter (September 1996). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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