Property: Tony Ransom | Aust. Soil Class: SODOSOL |
Great Soil Group: solonized solonetz |
NE35 Landscape |
A1 | 0-15 cm | Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2) fine sandy clay loam; weakly structure; very firm consistence dry; abrupt and wavy change to: | NE35 profile |
A2 | 15-25 cm | Pale brown (10YR6/3) bleached (10YR8/1d); sandy loam; structureless; weak consistence dry; sharp and wavy change to: | |
Subsoil | |||
B21 | 25-55 cm | Strong brown (10YR5/3) with yellowish brown (10YR5/6) mottles; light medium clay (sandy); moderate coarse columnar structure; very strong consistence dry: | |
B22 | 55-80 cm | Light yellowish brown (10YR6/4) with yellowish brown (10YR5/6) mottles; sandy loam; structureless; strong consistence dry; | |
b23 | 80+ cm | Yellowish brown (10YR5/6) light medium clay; very strong consistence dry; contains soft manganese stains and a very slight amount of quartz (3 mm aver. size). |
pH | Salinity Rating | Sodicity | Dispersion | |
Surface (A1 horizon) | Strongly Acid | Very Low | Non-Sodic | - |
Subsoil (B21 horizon) | Slightly Alkaline | Very Low | Sodic | Moderate - Strong |
Deeper subsoil (at 80 cm) | Moderately Alkaline | Medium | Strongly Sodic | Moderate - Strong |