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EGW71

Location: Omeo

Australian Soil Classification: Yellow SODOSOL

Map Unit: Omeo (Component 1)
Previous Site Name: EG71

General Landscape Description: Undulating low hills
Site description: Hill-slope, gradient unspecified
Land Use: Grazing on annual pasture
Native Vegetation: Grassy woodland
Geology: Palaeozoic granite


Soil Profile Morphology:
Surface soilSoils and landforms of the Omeo/Benambra and Tambo Valley region - soil-landform unit Omeo EG71 profile
A10 – 25/30 cmVery dark greyish brown (10YR3/2); sandy loam (light and high in organic matter); weak polyhedral structure; common (10 – 20%) fine (2 – 6 mm) gravel; clear wavy change to:
A225/30 – 50/55 cmVery pale brown (10YR7/3) conspicuously bleached (10YR8/2d); loamy sand; massive; strong consistence dry; slight (2 – 10%) fine (2 – 6 mm) gravel; clear wavy change to:
Subsoil
B2150/55 – 100 cmYellowish brown (10YR5/4); medium heavy clay; coarse prismatic structure parting to angular blocky structure; strong consistence dry; slight (2 – 10%) fine (2 – 6 mm) gravel.

Profile Described By: I.P. Little and W.T. Ward, 1977.
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