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CRC24

Location: Toolleen

Australian Soil Classification: Melanic (Calcic),?, Red SODOSOL
Northcote Factual Key: Dr2.13
Great Soil Group: Calcareous Red Earth

General Landscape Description: Hills and plains.
Land Use: Salinity discharge site. Pasture.
Site Description: Lower foot slope.
Slope: 1-2%
Aspect: North.
Geology: Quaternary colluvium, Cambrian volcanics group (greenstone).

Image: CRC24 Landscape
CRC23 Landscape.

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil


A10-10 cmDark brown (7.5YR3/3); clay loam; massive structure; weak consistence moderately moist; pH (field) 9.5; abrupt change to:
Image: CRC24 Profile
CRC23 Profile.
A210 – 25 cmDark brown (7.5YR3/2) with many medium faint dark brown (7.5YR4/4) mottles; clay loam; moderate fine angular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence moist; contains common medium ferruginous nodules; pH (field) 9.0; clear change to:
Subsoil
B2125 – 50 cmReddish brown (5YR4/4); light medium clay; moderate fine angular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence moist; very few medium ferruginous nodules present; pH (field) 9.0; diffuse change to:
B2250-80 cmDark brown (7.5YR4/4) with common medium faint dark brown (7.5YR4/2) mottles; medium clay; moderate very fine polyhedral structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence moist; a few coarse veins present; moderately calcareous; pH (field) 9.5; diffuse change to:
B2380-120 cmDark brown (7.5YR4/4), with common coarse distinct brown (7.5YR5/2) mottles; medium clay; moderate very fine polyhedral structure; smooth ped fabric; very few coarse ferruginous segregations present; contains common coarse carbonate soft segregations; highly calcareous; pH (field) 9.0.
Profile Described By: Doug Crawford (October 2006).
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