Aust. Soil Class.: Vertic, (& Magnesic), Mottled-Mesonatric, Yellow SODOSOL
General Site Description: Intermediate level terrace
Site Description: Grazing paddock
Geology: Cambrian/Ordovician sediments
CRC17 Landscape |
Surface Soil | CRC17 profile | ||
A1 | 0-8 cm | Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2); light sandy clay loam; weak medium-coarse subangular blocky structure; firm consistence (dry); fine (2-10 mm) subangular and angular quartz fragments common (10-20%); pH 6.8; abrupt change to: | |
A21 | 8-12 cm | Brown (10YR5/3) sporadically bleached (10YR7/2 dry); light sandy clay loam (medium sand); massive; firm to very firm consistence (dry); many (50%) fine (2-20 mm) subangular and angular quartz fragments; pH 5.9; abrupt and wavy change to: | |
A22 | 12-15 cm | Yellowish brown (10YR5/4) conspicuously bleached (10YR8/2 dry); sandy clay loam; massive; very firm consistence (dry); many (>50%) fine (2-10 mm) subangular and angular quartz fragments; abrupt change to: | |
Subsoil | |||
B1 | 15-17 cm | Yellowish brown (10YR5/4) with many (20%) distinct medium (5-10 mm) strong brown mottles (7.5YR5/4) mottles; light clay (fine sandy); strong consistence (dry); fine (2-10 mm) fine subangular and angular quartz fragments common (15%); forms capping on prism tops; abrupt change to: | |
B21 | 17-40 cm | Reddish yellow (7.5YR6/6) with medium (5-15 mm) faint yellowish red 5YR5/6) mottles common (15%); medium clay; strong very coarse prismatic, parting to moderate coarse prismatic, further parting to moderate very coarse to coarse blocky structure; rigid consistence (dry); slickensides at base; cutans on ped surface (i.e. clay skins); pH 6.5; clear change to: | |
B22 | 40-55 cm | Brownish yellow (10YR6/6) with few (10%) reddish yellow (5YR6/6) mottles; light medium clay; strong very coarse prismatic (continuous with above), parting to strong coarse to medium subangular blocky structure; strong consistence (dry); very few (0-2%) fine (2-4 mm) quartz fragments; pH 8.1; clear and wavy change to: | |
BC | 55-70 cm | Light yellowish brown (10YR6/6) with light grey (2.5Y7/1) mottles; silty clay; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; strong to rigid consistence (dry); ‘ghost rock’, smooth; pH 8.5; clear change to: | |
R+ | 70+ cm | Saprolite - reddish yellow (7.5YR6/8) and light grey (2.5Y7/1); pH 8.3. |
pH | Salinity Rating | |||
Surface (A1 horizon) | Slightly Acid | Low-Medium | Non-Sodic | None |
Subsoil (B21 horizon) | Slightly Acid | Low | Strongly Sodic | Strong |
Deeper subsoil (at 55-70 cm) | Moderately Alkaline | Medium | Strongly Sodic | Moderate-Strong |
Horizon | Horizon Depth | pH (water) | pH CaCl2 | EC dS/m | NaCl % | Exchangeable Cations | Ex Al mg/kg | Ex Ac meq/100g | Field pF2.5 | Wilting Point pF4.2 | Coarse Sand (0.2-2.0mm) | Fine Sand (0.02-0.2mm) | Silt (0.002-0.02mm) | Clay (<0.002mm) | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | ||||||||||||||
meq/100g | |||||||||||||||||
A1 | 0-8 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 0.25 | 13 | 2.6 | 0.43 | 0.93 | 7.6 | 36.9 | 15.7 | 18 | 44 | 16 | 11 | ||
A21 | 8-12 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 0.11 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.13 | 0.79 | 7.4 | 23.2 | 6.0 | 17 | 51 | 16 | 12 | ||
B21 | 17-40 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 0.24 | 0.95 | 7.4 | 0.40 | 2.9 | <10 | 7.9 | 37.1 | 16.1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 38 | |
B22 | 40-55 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 0.47 | <0.1 | 5.5 | <0.1 | 2.7 | 37.2 | 6.5 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 56 | |||
BC | 55-70 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 0.39 | 0.06 | <0.1 | 1.9 | <0.1 | 1.1 | 2 | 19 | 38 | 39 | ||||
R+ | 70+ | 8.3 | 7.6 | 0.48 | 0.10 | 20 | 31 | 38 | 9 |