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).
CRC23 Landscape. |
Surface Soil | |||
A1 | 0-10 cm | Dark brown (7.5YR3/3); clay loam; massive structure; weak consistence moderately moist; pH (field) 9.5; abrupt change to: | CRC23 Profile. |
A2 | 10 – 25 cm | Dark 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 | |||
B21 | 25 – 50 cm | Reddish 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: | |
B22 | 50-80 cm | Dark 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: | |
B23 | 80-120 cm | Dark 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. |