Group: Pyramid Hill Farm Advance | Australian Soil Classification: Calcic, Subnatric, Red SODOSOL |
Northcote Factual Key:Dr 2.13 | Great Soil Group: red-brown earth |
General Landscape Description: Midslope of a very gently undulating rise within the Granite Highland Landscape Unit. The original vegetation included Murray Pine (Callitris columellaris) and Yellow Box (Eucalyptus melliodora). |
LP46 Landscape |
A1 | 0-8 cm | Dark reddish brown (5YR3/3); sandy clay loam; hardsetting surface condition; structureless; firm consistence dry; pH 6.3; abrupt change to: | LP46 Profile |
Subsoil | |||
B1 | 8-10 cm | Dusky red (25YR3/4); light clay; structureless; very firm to strong consistence dry; pH 6.8; sharp change to: | |
B21 | 10-35 cm | Dark red (2.5YR3/6); medium clay; strong coarse subangular blocky, parting to moderate fine polyhedral structure; strong consistence dry; pH 8.0; clear and wavy change to: | |
B22 | 35-90 cm | Red (2.5YR4/6); medium clay; strong medium polyhedral structure; contains a few (2-10%) carbonates as well as granitic material; strong consistence dry; pH 9.0; clear and wavy change to: | |
B/C | 90+ cm | Red (2.5YR4/8); clayey sand; structureless; strong consistence dry; pH 9.2; this horizon grades into weathered granite that also includes calcium carbonate. | |
NOTE: This profile corresponds closely to the Terricks Sandy Clay Loam soil as described by Skene (1971). |
pH | Salinity Rating | |||
Surface (A1 horizon) | slightly acid | very low | nearly sodic | moderate |
Subsoil (B21 horizon) | moderately alkaline | very low | sodic | complete |
Deeper subsoil (at 90 cm) | very strongly alkaline | low - medium | strongly sodic | strong |
Horizon | Horizon Depth | pH (water) | pH CaCl2 | EC 1:5 | NaCl | Exchangeable Cations | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | ||||||
meq/100g | |||||||||
A1 | 0-8 | 6.3 | 0.13 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | ||
B1 | 8-10 | 6.8 | 0.05 | 5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | ||
B21 | 10-35 | 8 | 0.12 | 9.5 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 2.8 | ||
B22 | 35-90 | 9 | 0.48 | 0.05 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 3.6 | |
B/C | 90+ | 9.2 | 0.75 | 0.09 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 2 | 6.7 |
Horizon | Horizon Depth | 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) |
A1 | 0-8 | 19.7 | 9.7 | ||||||
B1 | 8-10 | 16.1 | 9.1 | ||||||
B21 | 10-35 | 40.9 | 27.9 | ||||||
B22 | 35-90 | ||||||||
B/C | 90+ |