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CFTT14

SITE: CFTT 14Site: Flynns Creek
Location: APP species/seedlot trial VRV 147Aust. Soil Class.: Grey SODOSOL, CHROMOSOL or KUROSOL (depending on pH and ESP level in upper subsoil)
Great Soil Group: soloth Tech Class: 052-6-50/2-1-3-32
General Landscape Description: Level to gently undulating plain. Geology: Late Tertiary sediments
APP Mapping Unit: Stockdale


CFTT14 landscape
CFTT14 Landscape


Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A10 – 15 cmGreyish brown (10YR5/2); sandy clay loam; weak coarse angular blocky structure, parting to weak medium angular blocky structure; firm consistence dry; clear and smooth transition to:
CFTT14 profile
CFTT14 Profile
A2115 – 40 cmPale brown (10YR6/3) with few, fine, faint yellowish brown (10YR5/8) mottles; sandy clay loam; massive; firm consistence dry; clear and smooth transition to:
A2240 – 60 cmLight grey (10YR7/2), conspicuously bleached (10YR8/1dry), with few, fine, faint yellowish brown (10YR5/8) mottles; coarse sandy loam; massive; firm consistence dry; abrupt transition to:
Subsoil
B2160 – 75 cm Pinkish grey (7.5YR6/2), with many, coarse, prominent brownish yellow (10YR6/8) mottles, coarse sandy light clay; weak coarse polyhedral structure; very firm consistence dry; very few ferruginous nodules (less than 6 mm); gradual and smooth transition to:
B2275 – 100 cmLight grey (10YR7/1), with many, coarse, prominent brownish yellow (10YR6/8) mottles; coarse sandy light clay; moderate very coarse angular blocky structure, parting to moderate coarse angular blocky structure; very firm moist; clear and smooth transition to:
B23100 – 160 cmLight grey (10YR7/1), with many, coarse, prominent brownish yellow (10YR6/6) and red (2.5YR4/8) mottles; medium clay; strong coarse prismatic structure, parting to strong coarse angular blocky structure; slickensides present; strong consistence moist.

Key Profile Features:

  • Strong texture contrast between surface (A) horizons and subsoil (B21) horizon.


Profile described by: Ian Sargeant, Mark Imhof and Justin Wong (9/6/99)


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