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CFTT23

SITE: CFTT 23Site: Mt Worth West
Location: APP species/seedlot trial VRV140Aust. Soil Class.: Brown DERMOSOL
Great Soil Group: brown podsolic soil Tech. Class: 051-5-00/4-1-1-32
General Landscape Description: Rolling hillsSite Description: 24 % slope to east, lower slope
Geology: Cretaceous sedimentsAPP Mapping Unit: Balook


Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A110 – 40 cmVery dark brown (10YR2/2) clay loam; strong fine granular structure; very weak consistence moist; gradual and smooth transition to:
CFTT22 Profile
Cutting near sites 22 and 23
A1240 – 70 cmDark greyish brown (10YR4/2) light clay; moderate medium polyhedral structure; very weak consistence moist; gradual and smooth transition to:
Subsoil
B2170 – 90 cmDark brown (10YR4/3); with few, fine, faint dark yellowish brown (10YR4/4) mottles; light medium clay; weak consistence moist; diffuse and smooth transition to:
B2290 – 150 cm Yellowish brown (10YR5/4 - 5/6), with common, coarse, distinct, strong brown (7.5YR5/6) mottles; light medium clay; diffuse and smooth transition to:
C150 – 170 cmYellowish brown (10YR5/6), with many, medium, prominent, light brownish grey (10YR6/2) and reddish brown (5YR4/4) mottles; silty light clay with increasing decomposing sandstone fragments.
Profile described by: Ian Sargeant and Justin Wong (11/6/99)


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