Location: Riverside
Australian Soil Classification: Endocalcareous-Endohypersodic, Massive, Grey VERTOSOL
General Landscape Description: Terrace flat.
Geology: Quaternary Coonambidgal Formation: fluvial to lacustrine clays and sands
IS22 Landscape |
A1 | 0-5 cm | Dark grey (10YR4/1); medium clay; cracking massive (structureless) surface condition when undisturbed; weak subangular blocky structure; very strong consistence dry; moderately sticky consistence wet; pH 6.3; sharp and smooth boundary to: | IS22 Profile |
Subsoil | |||
B21 | 5-25 cm | Dark grey (10YR4/1); light medium clay; subplastic; moderate coarse prismatic structure; strong consistence dry; moderately sticky consistence wet pH 7.1: | |
B22 | 25-60 cm | Dark grey (10YR4/1); heavy clay; moderate coarse prismatic structure; weak consistence dry; moderately sticky consistence wet; very few (<2%) hard carbonate segregations; pH 7.2; gradual and smooth boundary to: | |
B31 | 60-95 cm | Grey (10YR5/1); heavy clay; plastic; moderate coarse subangular structure; very few (<2%) hard carbonate segregations; pH 6.4; gradual boundary to: | |
B32 | 95-115 cm | Light greyish brown (10YR6/2); heavy clay; plastic; moderate coarse subangular structure; very strong consistence dry; moderately sticky consistence wet; very few (<2%) hard carbonate segregations; pH 6.3; gradual boundary to: | |
B33 | 115-150 cm | Greyish brown (10YR5/2); heavy clay; plastic; strong coarse angular blocky structure; strong consistence dry; moderately sticky consistence wet; very few (<2%) hard carbonate segregations pH 5.9. |
Horizon | Sample Depth cm | pH | EC dS/m | Sodium Chloride % | Exchangeable Calcium cmol-/kg | Exchangeable Magnesium cmol-/kg | Exchangeable Potassium cmol-/kg | Exchangeable Sodium cmol-/kg | Exchangeable Aluminium mg/kg | Exchangeable Acidity cmol-/kg | Field Capacity -30okPa | Permanent Wilting Point -1500okPa | Coarse Sand % | Fine Sand % | Silt % | Clay % | |
H2O | CaCl2 | ||||||||||||||||
A1 | 0–5 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 7.2 | 10 | 0.7 | 0.8 | NA | 8 | NA | 22.7 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 44 |
B21 | 5–25 | 7.1 | NA | 0.14 | 0.03 | 10.1 | 16.2 | 0.8 | 2.7 | NA | 8.6 | NA | 21.1 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 65 |
B22 | 25–60 | 7.2 | NA | 0.53 | 0.11 | 9.8 | 16.2 | 0.7 | 4.2 | NA | 6.4 | NA | 23.8 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 61 |
B23 | 60–95 | 6.4 | NA | 0.14 | 0.14 | 9.2 | 15.9 | 0.6 | 5.2 | NA | 6.3 | NA | 21.9 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 63 |
B31k | 95–115 | 6.3 | NA | 0.74 | 0.12 | 7.5 | 13 | 0.6 | 5.2 | NA | 7.5 | NA | 21.4 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 61 |
B32 | 115–150 | 5.9 | NA | 0.86 | 0.17 | 6.9 | 12.4 | 0.6 | 4.5 | NA | 7.5 | NA | 20.7 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 62 |