Location: Haven
Soil Type: Minor Soil D
Australian Soil Classification: Vertic, Hypocalcic, Grey DERMOSOL
Northcote Factual Key: Gn3.93
Great Soil Group: no suitable group
General Landscape Description: Drainage depression within a Dunefield.
Geology: Quaternary Shepparton Formation: fluvial silt, sand and minor gravel.
Soil Profile Morphology:
Surface Soil
A1 | 0-15 cm | Dark yellowish brown (10YR4/2) sandy clay loam; hardsetting surface condition; massive structure; strong consistence dry; pH 7.4; sporadically bleached (2.5Y8/0d) at the interface with a sharp change to: | |
Subsoil | |||
B21 | 15-40 cm | Light grey (2.5Y7/2) with yellowish brown (10YR5/6) mottled sandy clay; plastic; large slickensides present; very strong consistence dry, non sticky consistence wet; pH 7.0; gradual change to: | |
B22 | 40-85 cm | Pale brown (10YR6/3) with pale yellow (2.5Y7/4) mottled sandy clay; plastic; large slickensides present; very strong consistence dry, slightly sticky consistence wet; contains a trace (<2%) amount of soft carbonate; pH 8.9; gradual change to: | |
2A1 | 85-120 cm | Pale brown (10YR6/3) with pale yellow (2.5Y7/4) mottled loamy sand; pH 9.0. |
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 | 0–15 | 7.4 | NA | 0.09 | 0.02 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | NA | 3.2 | NA | 3.8 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 13 |
B21 | 15–40 | 7.0 | NA | 0.2 | 0.03 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | NA | 4.2 | NA | 8.1 | 39 | 33 | 5 | 22 |
B22 | 40–85 | 8.9 | NA | 0.31 | 0.03 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | NA | NA | NA | 11.9 | 48 | 27 | 3 | 20 |
2A1 | 85–120 | 9.0 | NA | 0.24 | 0.03 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | NA | NA | NA | 7.3 | 56 | 26 | 5 | 13 |