LP81
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| LP81 |  Mottled, Eutrophic, Red Chromosol (gravelly) | |
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Location | Shays Flat, western Victoria | |||
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Landform | Footslope | |||
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Geology | Palaeozoic (Cambrian) Warrak Formation: marine sandstone, siltstone, schist | |||
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Element | Hillslope | |||
Horizon | Depth (cm) | Description | ||
A1 | 0–5 | Brown (7.5YR4/4); fine sandy loam; massive (structureless); weak consistence (moist); pH 5.5; abrupt and wavy boundary to: | ||
A2 | 5–25 | Brownish yellow (10YR6/6); conspicuously bleached (10YR7/3d) fine sand (becoming fine sandy loam with depth); weak consistence (moist); contains a few (5%) ferruginous nodules and very many (70%) quartz fragments (30 mm diameter); pH 5.8; abrupt and wavy boundary to: | ||
B1 | 25–27 | Yellowish red (5YR5/8); fine sandy light clay; moderate medium polyhedral structure; pH 6.2. | ||
B21 | 27–45 | Yellowish red (5YR5/8); medium clay; medium coarse blocky, parting to strong fine polyhedral structure; sticky consistence (wet); pH 5.7; gradual and wavy boundary to: | ||
B22 | 45–75 | Strong brown (7.5YR5/6) with (2.5YR4/8) and (2.5YR3/6) mottles; medium heavy clay; strong coarse blocky, parting to strong fine polyhedral structure; sticky consistence (wet); contains a few (<2%) quartz fragments (30 mm diameter); pH 5.4. | ||
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Site LP81 | Sample depth cm | pH | EC dS/m | NaCl % | Ex Ca cmol-/kg | Ex Mg cmol-/kg | Ex K cmol-/kg | Ex Na cmol-/kg | Ex Al mg/kg | Ex acidity cmol-/kg | FC -30okPa | PWP -1500okPa | KS % | FS % | Z % | C % | |
Horizon | H2O | CaCl2 | |||||||||||||||
A1 | 0–5 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 0.5 | NA | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | <0.1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
A2 | 5–25 | 5.8 | 4.8 | <0.05 | NA | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | <0.1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B1 | 25–27 | 6.2 | 5.0 | <0.05 | NA | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.4 | <0.1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B21 | 27–45 | 5.7 | 4.6 | <0.05 | NA | 2.3 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B22 | 45–75 | 5.4 | 4.3 | <0.05 | NA | 0.9 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 170 | 11.8 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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