LS2
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| LS2 |  Vertic (and Calcic), Mottled-Subnatric, Brown Sodosol | |
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Location | Kinimakatka, western Victoria | |||
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Landform | Gently undulating rises | |||
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Geology | Quaternary Woorinen Formation: aeolian dune sand, calcareous clay | |||
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Element | Hillslope (middle) | |||
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Aspect | 34% | |||
Horizon | Depth (cm) | DescriptionEast | ||
A1 | 0–10 | Dark brown (10YR3/3); sandy clay loam; weakly structured; weak consistence (dry); pH 6.2; sharp boundary to: | ||
B21 | 10–40 | Dark brown (10YR3/3) with faint reddish brown (5YR4/4) mottles; medium heavy clay; moderate coarse prismatic, parting to moderate coarse blocky structure; very strong consistence (dry); contains few (5%) ferruginous concretions; pH 7.8. | ||
B22k | 40–80 | Light brownish grey (10YR6/2) with yellowish red (5YR5/6) mottles; medium heavy clay; moderate coarse prismatic, parting to moderate coarse blocky structure; contains few (10%) soft carbonate segregations in pockets; pH 9.4. | ||
B23 | 80–100 | Greyish brown (2.5Y5/2) with yellowish red (5YR4/6) mottles; medium heavy clay; pH 9.3. | ||
B24 | 100–130 | Olive brown (2.5Y6/4) with red mottles; heavy clay; strong lenticular structure; pH 9.2. | ||
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Site LS2 | 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 | 0–10 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 0.15 | NA | 6.1 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | NA | NA | 17.2 | 6 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B21 | 10–40 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 0.1 | NA | 10.2 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | NA | NA | 25.9 | 11.7 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B22 | 40–80 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 0.73 | NA | 7.5 | 12.1 | 0.8 | 8.9 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B23 | 80–100 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 1.16 | 0.17 | 4.3 | 10.8 | 1 | 11.2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B24 | 100–130 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 1.18 | 0.21 | 4.1 | 9.7 | 0.9 | 10.7 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B25 | 130+ | 8.5 | 7.9 | 0.39 | NA | 4.6 | 11.9 | 1 | 12.5 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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