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LS23

WLRA - soil pit LS23- landscape
Gently undulating rises

    Site Code
LS23
WLRA - soil pit LS23- profile
Hypercalcic, Subnatric, Red Sodosol (sandy)

    Location

Woorak, western Victoria

    Landform

Gently undulating rises

    Geology

Pliocene Parilla Sand:
marine sand and silt

    Element

Hillslope (middle)
Horizon
Depth (cm)
Description

A11

0–15

Dark reddish brown (5YR3/2); loamy sand; weakly structured; weak consistence (dry); pH 7.1.

A12

15–25

Dark reddish brown (5YR3/4); sand; single grain (structureless); firm consistence (dry); sharp and wavy boundary to:

B21

25–50

Yellowish red (5YR4/6); medium clay; weak coarse columnar (with hard bleached capping), parting to moderate medium prismatic structure; very firm consistence (dry); pH 8.6.

B22

50–100

Yellowish red (5YR4/6); medium clay; moderate medium blocky structure; contains few (<10%) soft calcareous segregations [increasing to many (20-50%) from 80-100 cm].

C

100+

Weathered sandstone.
Management considerations
  • Strong texture contrast between sandy surface horizons and clay subsoil
  • Coarse columnar structure with cemented capping in upper subsoil
  • Neutral surface soil over alkaline subsoil grading into weathered sandstone
  • Midslope, well drained site drainage
  • Calcium carbonate very evident in lower subsoil

Site
LS23
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
A11
0–15
7.1
6.8
0.22
NA
4.7
0.7
0.6
0.1
NA
NA
14.1
5
NA
NA
NA
NA
A12
15–25
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
B21
25–50
8.6
7.8
0.37
NA
7.7
10
1.2
3.6
NA
NA
39.4
25.1
NA
NA
NA
NA
B22
50–100
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
C
100+
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Note: NA=not assessed
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