WLRA143
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| WLRA143 |  Vertic, Mottled-Hypernatric, Yellow Sodosol | |
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Location | Stawell-Joel South Road, Joel South, western Victoria | |||
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Landform | Gently undulating rise | |||
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Geology | Pliocene Parilla Sand: marine sand and silt | |||
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Element | Hillslope | |||
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Slope | 3% | |||
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Aspect | West | |||
Horizon | Depth (cm) | Description | ||
A1 | 0–10 | Brown (10YR4/3); sandy loam; massive (structureless); very weak dry consistence; common fine to very fine roots; water repellent; pH 6.5; abrupt and smooth boundary to: | ||
A21 | 10–25 | Brown (7.5YR4/3); conspicuously bleached very pale brown (10YR7/3 dry); sandy clay loam; massive (structureless); very weak dry consistence; few fine subrounded quartz gravels; few fine to very fine roots; pH 5.5; clear and irregular boundary to: | ||
A22 | 25–35 | Strong brown (7.5YR4/6); conspicuously bleached very pale brown (10YR8/4 dry) with very few fine to medium distinct yellow mottles; loamy sand, silty; massive (structureless); very weak dry consistence; few fine angular platy quartz gravels; common coarse ferromanganiferous nodules; few fine to very fine roots; pH 6.0; abrupt and irregular boundary to: | ||
B21 | 35–80 | Brownish yellow (10YR6/6) with many medium to coarse prominent (10R3/6) mottles; heavy clay; strong coarse to very coarse prismatic structure; rough ped-fabric; very firm moderately moist consistence; common distinct slickensides; few fine to very fine roots ; pH 7.5; diffuse and smooth boundary to: | ||
B22 | 80–110+ | Dark red (10R3/6) with many coarse to very coarse prominent (10YR6/4) mottles; heavy clay; weak medium to coarse prismatic structure; rough ped-fabric; strong moderately moist consistence; few distinct slickensides; few fine to very fine roots; pH 6.5 | ||
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Site WLRA143 | 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 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 0.19 | NA | 7.2 | 0.85 | 0.68 | 0.41 | NA | NA | 28.8 | 8.3 | 34.2 | 39.8 | 7.6 | 16.5 |
A21 | 10–25 | 4.9 | 4.3 | <0.05 | NA | 0.98 | 0.24 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 31 | NA | 15.3 | 3.6 | 41.4 | 39.2 | 12.8 | 6.5 |
A22 | 25–35 | 5.4 | 4.9 | <0.05 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B21 | 35–80 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 0.23 | NA | 4.5 | 10 | 0.59 | 5.3 | NA | NA | 51 | 31.9 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 22 | 67.5 |
B22 | 80–110+ | 5.4 | 4.8 | 0.37 | 0.02 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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