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SW55
Location: Cooriemungle.
Australian Soil Classification: Melacic, Sesquic, Semiaquic PODOSOL
Great Soil Group: podzol.
General Landscape Description: Convex rise on valley floor within a dissected plain.
Geology: Quaternary alluvium derived from Hanson Plain Sand.
Land Use: Dairy cattle grazing.
 SW55 Landscape. |
Soil Profile Morphology:
Surface Soil
| A1 | 0-10 | Black (10YR2/1); sandy loam; weak fine to medium polyhedral structure; weak consistence dry; abrupt and smooth change to: |  SW55 profile. Note: Surface (A) horizon has been stripped from the soil profile. |
| A2 | 10-20 cm | Dark greyish brown (10YR4/2) conspicuously bleached (10YR8/1 dry); fine sandy clay loam; massive; weak consistence dry; abrupt and wavy change to: | |
| Subsoil | |||
| B21s | 20-50 cm | Dark yellowish brown (10YR4/4); light sandy clay; massive; weak to firm consistence dry; clear and wavy change to: | |
| B22s(h) | 50-80 cm | Brownish yellow (10YR6/6) and brown (10YR4/3) with very dark grey (7.5YR3/1) on exterior of peds and in root channels; medium heavy clay; coarse polyhedral, parting to medium polyhedral structure; firm consistence dry: | |
| B23g | 80 cm+ | Grey (10YR5/1) with yellowish brown (10YR5/6) and red (2.5YR5/8) mottles common in interior of peds; dark grey to black coatings on ped faces and in root channels; medium heavy clay; coarse blocky, parting to medium polyhedral structure. |
NOTE: Pit site not sampled for chemical analysis.
Profile Described By: Mark Imhof and Richard MacEwan (April 1999).
