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CSLP2

Location: Jancourt


Australian Soil Classification: Melanic, Hypocalcic, Red DERMOSOL

General Landscape Description: Hills, scarp face.
Geology: Palaeogene Port Campbell Limestone.

Image: CSLP2 Landscape
CSLP2 Landscape

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A10-22 cm Very dark brown (7.5YR2.5/2); light medium clay; strong coarse parting to strong fine structure; rough fabric; very firm consistence dry; moderate amount of roots present; pH 5.8; clear change to:

Image: CSLP2 Profile CSLP2 Profile.
AB22-35 cmDark reddish brown (5YR3/3); medium heavy clay; strong coarse parting to strong fine structure; smooth fabric; strong consistence dry; moderate amount of roots present; pH 5.9; clear change to:
Subsoil

B2135-70 cm Yellowish red (5YR4/6); medium heavy clay; strong parting to moderate fine structure; smooth fabric; strong consistence moderately moist; roots common; pH 6.1; diffuse change to:

B2270-90 cmDark brown (7.5YR4/4) with a few faint light yellowish brown (10YR6/4) mottles; medium heavy clay; moderate prismatic, parting to moderate medium lenticular structure; very firm consistence moderately moist; contains many medium (2-6 mm in size) manganiferous nodules; very few roots present; pH 6.9; abrupt change to:

CR90+ cmWhite (10YR8/2); pH 8.3.


Soil Profile Characteristics:


pH


Salinity Rating
Surface
(A1 horizon)
Moderately Acid
Very Low
Non-Sodic
None1
Subsoil
(B21 horizon)
Slightly Acid
Very Low
Non-Sodic
None
Deeper Subsoil
(at 80-110 cm)
Slightly Acid
Very Low
Non-Sodic
None
1 Slight dispersion after remoulding.


Graph:CSLP2
The surface horizon moderately acid. The subsoil is slightly acid. The salinity rating is very low throughout the soil profile.This profile is non-sodic throughout the soil profile.The clay content is moderate to high throughout the profile.Low boron count throughout the soil profile.

Horizon
Horizon Depth
(cm)
pH
(water)
pH
CaCl2
EC
(dS/m)
Exchangeable Cations
Ca
Mg
K
Na
meq/100g
A1
0-22
5.8
5.2
0.1
20
3.4
1.4
0.38
AB
22-35
5.9
5.1
0.07
19
4
1.2
0.44
B21
35-70
6.1
5.2
0.07
24
4.9
0.99
0.58
B22
70-90
6.9
6.2
0.1
28
3.9
0.79
0.65
CR
90+
8.3
7.8
0.22

Horizon
Horizon Depth
(cm)
Exchangeable
Acidity
meq/100g
Organic Carbon
g/100g
Field
Capacity
pF2.5
Wilting Point
pF4.2
Exchangeable
Aluminium
mg/kg
Available Boron
mg/kg
Coarse Sand
(0.2-2.0 mm)
Fine Sand
(0.02-0.2 mm)
Silt
(0.002-0.02 mm)
Clay
(<0.002 mm)
A1
0-22
13
4.6
43.4
22.5
<10
1.4
3
30
14
44
AB
22-35
11
1.6
46.4
26.7
<10
1.1
<1
28
11
58
B21
35-70
11
0.8
55.9
31.8
<10
0.9
<1
20
9
66
B22
70-90
7.6
0.54
56.1
33.5
0.9
17
43
11
25
CR
90+
49
25.8
3
17
13
38


Profile Described By: David Rees, Michelle Davey, Nathan Robinson (November 2008).
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