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EGLW15

Location: Glenaladale

Australian Soil Classification: Mottled-Sodic, Eutrophic, Brown CHROMOSOL

Map Unit: Nindoo
Previous Name: GR15

Surface Soil

0-10 cmDark grey; sand; pH 6.0; changes to:
Subsoil

30-45 cm


Yellowish brown with red mottles; heavy clay; pH 5.7; changes to:
120-135 cmGreyish brown mottled with yellowish brown; heavy clay; pH 5.0.



Chemical and Physical Analysis:


Depth
(cm)
pH
Oxidisable Organic Carbon
%
Total
Nitrogen
%
Exchangeable Cations
Ca
Mg
K
Na
meq/100g
0-10
6.0
3.8
0.15
5.8
2.7
0.61
0.10
30-45
5.7
1.5
6.0
0.24
1.3
120-135
5.0
0.62
6.2
0.17
2.0

Depth
(cm)
Coarse Sand
(0.2-2.0 mm)
%
Fine Sand
(0.02-0.2 mm)
%
Silt
(0.002-0.02 mm)
%
Clay
(<0.002 mm)
%
0-10
19
48
10
7
30-45
9
12
1
78
120-135
23
12
6
59


Profile Described By: I.P. Little and W.T. Ward, 1977.