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EGLW6
Location: Bengworden
Australian Soil Classification: Eutrophic, Mottled-Subnatric, Brown SODOSOL
Map Unit: Fernbank
Previous Name: GR6
Soil Profile Morphology:
| 0-10 cm | Dark greyish brown; sand; pH 5.9. |
| 10-20 cm | Mottled yellowish brown and grey; medium clay; pH 5.5. |
| 120-130 cm | Mottled yellowish brown and light grey; medium clay; pH 5.3. |
Chemical and Physical Analysis:
Horizon Depth (cm) | pH (water) | Organic Carbon % | Total Nitrogen % | Exchangeable Cations | Coarse Sand (0.2-2.0 mm) % | Fine Sand (0.02-0.2 mm) % | Silt (0.002-0.02 mm) % | Clay (<0.002 mm) % | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | ||||||||
meq/100g | |||||||||||
0-10 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 0.23 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.30 | 0.18 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 12 |
10-20 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 0.53 | 1.5 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 67 | ||
120-135 | 5.3 | 0.54 | 6.5 | 0.77 | 3.3 | 22 | 31 | 4 | 40 | ||
Profile Described By: I.P. Little and W.T. Ward, 1977.
