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EGRS215

Location: Tongi Creek

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

Map Unit: Murrungowar
Previous Site Name: 215

General Landscape Description: Low hills
Site Description:Upper slope
Land Use: Forestry
Native Vegetation: Lowland forest
Geology: Granite


Soil Profile Morphology:


Surface soil

A1
0 – 40 cm
Dark gray (10YR4/1); sandy loam, weak to moderate subangular blocky structure; firm consistence dry, common subangular gravel; pH 5.5; clear change to:

A2
40 – 80 cm
Brown (10YR5/3), conspicuously bleached (10YR7/2d); gravelly sandy loam; massive; weak consistence, very few ferruginous segregations; many subangular granitic gravel; pH 6.0; clear change to:

Subsoil

B2
80 – 120 cm
Brown (10YR5/3), distinct to prominent yellow, red and grey mottles; sandy clay, moderate subangular blocky structure; very firm consistence, common subangular; pH 5.8; gradual change to:

C
1.2 – 1.6+m
Weathered parent material




Chemical and Physical Analysis:



Horizon
Horizon Depth
(cm)
pH
(water)
pH
(CaCl2)
EC
dS/m
Organic Carbon
%
Total
Nitrogen
%
Exchangeable Acididty
meq/100g
Exchangeable Cations
Ca
Mg
K
Na
meq/100g
A1
0-40
5.5
4.5
<0.05
1.13
<0.01
7.7
0.91
0.81
0.20
0.10
A2
40-80
6.0
4.8
<0.05
0.35
<0.01
3.5
0.50
0.50
0.10
0.10
B2
80-120
5.8
4.4
<0.05
0.27
<0.01
8.3
2.17
5.68
0.21
0.62

Profile Described By: David Rees, 1989.
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