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EGRS219

Location: 6 km south of Combienbar

Australian Soil Classification: Acidic, Dystrophic, Red DERMOSOL

Map Unit: Turton
Previous Site Name: 219

General Landscape Description: Steep hills
Site Description: Upper slope
Land Use: Grazing
Native Vegetation: Shrubby dry forest
Geology: Late Devonian fluvial sediments (conglomerate, sandstone, mudstone)


Soil Profile Morphology:
Surface soil
Soils and landforms of Far East Gippsland - Turton Site 219 profile

A11
0 – 15 cm
Dark reddish brown (5YR3/2-3); fine sandy loam; moderate granular structure moderately weak consistence; common subangular large sedimentary pebbles; clear change to:

A12
15 – 30 cm
Dark reddish brown (5YR3/4); fine sandy loam; massive; common subangular large sedimentary pebbles; gradual change to:

A3
30 – 60 cm
Dark reddish brown (5YR3/4); fine sandy clay loam; weak subangular blocky structure; common angular, sedimentary pebbles; clear change to:
Subsoil

B2
60 – 140 cm
Reddish brown (2.5-5YR4/4); silty clay; moderate angular blocky structure; many angular large sedimentary pebbles; gradual change to:

B3
1.4 m+
Many angular large sedimentary pebbles increasing with depth.


Chemical and Physical Analysis:



Horizon
Horizon Depth
(cm)
pH
(water)
pH
(CaCl2)
EC
dS/m
Organic Carbon
%
Total
Nitrogen
%
Exchangeable Aluminium
ppm
Exchangeable
Acididty
meq/100g
Exchangeable Cations
Ca
Mg
K
Na
meq/100g
A11
0-15
5.1
4.3
0.08
2.42
0.10
176
16.5
1.74
1.22
0.41
0.31
A12
15-30
5.3
4.4
<0.05
1.33
<0.01
163
12.3
0.91
1.12
0.30
0.20
A3
30-60
5.6
4.3
<0.05
0.64
<0.01
218
10.2
0.61
1.12
0.30
0.10
B2
60-90
5.5
4.1
<0.05
0.34
<0.01
439
11.7
0.31
1.23
0.31
0.10
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