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Location: Castleburn

Australian Soil Classification: Melanic, Eutrophic, Red CHROMOSOL

Map Unit: Dargo (Component 1)
Previous Name: AL54

General Landscape Description: Rolling low hills.
Site description: 5% slope facing north-east on broad crest of spur
Land Use: Grazing
Native Vegetation: Grassy woodland
Geology: Silurian granite


Soils and lanforms of the Bairnsdale Dargo region - a guide to the major agricultural soils of East Gippsland 2011 - Dargo Profile 54 - landscape
Rolling low hills of the Dargo Map unit near Castleburn. The steep hills in the background are mapped as Talbotville


Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A10 – 10 cmDark brown (10YR3/3); sandy loam; weak crumb structure; earthy fabric; soft when dry; diffuse change to:
Soils and lanforms of the Bairnsdale Dargo region - a guide to the major agricultural soils of East Gippsland 2011 - Dargo Profile 54 - profile
Photo of soil profile similar to the one described in this report
A210 – 25 cmBrown (10YR4/3); sandy loam; apedal; hard when dry; porous; clear change to:
Subsoil
B225 – 50 cmDark red (2.5YR3/6); sandy clay; weak fine angular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; very firm when moist; common weathered feldspar and mica; clear change to:
C50 – 120+ cmYellowish red (5YR5/6); sandy clay loam; apedal; firm when moist passing to weathering granite.



Chemical and Physical Analysis:
Horizon
Horizon Depth
(cm)
pH
(water)
EC
dS/m
Organic Carbon
%
Total
Nitrogen
%
Free
Fe2O3
% w/w
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
A1
0-10
6.1
<0.05
1.8
0.15
1.0
4.2
0.8
0.4
<0.1
43
36
13
7
A2
20-25
6.2
<0.05
0.19
0.03
1.9
3.6
1.7
0.2
0.2
37
32
17
13
B2
30-50
6.6
<0.05
3.3
7.5
3.3
0.3
0.5
31
25
15
29
C
60-90
7.2
<0.05
2.7
8.9
3.1
0.3
0.6
40
31
9
19


Profile Described By: J.M. Aldrick, 1978.
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