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GRES488

Location: Swan Reach

Australian Soil Classification: Melacic, Humosesquic, Aeric PODOSOL

Map Unit: Stockdale with Munro
Previous Site Name: AL8

General Landscape Description: Undulating rises.
Site Description: Simple mid slope, Northly aspect, 8% slope
Geology: Tertiary aeolian sediments.



Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A110 – 20 cmBlack (10YR2/1); loamy sand; single grain; very weak dry; pH 5.9; clear smooth change to:

A12
20 – 45 cm
Very dark grey (10YR3/1); loamy sand; massive; very firm moist; pH 5.2; clear wavy change to:

A2
45- 87 cm
Pale brown (10YR6/3) conspicuously bleached (10YR7/2); clayey sand; very firm moist; pH 6.2; clear wavy change to:

Subsoil

Bhs
87 – 120 cm
Brownish yellow (10YR6/8) with prominent grey mottles; sandy clay loam; weak fine angular blocky structure; very firm moist; pH 5.8; clear smooth change to:

C
120 – 140 cm
Brownish yellow (10YR6/8); clayey sand; massive; firm moist; pH 5.4.

Key Profile Features



Chemical and Physical Analysis:


Horizon
Horizon Depth
(cm)
pH
(water)
EC
dS/m
Organic Carbon
%
Total
Nitrogen
%
Free
Fe2O3
% w/w
Exch. Acididty
meq/100g
Exchangeable Cations
Gravel
%
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
A11
0-10
5.9
0.05
1.8
0.092
0.2
7.4
2.3
1.3
0.2
0.1
4
51
24
7
15
A12
30-45
5.2
<0.05
0.73
0.029
0.1
5.7
0.2
0.4
0.06
0.1
4
63
24
6
4
A2
60-87
6.2
<0.05
0.13
0.006
0.1
0.83
<0.01
0.15
0.03
0.05
6
65
26
3
8
Bhs
90-115
5.8
0.17
0.11
0.015
1.3
5.5
0.1
3.2
0.09
1.2
14
52
19
7
21
C
120-140
5.4
0.18
0.06
0.011
1.9
3.1
0.09
2.0
0.06
1.0
16
55
23
8
12



Profile Described By: J.M. Aldrick et., al., 1992.
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