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Location: Tambo Mouth

Australian Soil Classification: Melanic-Sodic, Eutrophic, Brown DERMOSOL

Map Unit: Lindenow (Component 1).
Previous Site Name: AL25

General Landscape Description: Delta.
Site Description: 1% slope on river delta.
Land Use: Grazing on annual pasture.
Native Vegetation: Dry valley forest, minor areas of floodplain reed-bed.
Geology: Recent alluvium.


Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A110 – 20 cmVery dark brown (10YR2/2); silty loam; moderate crumb structure; friable consistence when moist; gradual and wavy change to:

A12
20 – 35 cm
Black (10YR2/1); silty clay loam; moderate crumb structure; friable consistence moist; clear and smooth change to:
Subsoil

C1
35 – 46 cm
Dark brown (10YR4/3), abundant distinct grey (5-15 mm) mottles; silty clay loam; massive; friable consistence moist; clear and smooth change to:

C2
46 – 68 cm
Dark brown (10YR4/3), abundant distinct grey (5-15 mm) mottles; loamy sand; massive; firm consistence moist; clear change to:

C3
68 – 90 cm
Dark yellowish brown (10YR4/6), abundant prominent grey (5 -15 mm) mottles; silty clay loam; massive; very firm consistence moist.
Note: Mica throughout the profile.

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
5.4
0.06
3.9
0.53
29.3
2.7
3.1
0.9
0.7
0
2
34
22
19
A11
10-20
5.6
0.02
4.0
0.33
27.7
1.8
2.1
0.5
0.6
0
2
41
24
19
A12
30-35
6.2
0.02
1.6
0.14
13.6
2.2
3.5
0.3
0.9
0
2
51
23
16
C1
35-46
6.5
0.02
1.1
0.08
7.6
2.7
4.7
0.2
1.1
0
3
54
23
14
C3
68-90
6.9
0.12
4.1
2.4
5.4
0.5
3.6
0
2
53
20
18


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