GL59

Site: GL59

Land Unit: Gorae Basalt

Aust. Soil Class.: Ferric, ?, Brown CHROMOSOL (confidence level 3).

General Land Unit Description:
This land unit has a variety of soil types occurring over a short distance. Ferrosols and Black Chromosols are found is association with the more dominant Ferric Brown Chromosols. The Brown Chromosols have been used to represent this area as they are deemed to be the major soil type, and due to restrictions of scale the other soil types have not been mapped as individual units. It must be noted however, that the better drained soils (Red Ferrosols / Dermosols) have a higher capability of supporting a range of land uses (e.g. viticulture) due to their favourable physical and chemical properties.

Site Description:

Geology: Quaternary basalt

Landform pattern: Gently undulating plain

Position in landscape: Lower slope

Internal drainage: Moderately well drained

Key profile features:

Ferromanganiferous horizon

Strong texture contrast between topsoil and subsoil

Mottled subsoil

Bleached A2 horizon

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