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MM382
| Site: MM382 | Land Unit: Vite Vite North Rise |
| Aust. Soil Class.: Haplic, ?, Black CHROMOSOL (confidence level 3) | |
| General Land Unit Description: This land unit consists of undulating rises north of Vite Vite North. Shallow Black Chromosols with patches of shallow black self-mulching Vertosols occur on mid and upper slopes. There are many surface stones on these slopes and Red Chromosols and Dermosols occur in the vicinity of the eruption point. The soils of the lower slopes merge with those of the plain and are poorly drained Brown Ferric Chromosols or Grey Sodosols. All soil variants may be sodic at depth. |
Site Description:
| Geology: Quaternary basalt | Landform pattern: Undulating rises |
| Position in landscape: Mid slope | Internal drainage: Imperfectly drained |
| A1 | 0-15 cm | Dark brown (10YR3/3) clay loam, hard setting surface, apedal, very weak consistence when dry, pH 4.7. Sharp transition to: |
| Subsoil | ||
| B2 | 15-55+ cm | Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2), heavy clay, strong blocky structure (10-20 mm), coarse fragments (200-600 mm), pH 6.7. |
Key profile features:
- Strongly acidic topsoil
- Strong texture contrast between topsoil and subsoil
- Subsoil dispersive when worked when wet
