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MM565
| Site: MM565 | Land Unit: Stavely Non-Marine Sandstone |
| Aust. Soil Class.: ?, Humosesquic, Aeric PODOSOL (confidence level 2) | |
| General Land Unit Description: This land unit forms a small section of exposed non-marine sandstone along Salt Creek around Woorndoo. The soils are commonly strong texture contrast soils, although they do differ in the subsoil chemistry, with some soils being sodic while other have a strongly acidic subsoil. These soils are found in association with Podosols on the colluvial slopes, similar to this site. |
Site Description:
| Geology: Silurian non-marine sedimentary | Landform pattern: |
| Position in landscape: Lower colluvial slopes | Internal drainage: Moderately well drained |
| A1 | 0-25 cm | Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2) loamy sand, pH 5.4. Gradual transition to: |
| A2 | 25-70 cm | Yellowish brown (10YR5/4) loamy sand, conspicuously bleached (10YR7/3) when dry, very weak consistence when dry, pH 5.4. Sharp transition to: |
| Subsoil | ||
| Bhs | 70-90 cm | Yellowish brown (10YR5/6) sand, moderately cemented organic pan, pH 5.7. |
| B21 | 90+ cm | Red (2.5YR4/6) sandy clay loam, mottled (10YR6/6), massive structure, very firm consistence when dry, pH 5.8. |
Key profile features:
- Deep sand
- Strongly acidic topsoil
- 'Coffee rock'
