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CFTT14
| SITE: CFTT 14 | Site: Flynns Creek |
| Location: APP species/seedlot trial VRV 147 | Aust. Soil Class.: Grey SODOSOL, CHROMOSOL or KUROSOL (depending on pH and ESP level in upper subsoil) |
| Great Soil Group: soloth | Tech Class: 052-6-50/2-1-3-32 |
| General Landscape Description: Level to gently undulating plain. | Geology: Late Tertiary sediments |
| APP Mapping Unit: Stockdale | |
CFTT14 Landscape
Soil Profile Morphology:
Surface Soil
| A1 | 0 – 15 cm | Greyish brown (10YR5/2); sandy clay loam; weak coarse angular blocky structure, parting to weak medium angular blocky structure; firm consistence dry; clear and smooth transition to: |  CFTT14 Profile |
| A21 | 15 – 40 cm | Pale brown (10YR6/3) with few, fine, faint yellowish brown (10YR5/8) mottles; sandy clay loam; massive; firm consistence dry; clear and smooth transition to: | |
| A22 | 40 – 60 cm | Light grey (10YR7/2), conspicuously bleached (10YR8/1dry), with few, fine, faint yellowish brown (10YR5/8) mottles; coarse sandy loam; massive; firm consistence dry; abrupt transition to: | |
| Subsoil | |||
| B21 | 60 – 75 cm | Pinkish grey (7.5YR6/2), with many, coarse, prominent brownish yellow (10YR6/8) mottles, coarse sandy light clay; weak coarse polyhedral structure; very firm consistence dry; very few ferruginous nodules (less than 6 mm); gradual and smooth transition to: | |
| B22 | 75 – 100 cm | Light grey (10YR7/1), with many, coarse, prominent brownish yellow (10YR6/8) mottles; coarse sandy light clay; moderate very coarse angular blocky structure, parting to moderate coarse angular blocky structure; very firm moist; clear and smooth transition to: | |
| B23 | 100 – 160 cm | Light grey (10YR7/1), with many, coarse, prominent brownish yellow (10YR6/6) and red (2.5YR4/8) mottles; medium clay; strong coarse prismatic structure, parting to strong coarse angular blocky structure; slickensides present; strong consistence moist. | |
Key Profile Features:
- Strong texture contrast between surface (A) horizons and subsoil (B21) horizon.
Profile described by: Ian Sargeant, Mark Imhof and Justin Wong (9/6/99)
