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GRES484

Location: Briagolong

Australian Soil Classification: Mottled, Magnesic (and Dystrophic), Brown CHROMOSOL

Map Unit: Stockdale
Previous Site Name: AL52

Soil Profile Morphology:


0-10Very dark greyish brown; loamy sand; pH 5.1:


20-30Brown; loamy sand; pH 5.6:


30-60Yellowish brown; gravely loam; pH 5.5:


75-90Yellowish brown with red and grey mottles; fine sandy clay; pH 5.6:


90-120Yellowish brown with red and grey mottles; medium clay; pH 5.4.


Chemical and Physical Analysis:
Depth
(cm)
pH
Organic Carbon
%
Total
Nitrogen
%
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
0-10
5.1
1.3
0.5
0.14
0.26
0.01
0.12
4
19
62
8
7
20-30
5.6
0.03
0.14
<0.1
0.07
9
17
66
9
7
30-60
5.5
0.07
0.09
<0.1
0.08
26
16
60
12
13
75-90
5.6
0.1
0.7
<0.1
0.3
5
16
43
1
38
90-120
5.4
0.05
0.8
0.1
0.4
4
12
36
11
38
* Quartz gravel not included in particle size analysis

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