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Location: Murtoa

Australian Soil Classification: Episodic-Epicalcareous, Self-Mulching, Grey VERTOSOL

Northcote Factual Key: Ug 5.24
Great Soil Group: grey clay
Soil Type: Kalkee Clay

General Landscape Description: Hillslope of a gently undulating plain.
Geology: Quaternary Woorinen Formation: aeolian dune sand, calcareous clay.


Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil
A10-15 cmGrey (10YR5/1); medium clay; subplastic; cracking and self-mulching surface condition; weak subangular blocky structure; strong consistence dry; slightly sticky consistence wet; pH 8.8; sharp boundary to:
Subsoil

B2115-25 cmGrey (10YR5/1); light medium clay; subplastic; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; strong consistence dry; slightly sticky consistence wet; pH 9.3:

B2225-55 cmGrey (10YR5/1); light medium clay; subplastic; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; strong consistence dry; slightly sticky consistence wet; very few (<2%) soft carbonate segregations; pH 9.4:

B2355-110 cmGrey (10YR5/1); heavy clay; subplastic; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; strong consistence dry; slightly sticky consistence wet; very few (<2%) soft carbonate segregations; pH 9.3:

B31110-135 cmBrown (10YR5/3); medium heavy clay; subplastic; moderate coarse blocky structure; strong consistence dry; moderately sticky consistence wet; pH 8.9:

B32135-190Brown (10YR5/3); medium heavy clay; subplastic; moderate coarse blocky structure; strong consistence dry; moderately sticky consistence wet; pH 9.0.


Chemical and Physical Analysis:


Horizon
Sample Depth cm
pH
H2O
EC
dS/m
Sodium Chloride
%
Exchangeable Calcium
cmol-/kg
Exchangeable
Magnesium
cmol-/kg
Exchangeable Potassium
cmol-/kg
Exchangeable Sodium
cmol-/kg
Total
Nitrogen
%
Exchangeable Acidity
cmol-/kg
Organic Carbon
%
Permanent
Wilting
Point
-1500okPa
Coarse
Sand
%
Fine
Sand
%
Silt
%
Clay
%
A1
0–15
8.8
0.21
0.01
31.6
4.9
1.8
2.7
0.11
0.8
27.3
12
16
8
59
B21
15–25
9.3
0.31
0.02
25.5
10.7
1.7
6.2
0.06
0.48
26.0
11
13
8
61
B22
25–55
9.4
0.47
0.04
18.9
12.9
1.7
10.7
0.06
0.42
26.4
12
14
6
63
B23
55–110
9.3
0.92
0.11
13.5
13
1.8
15.5
0.04
0.33
28.2
9
13
8
62
B31
110–135
8.9
1.38
0.19
11
11.2
1.4
16.6
0.03
0.13
26.7
14
13
9
59
B32
135–190
9.0
1.41
0.21
28.5
11
13
10
62
B33
190–220
9.0
1.47
0.18
28.6
10
13
10
63


Management Considerations: Profile Described By: John Martin, Nabil Badawy, Ron Cawood, Geoff Pope, John Galea, John Turner (1970).
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