Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	254	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	QLD Department of Primary Industries
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	M. DeCorte	Locality:
	Date Desc.:	15/05/91	Elevation:	255 metres
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 8156   GPS	Rainfall:	No Data
	Northing/Long.:	7730496 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	No runoff
	Easting/Lat.:	418793  Datum: AGD66	Drainage:	Imperfectly drained
	Geology
	ExposureType:	No Data	Conf. Sub. is Parent. Mat.:	No Data
	Geol. Ref.:	No Data	Substrate Material:	Undisturbed soil core, Clay 
	Land Form
	Rel/Slope Class: 	Level plain <9m <1%	Pattern Type:	Plain
	Morph. Type:	Flat	Relief:	No Data
	Elem. Type:	Plain	Slope Category:	Level
	Slope:	1 % 	Aspect:	140 degrees
	Surface Soil Condition (dry):	Cracking, Surface crust
	Erosion:
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	N/A
	Epihypersodic Epipedal Brown Vertosol Non-gravelly Medium 	Principal Profile Form:	Ug5.34
	fine Very fine Very deep 
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	Brown clay
	No analytical data are available but confidence is fair.
	Site Disturbance:	Limited clearing, for example selective logging
	Vegetation:	Low Strata - Tussock grass, 0.26-0.5m, Sparse. *Species includes - Sporobolus caroli, Bothriochloa ewartiana
	Mid Strata - Tree, 3.01-6m, Sparse. *Species includes - Eremophila mitchellii, Acacia harpophylla
	Tall Strata - Tree, 6.01-12m, Mid-dense. *Species includes - Acacia harpophylla, Eucalyptus cambageana
	Surface Coarse Fragments:	No surface coarse fragments
	Profile Morphology
	A1j	0 - 0.11 m	Dark greyish brown (10YR4/2-Moist); Mottles, 7.5YR58, 2-10% , 0-5mm, Faint; Mottles, 2-10% ; 
	Medium clay; Strong grade of structure, 5-10 mm, Subangular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Fine, 
	(0 - 5) mm crack; Many (>5 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, Dry; Very firm 
	consistence; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 6 (Raupach, 0.05); Few, medium (2-5mm) 
	roots; Abrupt, Smooth change to - 
	B1	0.11 - 0.32 m	Very dark brown (10YR2/3-Moist); ; Medium clay; Strong grade of structure, 10-20 mm, 
	Subangular blocky; Strong grade of structure, 5-10 mm, Subangular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; 
	Many (>5 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, Dry; Strong consistence; 2-10%, 
	medium gravelly, 6-20mm, angular, dispersed, Detrital sedimentary rock (unidentified), coarse 
	fragments; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 6.5 (Raupach, 0.3); Few, medium (2-5mm) 
	roots; Clear, Smooth change to - 
	B21	0.32 - 0.82 m	Brown (10YR4/3-Moist); Mottles, 10YR44, 0-2% , 0-5mm, Faint; Mottles, 0-2% ; Medium clay; 
	Strong grade of structure, 10-20 mm, Subangular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Common (1-5 per 
	100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, Moderately moist; Very firm consistence; 2-10%, 
	medium gravelly, 6-20mm, angular, dispersed, Detrital sedimentary rock (unidentified), coarse 
	fragments; Few cutans, <10% of ped faces or walls coated, distinct; Few (2 - 10 %), 
	Manganiferous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Nodules; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 8.5 
	(Raupach, 0.6); Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Gradual, Smooth change to - 
	B22	0.82 - 1.4 m	Very dark brown (10YR2/2-Moist); Mottles, 10YR43, 0-2% , 0-5mm, Faint; Mottles, 0-2% ; 
	Medium clay; Moderate grade of structure, 10-20 mm, Subangular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; 
	Common (1-5 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, Moderately moist; Very firm 
	consistence; 0-2%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, subrounded, dispersed, Detrital sedimentary rock 
	(unidentified), coarse fragments; Few (2 - 10 %), Manganiferous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Soft 
	segregations; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 6.5 (Raupach, 1.2); Clear, Smooth 
	change to - 

	Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	254	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	QLD Department of Primary Industries
	B23	1.4 - 1.72 m	Very dark brown (10YR2/2-Moist); Mottles, 10YR43, 0-2% , 0-5mm, Faint; Mottles, 0-2% ; 
	Medium clay; Moderate grade of structure, 10-20 mm, Subangular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; 
	Common (1-5 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, Moderately moist; Very firm 
	consistence; 0-2%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, subrounded, dispersed, Detrital sedimentary rock 
	(unidentified), coarse fragments; Few (2 - 10 %), Manganiferous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Soft 
	segregations; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Clear, Smooth change to - 
	C	1.72 - 1.83 m	Greyish brown (10YR5/2-Moist); Mottles, 10YR22, 10-20% , 5-15mm, Faint; Mottles, 5YR58, 10-
	20% ; Medium clay; Massive grade of structure; Smooth-ped fabric; Moderately moist; Strong 
	consistence; 0-2%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, angular, dispersed, Detrital sedimentary rock 
	(unidentified), coarse fragments; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 5.3 (Raupach, 1.8); 
	Morphological Notes
	Observation Notes
	Site Notes

	Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	254	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	QLD Department of Primary Industries
	Laboratory Test Results:
	Depth	pH	1:5 EC	Exchangeable Cations 	Exchangeable	CEC	ECEC	ESP
	Ca	Mg	K	Na	Acidity
	 m	 dS/m	Cmol (+)/kg 	%
	0 - 0.1	4.9C	0.05A
	6A
	0.11 - 0.32	5.6C	0.06A
	7.1A
	0.32 - 0.82	7.3C	0.78A	11B	7.7	0.26	6.2
	8.1A
	0.82 - 1.3	6.8C	1.3A
	7.4A
	1.3 - 1.72	5.6A	1A	3.5E	5	0.19	4.7	17.5B	26.86
	1.72 - 1.83	5A	1.2A	3E	5.4	0.19	4.6	18B	25.56
	Depth	CaCO3	Organic	Avail.	Total	Total	Total	Bulk 	Particle  Size  Analysis
	C	P	P	N	K	Density	GV	CS	FS	Silt	Clay
	 m	%	%	 mg/kg	%	%	%	 Mg/m3	%
	0 - 0.1	1.2A	0.08A	7D	20	23	52
	0.11 - 0.32
	0.32 - 0.82	9D	23	19	49
	0.82 - 1.3
	1.3 - 1.72	0.024A	0.702A	10D	25	21	43
	1.72 - 1.83	0.021A	0.889A	6D	17	19	57
	Depth	COLE	Gravimetric/Volumetric Water Contents	K sat	K unsat
	Sat.	0.05 Bar	0.1 Bar	0.5 Bar	1 Bar	5 Bar	15 Bar
	 m	g/g -  m3/m3	mm/h	mm/h
	0 - 0.1
	0.11 - 0.32
	0.32 - 0.82
	0.82 - 1.3
	1.3 - 1.72
	1.72 - 1.83

	Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	254	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	QLD Department of Primary Industries
	Laboratory Analyses Completed for this profile
	10A1	Total sulfur - X-ray fluorescence
	12A1_CU	DTPA - extractable copper, zinc, manganese and iron
	12A1_FE	DTPA - extractable copper, zinc, manganese and iron
	12A1_ZN	DTPA - extractable copper, zinc, manganese and iron
	15A2_CA	Exchangeable bases (Ca2+,Mg2+,Na+,K+) - 1M ammonium chloride at pH 7.0, pretreatment for 
	soluble salts
	15A2_K	Exchangeable bases- 1M ammonium chloride at pH 7.0, pretreatment for soluble salts
	15A2_MG	Exchangeable bases- 1M ammonium chloride at pH 7.0, pretreatment for soluble salts
	15A2_NA	Exchangeable bases- 1M ammonium chloride at pH 7.0, pretreatment for soluble salts
	15C1_CA	Exchangeable bases (Ca2+,Mg2+,Na+,K+) - alcoholic 1M ammonium chloride at pH 8.5, pretreatment 
	for soluble salts
	15C1_CEC	CEC - alcoholic 1M ammonium chloride at pH 8.5, pretreatment for soluble salts
	15C1_K	Exchangeable bases and CEC - alcoholic 1M ammonium chloride at pH 8.5, pretreatment for soluble 
	salts
	15C1_MG	Exchangeable bases and CEC - alcoholic 1M ammonium chloride at pH 8.5, pretreatment for soluble 
	salts
	15C1_NA	Exchangeable bases and CEC - alcoholic 1M ammonium chloride at pH 8.5, pretreatment for soluble 
	salts
	17A1	Total potassium - X-ray fluorescence
	3A1	EC of 1:5 soil/water extract
	4A1	pH of 1:5 soil/water suspension
	4B2	pH of 1:5 soil/0.01M calcium chloride extract - following Method 4A1
	5A1	Chloride - 1:5 soil/water extract, potentiometric titration
	6A1	Organic carbon - Walkley and Black
	7A2	Total nitrogen - semimicro Kjeldahl , automated colour
	9A1	Total phosphorus - X-ray fluorescence
	P10_PB_C	Clay (%) - Plummet balance
	P10_PB_CS	Coarse sand (%) - Plummet balance
	P10_PB_FS	Fine sand (%) - Plummet balance
	P10_PB_Z	Silt (%) - Plummet balance