Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	257	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	QLD Department of Primary Industries
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	M. DeCorte	Locality:
	Date Desc.:	16/05/91	Elevation:	240 metres
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 8158   GPS	Rainfall:	No Data
	Northing/Long.:	7790750 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	No runoff
	Easting/Lat.:	442196  Datum: AGD66	Drainage:	Rapidly drained
	Geology
	ExposureType:	No Data	Conf. Sub. is Parent. Mat.:	No Data
	Geol. Ref.:	No Data	Substrate Material:	No Data
	Land Form
	Rel/Slope Class: 	Level plain <9m <1%	Pattern Type:	Alluvial plain
	Morph. Type:	Flat	Relief:	No Data
	Elem. Type:	Terrace flat	Slope Category:	Level
	Slope:	0 % 	Aspect:	0 degrees
	Surface Soil Condition (dry):	Hardsetting
	Erosion:
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	N/A
	Haplic Eutrophic Brown Dermosol Thick Non-gravelly Sandy 	Principal Profile Form:	Gn3.25
	Clay-loamy Very deep
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	No suitable 
	No analytical data are available but confidence is fair.
	Site Disturbance:	Extensive clearing, for example poisoning, ringbarking
	Vegetation:	Low Strata - Tussock grass, 0.26-0.5m, Mid-dense. *Species includes - Bothriochloa pertusa, Chloris gayana, Chloris 
	species	Mid Strata - Shrub, 1.01-3m, Isolated clumps. *Species includes - Acacia farnesiana
	Tall Strata - Tree, 12.01-20m, Very sparse. *Species includes - Eucalyptus tessellaris
	Surface Coarse Fragments:
	Profile Morphology
	A11	0 - 0.1 m	Dark brown (10YR3/3-Moist); ; Loamy fine sand; Massive grade of structure; Earthy fabric; 
	Many (>5 per 100mm2) Fine (1-2mm) macropores, Moderately moist; Very weak consistence; , 
	Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 6 (Raupach, 0.05); Many, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Clear,
	 Smooth change to - 
	A12	0.1 - 0.3 m	Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2-Moist); ; Loamy fine sand; Massive grade of structure; 
	Earthy fabric; Many (>5 per 100mm2) Medium (2-5mm) macropores, Dry; Very firm consistence;
	 , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 6 (Raupach, 0.3); Common, very fine (0-1mm) roots; 
	Clear, Smooth change to - 
	A3	0.3 - 0.43 m	Dark brown (10YR3/3-Moist); ; Loamy fine sand; Massive grade of structure; Earthy fabric; 
	Many (>5 per 100mm2) Fine (1-2mm) macropores, Dry; Very firm consistence; , Calcareous, , ; ,
	 Gypseous, , ; Common, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Gradual, Smooth change to - 
	B1	0.43 - 0.72 m	Brown (10YR4/3-Moist); ; Fine sandy loam; Weak grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Subangular 
	blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Many (>5 per 100mm2) Fine (1-2mm) macropores, Moderately moist;
	 Very firm consistence; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 6.5 (Raupach, 0.6); Common, 
	very fine (0-1mm) roots; Gradual, Smooth change to - 
	B21	0.72 - 1.1 m	Dark brown (7.5YR3/3-Moist); ; Fine sandy loam; Moderate grade of structure, 20-50 mm, 
	Subangular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Many (>5 per 100mm2) Fine (1-2mm) macropores, 
	Moderately moist; Firm consistence; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 7 (Raupach, 0.9); 
	Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Clear, Smooth change to - 
	B22	1.1 - 1.4 m	Dark brown (7.5YR3/3-Moist); ; Fine sandy clay loam; Strong grade of structure, 10-20 mm, 
	Subangular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Many (>5 per 100mm2) Fine (1-2mm) macropores, 
	Moderately moist; Weak consistence; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 7.5 (Raupach, 
	1.2); Gradual, Smooth change to - 
	B23	1.4 - 1.9 m	Brown (7.5YR4/4-Moist); ; Fine sandy clay loam; Strong grade of structure, 10-20 mm, 
	Subangular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Many (>5 per 100mm2) Fine (1-2mm) macropores, 
	Moderately moist; Weak consistence; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 7.5 (Raupach, 
	1.8); 

	Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	257	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	QLD Department of Primary Industries
	Observation Notes
	Site Notes
	Morphological Notes

	Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	257	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	5.4C	0.06A
	6.4A
	0.1 - 0.3	5.6C	0.04A
	6.8A
	0.43 - 0.72	5.9C	0.01A	8.3B	3	0.33	0.11
	7.2A
	0.72 - 1.1	6.1C	0.01A
	7.5A
	1.1 - 1.4	7.6A	0.02A	13.5E	3.9	17.5	0.22	16.5B	1.33
	1.4 - 1.9	7.8A	0.02A	9E	3.2	13	0.14	11.5B	1.22
	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	0.9A	0.08A	5D	72	10	17
	0.1 - 0.3
	0.43 - 0.72	4D	70	6	20
	0.72 - 1.1
	1.1 - 1.4	0.048A	1.93A	4D	53	12	28
	1.4 - 1.9	0.047A	2.01A	7D	58	14	22
	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
	0.1 - 0.3
	0.43 - 0.72
	0.72 - 1.1
	1.1 - 1.4
	1.4 - 1.9

	Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	257	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