Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	66	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	QLD Department of Primary Industries
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	M. DeCorte	Locality:
	Date Desc.:	25/07/90	Elevation:	280 metres
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 8158   GPS	Rainfall:	No Data
	Northing/Long.:	7803114 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	No runoff
	Easting/Lat.:	396463  Datum: AGD66	Drainage:	Well 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:	Plain
	Morph. Type:	Flat	Relief:	No Data
	Elem. Type:	Plain	Slope Category:	Level
	Slope:	1 % 	Aspect:	70 degrees
	Surface Soil Condition (dry):	Hardsetting, Cracking
	Erosion:
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	N/A
	Epicalcareous-Endohypersodic Crusty Black Vertosol 	Principal Profile Form:	Ug5.16
	Moderately gravelly Medium fine Very fine Very deep 
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	Black earth
	All necessary analytical data are available.
	Site Disturbance:	No effective disturbance other than grazing by hoofed animals
	Vegetation:	Low Strata - Tussock grass, 0.26-0.5m, Sparse. *Species includes - Bothriochloa ewartiana, Ophiurous exaltatus
	Mid Strata - Tree, 1.01-3m, Very sparse. *Species includes - Eucalyptus brownii, Lysiphillum carronii, Acacia farnesiana
	Tall Strata - Tree, 3.01-6m, Very sparse. *Species includes - Eucalyptus brownii
	Surface Coarse Fragments:	20-50%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, subrounded, Quartz
	Profile Morphology
	A11	0 - 0.02 m	Very dark grey (10YR3/1-Moist); ; Medium heavy clay; Massive grade of structure; Smooth-ped
	 fabric; Dry; Firm consistence; 20-50%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, rounded, dispersed, Quartz, 
	coarse fragments; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Abrupt, Smooth change to - 
	A12	0.02 - 0.08 m	Very dark grey (10YR3/1-Moist); ; Medium heavy clay; Strong grade of structure, <2 mm, 
	Granular; Smooth-ped fabric; Moderately moist; Firm consistence; 20-50%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm,
	 rounded, dispersed, Quartz, coarse fragments; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 6 
	(Raupach, 0.05); Abrupt, Smooth change to - 
	A2	0.08 - 0.1 m	Very dark grey (10YR3/1-Moist); ; Medium heavy clay; Strong grade of structure, 10-20 mm, 
	Angular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Moderately moist; Very firm consistence; 20-50%, fine 
	gravelly, 2-6mm, rounded, dispersed, Quartz, coarse fragments; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , 
	; Abrupt, Smooth change to - 
	B21k	0.1 - 0.9 m	Very dark grey (10YR3/1-Moist); ; Medium heavy clay; Strong grade of structure, 50-100 mm, 
	Angular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Moderately moist; Very firm consistence; 20-50%, fine 
	gravelly, 2-6mm, rounded, dispersed, Quartz, coarse fragments; Common (10 - 20 %), 
	Calcareous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Nodules; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 9 (Raupach, 0.6); Gradual, 
	Smooth change to - 
	B22	0.9 - 1.3 m	Light brownish grey (10YR6/2-Moist); ; Medium heavy clay; Strong grade of structure, 10-20 
	mm, Angular blocky; Strong grade of structure, 10-20 mm, Angular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; 
	Moderately moist; Very firm consistence; 20-50%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, rounded, dispersed, 
	Quartz, coarse fragments; Common cutans, 10-50% of ped faces or walls coated, prominent; 
	Very few (0 - 2 %), Calcareous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Nodules; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 9 
	(Raupach, 1.2); Abrupt, Smooth change to - 
	B23c	1.3 - 1.5 m	Greyish brown (10YR5/2-Moist); ; Medium heavy clay; Strong grade of structure, 50-100 mm, 
	Lenticular; Strong grade of structure, 10-20 mm, Angular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Moderately
	 moist; Very firm consistence; 20-50%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, rounded, dispersed, Quartz, 
	coarse fragments; Many cutans, >50% of ped faces or walls coated, distinct; Many (20 - 50 
	%), Manganiferous, Extremely coarse (> 60 mm), Veins; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field 
	pH 6.5 (Raupach, 1.5); Abrupt, Smooth change to - 

	Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	66	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	QLD Department of Primary Industries
	B24	1.5 - 2.1 m	Greyish brown (10YR5/2-Moist); ; Medium heavy clay; Strong grade of structure, 50-100 mm, 
	Lenticular; Smooth-ped fabric; Moderately moist; Very firm consistence; 0-2%, fine gravelly, 2-
	6mm, rounded, dispersed, Quartz, coarse fragments; Many cutans, >50% of ped faces or walls
	 coated, distinct; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 6 (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:	66	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 	%
	0.02 - 0.08	6.9A	11B	9.9	0.54	1.1	24B	4.58
	10E	8.2	0.56	1	4.17
	0.1 - 0.9	8.3A	14E	11	0.27	4.7	31B	15.16
	14.8J	11.4	0.2	2.6	31I
	8.39
	0.9 - 1.3	7.6A	8.8B	8.9	0.25	4.9	23B	21.30
	10E	9	0.33	4.3	18.70
	1.3 - 1.5	6.7A
	1.5 - 2.1	5.7A	8.8J	7.9	0.2	2.7	20.7I	13.04
	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	%
	0.02 - 0.08
	0.1 - 0.9
	0.9 - 1.3
	1.3 - 1.5
	1.5 - 2.1
	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
	0.02 - 0.08
	0.1 - 0.9
	0.9 - 1.3
	1.3 - 1.5
	1.5 - 2.1

	Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	66	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	QLD Department of Primary Industries
	Laboratory Analyses Completed for this profile
	10B	Extractable sulfur(mg/kg) - Phosphate extractable sulfur
	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
	15F1_CA	Exchangeable bases by 0.01M silver-thiourea (AgTU)+, no pretreatment for soluble salts
	15F1_K	Exchangeable bases by 0.01m (AgTU)+, no pretreatment for soluble salts
	15F1_MG	Exchangeable bases by 0.01m (AgTU)+, no pretreatment for soluble salts
	15F1_NA	Exchangeable bases by 0.01m (AgTU)+, no pretreatment for soluble salts
	15F3	CEC by 0.01M silver-thiourea (AgTU)+
	15N1	Exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP)
	4A1	pH of 1:5 soil/water suspension