Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	692	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	QLD Department of Primary Industries
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	M.G. Cannon	Locality:
	Date Desc.:	31/07/91	Elevation:	320 metres
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 8158   GPS	Rainfall:	No Data
	Northing/Long.:	7813248 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	Very slow
	Easting/Lat.:	441945  Datum: AGD66	Drainage:	Imperfectly 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: 	Gently undulating plains <9m  1-	Pattern Type:	Plain
	3%
	Morph. Type:	Lower-slope	Relief:	No Data
	Elem. Type:	Fan	Slope Category:	Very gently sloped
	Slope:	1 % 	Aspect:	No Data
	Surface Soil Condition (dry):	Cracking, Hardsetting
	Erosion:
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	N/A
	Gypsic Epipedal Black Vertosol Gravelly Medium fine Very 	Principal Profile Form:	Ug5.17
	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, Mid-dense. *Species includes - Bothriochloa ewartiana, Themeda triandra
	Mid Strata - Tree, 3.01-6m, Sparse. *Species includes - Eucalyptus brownii, Eucalyptus papuana
	Tall Strata - Tree, 12.01-20m, Isolated plants. *Species includes - Eucalyptus brownii, Eucalyptus papuana
	Surface Coarse Fragments:	10-20%, coarse gravelly, 20-60mm, rounded, Igneous rock (unidentified)
	Profile Morphology
	A11	0 - 0.04 m	Black (10YR2/1-Moist); ; Sandy light clay; Moderate grade of structure, 5-10 mm, Subangular 
	blocky; Dry; Strong consistence; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Clear, Smooth change to - 
	B1	0.04 - 0.3 m	Very dark grey (10YR3/1-Moist); ; Sandy medium clay; Moderate grade of structure, 50-100 
	mm, Prismatic; Moderate grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Angular blocky; Moderately moist; Firm 
	consistence; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 6.5 (Raupach, 0.05); Clear, Smooth 
	change to - 
	B21	0.3 - 0.6 m	Very dark grey (2.5Y3/0-Moist); ; Sandy heavy clay; Strong grade of structure, 20-50 mm, 
	Prismatic; Strong grade of structure, 10-20 mm, Angular blocky; Moderately moist; Strong 
	consistence; Few cutans, <10% of ped faces or walls coated, distinct; Common (10 - 20 %), 
	Manganiferous, Fine (0 - 2 mm), Nodules; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 8.5 
	(Raupach, 0.6); Clear, Smooth change to - 
	2B21k	0.6 - 1.25 m	Very dark grey (10YR3/1-Moist); ; Heavy clay; Strong grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Angular 
	blocky; Moderately moist; Strong consistence; Common cutans, 10-50% of ped faces or walls 
	coated, distinct; Few (2 - 10 %), Calcareous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Soft segregations; , Gypseous,
	 , ; Field pH 8.5 (Raupach, 0.9); Clear, Smooth change to - 
	2B22s	1.25 - 1.6 m	Dark grey (10YR4/1-Moist); Mottles, 10YR52, 20-50% , 5-15mm, Prominent; Mottles, 20-50% ; 
	Heavy clay; Moderate grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Subangular blocky; Moderately moist; 
	Strong consistence; , Calcareous, , ; Very many (50 - 100 %), Gypseous, Medium (2 -6 mm), 
	Crystals; Field pH 9 (Raupach, 1.5); Clear, Smooth change to - 
	2B23	1.6 - 1.8 m	Light brownish grey (10YR6/2-Moist); Mottles, 10YR58, 10-20% , 5-15mm, Prominent; Mottles, 
	10-20% ; Heavy clay; Strong grade of structure, 5-10 mm, Angular blocky; Moderately moist; 
	Very firm consistence; , Calcareous, , ; Many (20 - 50 %), Gypseous, Medium (2 -6 mm), 
	Crystals; Field pH 9 (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:	692	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	QLD Department of Primary Industries

	Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	692	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 - 0.04	6.7A
	0.04 - 0.3	7.6A	23.2J	3.3	0.1	0.6	25.8I	2.33
	0.3 - 0.6	8.6A
	0.6 - 1.25	8.2A
	1.6 - 1.8	7.9A
	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 - 0.04
	0.04 - 0.3
	0.3 - 0.6
	0.6 - 1.25
	1.6 - 1.8
	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 - 0.04
	0.04 - 0.3
	0.3 - 0.6
	0.6 - 1.25
	1.6 - 1.8

	Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	692	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	QLD Department of Primary Industries
	Laboratory Analyses Completed for this profile
	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