Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	739	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	QLD Department of Primary Industries
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	M.G. Cannon	Locality:
	Date Desc.:	16/08/91	Elevation:	290 metres
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 8158   GPS	Rainfall:	No Data
	Northing/Long.:	7795963 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	No Data
	Easting/Lat.:	410406  Datum: AGD66	Drainage:	No Data
	Geology
	ExposureType:	No Data	Conf. Sub. is Parent. Mat.:	No Data
	Geol. Ref.:	No Data	Substrate Material:	Undisturbed soil core, No Data
	Land Form
	Rel/Slope Class: 	Level plain <9m <1%	Pattern Type:	Plain
	Morph. Type:	Crest	Relief:	No Data
	Elem. Type:	Plain	Slope Category:	Level
	Slope:	1 % 	Aspect:	No Data
	Surface Soil Condition (dry):	Cracking, Self-mulching
	Erosion:
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	N/A
	Epicalcareous Self-Mulching Grey Vertosol Non-gravelly 	Principal Profile Form:	Ug5.24
	Medium fine Very fine Very deep 
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	Grey clay
	All necessary analytical data are available.
	Site Disturbance:	Complete clearing. Pasture, native or improved, cultivated at some stage
	Vegetation:	Low Strata - Tussock grass, 0.51-1m, Sparse. *Species includes - Bothriochloa pertusa, Cenchrus ciliaris, Aristida species
	Mid Strata - , , . *Species includes - None recorded
	Tall Strata - , , . *Species includes - None Recorded
	Surface Coarse Fragments:	No surface coarse fragments
	Profile Morphology
	A11	0 - 0.02 m	Dark grey (10YR4/1-Moist); ; Medium heavy clay; Moderate grade of structure, 2-5 mm, 
	Granular; Smooth-ped fabric; Dry; Very weak consistence; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; 
	Gradual change to - 
	A12	0.02 - 0.18 m	Dark grey (10YR4/1-Moist); ; Medium heavy clay; Moderate grade of structure, 50-100 mm, 
	Angular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Dry; Strong consistence; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; 
	Field pH 9.5 (Raupach, 0.05); Gradual change to - 
	A13	0.18 - 0.48 m	Grey (10YR5/1-Moist); ; Medium heavy clay; Moderate grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Angular 
	blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Dry; Very strong consistence; Few cutans, <10% of ped faces or 
	walls coated, distinct; Few (2 - 10 %), Calcareous, Fine (0 - 2 mm), Soft segregations; , 
	Gypseous, , ; Soil matrix is Moderately calcareous; Field pH 9.5 (Raupach, 0.3); Diffuse change 
	B21	0.48 - 1.05 m	Dark grey (10YR4/1-Moist); ; Heavy clay; Strong grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Lenticular; 
	Strong grade of structure, 5-10 mm, Angular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Moderately moist; Very
	 firm consistence; Many cutans, >50% of ped faces or walls coated, distinct; Few (2 - 10 %), 
	Calcareous, Fine (0 - 2 mm), Soft segregations; , Gypseous, , ; Soil matrix is Moderately 
	calcareous; Field pH 9.5 (Raupach, 0.9); Diffuse change to - 
	B22	1.05 - 1.3 m	Grey (10YR6/1-Moist); Mottles, 10YR62, 10-20% , 5-15mm, Distinct; Mottles, 10-20% ; Heavy 
	clay; Strong grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Lenticular; Strong grade of structure, 5-10 mm, 
	Angular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Moist; Firm consistence; 0-2%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, 
	subrounded, dispersed, Quartz, coarse fragments; Many cutans, >50% of ped faces or walls 
	coated, distinct; Few (2 - 10 %), Calcareous, Fine (0 - 2 mm), Soft segregations; , Gypseous, , ;
	 Soil matrix is Moderately calcareous; Field pH 9.5 (Raupach, 1.2); Clear change to - 
	B23	1.3 - 1.7 m	Grey (10YR6/1-Moist); Mottles, 10YR62, 10-20% , 5-15mm, Distinct; Mottles, 10-20% ; Heavy 
	clay; Strong grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Lenticular; Strong grade of structure, 2-5 mm, 
	Angular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Moist; Firm consistence; 0-2%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, 
	subrounded, dispersed, Quartz, coarse fragments; Common cutans, 10-50% of ped faces or 
	walls coated, distinct; Common (10 - 20 %), Manganiferous, , Soft segregations; , Calcareous, , 
	; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 4 (Raupach, 1.5); Clear change to - 

	Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	739	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	QLD Department of Primary Industries
	B24	1.7 - 2.4 m	Grey (10YR6/1-Moist); , 7.5YR46; Heavy clay; Strong grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Lenticular; 
	Strong grade of structure, 2-5 mm, Angular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Moist; Firm consistence; 
	0-2%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, subrounded, dispersed, Quartz, coarse fragments; Few cutans, 
	<10% of ped faces or walls coated, distinct; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 4 
	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:	739	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 - 0.18	7.9A
	0.48 - 1.05	8.8A	18.5J	12.5	0.1	1.4	31I	4.52
	1.05 - 1.3	8.3A
	1.7 - 2.4	5A	10.9J	10.5	0.1	2.1	24.1I	8.71
	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 - 0.18
	0.48 - 1.05
	1.05 - 1.3
	1.7 - 2.4
	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 - 0.18
	0.48 - 1.05
	1.05 - 1.3
	1.7 - 2.4

	Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	739	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