Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	88	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	QLD Department of Primary Industries
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	M. DeCorte	Locality:
	Date Desc.:	07/08/90	Elevation:	255 metres
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 8156   GPS	Rainfall:	No Data
	Northing/Long.:	7729440 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	Very slow
	Easting/Lat.:	415732  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: 	Level plain <9m <1%	Pattern Type:	Plain
	Morph. Type:	No Data	Relief:	No Data
	Elem. Type:	Plain	Slope Category:	Level
	Slope:	1 % 	Aspect:	140 degrees
	Surface Soil Condition (dry):	Hardsetting
	Erosion:
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	N/A
	Hypocalcic Mottled-Mesonatric Brown Sodosol Medium Non-	Principal Profile Form:	Dy3.43
	gravelly Silty Clayey Very deep
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	Solodized 
	All necessary analytical data are available.	solonetz
	Site Disturbance:	No effective disturbance other than grazing by hoofed animals
	Vegetation:	Low Strata - Tussock grass, 0.26-0.5m, Very sparse. *Species includes - Aristida species, Bothriochloa ewartiana
	Mid Strata - Tree, 3.01-6m, Sparse. *Species includes - Eremophila mitchellii, Eucalyptus brownii
	Tall Strata - Tree, 12.01-20m, Mid-dense. *Species includes - Eucalyptus cambageana, Eucalyptus brownii
	Surface Coarse Fragments:	No surface coarse fragments
	Profile Morphology
	A11	0 - 0.08 m	Dark brown (7.5YR3/2-Moist); ; Silty clay loam; Moderate grade of structure, 5-10 mm, 
	Subangular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Dry; Weak consistence; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; 
	Field pH 6.5 (Raupach, 0.05); Common, fine (1-2mm) roots; Clear, Smooth change to - 
	A21	0.08 - 0.2 m	Strong brown (7.5YR5/6-Moist); ; Fine sandy clay loam; Moderate grade of structure, 5-10 mm, 
	Subangular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Dry; Firm consistence; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; 
	Common, fine (1-2mm) roots; Clear, Smooth change to - 
	A22e	0.2 - 0.25 m	Strong brown (7.5YR4/6-Moist); ; Fine sandy clay loam; Moderate grade of structure, 5-10 mm, 
	Subangular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Dry; Weak consistence; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; 
	Common, fine (1-2mm) roots; Sharp, Smooth change to - 
	B21	0.25 - 0.52 m	Brown (7.5YR5/4-Moist); Mottles, 5YR43, 20-50% , 5-15mm, Distinct; Mottles, 20-50% ; Medium 
	heavy clay; Strong grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Columnar; Strong grade of structure, 10-20 
	mm, Angular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Dry; Strong consistence; Few (2 - 10 %), 
	Manganiferous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Nodules; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 6.8 
	(Raupach, 0.3); Few, fine (1-2mm) roots; Clear, Smooth change to - 
	B22	0.52 - 0.68 m	Brown (7.5YR4/4-Moist); ; Medium heavy clay; Strong grade of structure, 10-20 mm, Angular 
	blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Dry; Strong consistence; Few (2 - 10 %), Manganiferous, Medium (2
	 -6 mm), Nodules; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 9 (Raupach, 0.6); Clear, Smooth 
	change to - 
	B23c	0.68 - 1 m	Reddish brown (5YR4/4-Moist); ; Medium heavy clay; Strong grade of structure, 10-20 mm, 
	Angular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Dry; Strong consistence; Many (20 - 50 %), Manganiferous,
	 Medium (2 -6 mm), Nodules; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 9 (Raupach, 0.9); Clear, 
	Smooth change to - 
	B24c	1 - 1.6 m	Yellowish red (5YR4/6-Moist); ; Medium heavy clay; Moderate grade of structure, 20-50 mm, 
	Angular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Dry; Strong consistence; Many (20 - 50 %), Manganiferous,
	 Medium (2 -6 mm), Nodules; Very few (0 - 2 %), Calcareous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Nodules; , 
	Gypseous, , ; Field pH 9 (Raupach, 1.2); 
	Morphological Notes

	Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	88	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	QLD Department of Primary Industries
	Site Notes
	Observation Notes

	Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	88	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 - 0.08	6.9A	2.6B	2.8	0.42	0.24
	0.25 - 0.52	7.4A	3.4J	6.1	0.1	1.9	12.4I	15.32
	0.52 - 0.68	8.8A	1.1J	1.6	0.4	0.2	3I	6.67
	0.68 - 1	8.9A
	1 - 1.6	8.9A	2.3B	0.1	0.1	5.9	14B	42.14
	2.2E	6.2	0.1	4.7	33.57
	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 - 0.08
	0.25 - 0.52
	0.52 - 0.68
	0.68 - 1
	1 - 1.6
	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 - 0.08
	0.25 - 0.52
	0.52 - 0.68
	0.68 - 1
	1 - 1.6

	Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	88	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