Project Name:	Soil Studies in the Lower Namoi Valley
	Project Code:	EDGEROI	Site ID:	ed004	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (QLD)
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	E. Veldhuis	Locality:	Twynam Pastoral Co., Boolcarrol
	Date Desc.:	17/05/85	Elevation:	194 metres
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 8837_N   1:50000	Rainfall:	No Data
	Northing/Long.:	6677750 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	No Data
	Easting/Lat.:	750100  Datum: AGD66	Drainage:	No Data
	Geology
	ExposureType:	Undisturbed soil core	Conf. Sub. is Parent. Mat.:	No Data
	Geol. Ref.:	No Data	Substrate Material:	No Data
	Land Form
	Rel/Slope Class: 	No Data	Pattern Type:	No Data
	Morph. Type:	No Data	Relief:	No Data
	Elem. Type:	Terrace plain	Slope Category:	Level
	Slope:	0 % 	Aspect:	No Data
	Surface Soil Condition (dry):	Self-mulching, Recently cultivated
	Erosion:
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	N/A
	 N/A    	Principal Profile Form:	Ug5.25
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	Grey clay
	Confidence level not specified
	Site Disturbance:	Cultivation. Rainfed
	Vegetation:
	Surface Coarse Fragments:
	Profile Morphology
	A11p	0 - 0.1 m	Brown (7.5YR4/2-Moist); Brown (7.5YR4/2-Dry); ; Medium heavy clay; Moderate grade of 
	structure, 2-5 mm, Granular; Moderate grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Subangular blocky; Earthy
	 fabric; Fine, (0 - 5) mm crack; Few (<1 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, 
	Moderately moist; Very strong consistence; Field pH 8.1 (pH meter); Few, very fine (0-1mm) 
	roots; Abrupt, Wavy change to - 
	A12x	0.1 - 0.25 m	Brown (7.5YR4/2-Moist); Brown (7.5YR4/2-Dry); , 10YR84, 0-2% , 0-5mm, Distinct; Medium 
	heavy clay; Massive grade of structure; Earthy fabric; Fine, (0 - 5) mm crack; Few (<1 per 
	100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, Moderately moist; Very strong consistence; Very
	 few (0 - 2 %), Calcareous, Fine (0 - 2 mm), Nodules; Field pH 8.3 (pH meter); Few, very fine 
	(0-1mm) roots; 
	A13x	0.25 - 0.4 m	Dark brown (7.5YR3/2-Moist); , 10YR81, 0-2% , 0-5mm, Distinct; Medium heavy clay; Weak 
	grade of structure, 50-100 mm, Subangular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Earthy fabric; Fine, (0 - 
	5) mm crack; Few (<1 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, Moderately moist; 
	Strong consistence; Very few (0 - 2 %), Calcareous, Fine (0 - 2 mm), Nodules; Field pH 8.7 (pH 
	meter); Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; 
	A14	0.4 - 1.1 m	Dark brown (10YR3/3-Moist); Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2-Dry); , 10YR73, 0-2% , 0-
	5mm, Distinct; Light medium clay; Weak grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Subangular blocky; 
	Smooth-ped fabric; Earthy fabric; Fine, (0 - 5) mm crack; Few (<1 per 100mm2) Very fine 
	(0.075-1mm) macropores, Moderately moist; Firm consistence; Very few (0 - 2 %), Calcareous,
	 Fine (0 - 2 mm), Nodules; Field pH 8.7 (pH meter); Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Diffuse, 
	Smooth change to - 
	B21	1.1 - 1.9 m	Brown (7.5YR4/4-Moist); Dark reddish brown (5YR3/4-Dry); , 10YR31, 20-50% , 0-5mm, Faint; ,
	 5YR58, 0-2% , 0-5mm, Prominent; Medium clay; Massive grade of structure; Smooth-ped fabric;
	 Fine, (0 - 5) mm crack; Few (<1 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, Moderately 
	moist; Weak consistence; Very few (0 - 2 %), Ferruginous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Soft 
	segregations; Field pH 8.7 (pH meter); Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; 
	B22	1.9 - 3 m	Brown (10YR4/3-Moist); Dark reddish brown (5YR3/4-Dry); , 5YR58, 0-2% , 0-5mm, Prominent; 
	Light medium clay; Massive grade of structure; Earthy fabric; Smooth-ped fabric; Fine, (0 - 5) 
	mm crack; Few (<1 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, Moderately moist; Weak 
	consistence; Very few (0 - 2 %), Ferruginous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Soft segregations; Field pH 9 
	(pH meter); 
	Morphological Notes

	Project Name:	Soil Studies in the Lower Namoi Valley
	Project Code:	EDGEROI	Site ID:	ed004	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (QLD)
	A11p
	Observation Notes
	Parent Rock: alluvial sediment, clay,  parna on fourth fan
	Site Notes
	Due to cultivation the surface cracks are not visible. The penetrometer finds big cracks.

	Project Name:	Soil Studies in the Lower Namoi Valley
	Project Code:	EDGEROI	Site ID:	ed004	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (QLD)
	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 - 0.02	7.91A	0.205A	32.19B	12.87	2.57	2.45
	0 - 0.1	8.62A	0.178A	27.74B	12.49	1.69	4.9
	0.1 - 0.2	9.21A	0.197A	31.78B	13.73	1.34	3.4
	0.3 - 0.4	9.32A	0.267A	36.46B	15.58	0.85	5.57
	0.7 - 0.8	9.08A	0.746A	30.29B	14.99	0.68	8.4
	1.2 - 1.3	8.74A	1.415A	27.94B	15.9	0.78	13.76
	2.5 - 2.6	9.08A	1.066A	25.4B	16.09	0.71	14.55
	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 - 0.02	<0.1B	0.91C	18.4	66.8
	0 - 0.1	0.1B	0.68C	28.3J	18.7	66.7
	0.1 - 0.2	0.3B	0.45C	9.3J	16	68.9
	0.3 - 0.4	0.4B	0.48C	15J	17	69.2
	0.7 - 0.8	0.9B	0.3C	21.9J	13.8	55.1
	1.2 - 1.3	1.2B	0.16C	19.4J	17.8	72.6
	2.5 - 2.6	1.2B	0.04C	12.5J	18.3	67.9
	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 - 0.02
	0 - 0.1
	0.1 - 0.2
	0.3 - 0.4
	0.7 - 0.8
	1.2 - 1.3
	2.5 - 2.6

	Project Name:	Soil Studies in the Lower Namoi Valley
	Project Code:	EDGEROI	Site ID:	ed004	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (QLD)
	Laboratory Analyses Completed for this profile
	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
	19B1	Carbonates - manometric
	3A1	EC of 1:5 soil/water extract
	4A1	pH of 1:5 soil/water suspension
	5A2	Chloride - 1:5 soil/water extract, automated colour
	6B3	Total organic carbon - high frequency induction furnace, infrared
	7B1	Water soluble nitrate - automated colour
	9B1	Bicarbonate-extractable phosphorus - manual colour
	P10_CF_C	Clay (%) - Coventry and Fett pipette method
	P10_CF_Z	Silt (%) - Coventry and Fett pipette method