Project Name:	Soil Studies in the Lower Namoi Valley
	Project Code:	EDGEROI	Site ID:	ed132	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (QLD)
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	W.T. Ward	Locality:	stock route, east of Green Timbers
	Date Desc.:	12/03/85	Elevation:	223 metres
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 8837_N   1:50000	Rainfall:	No Data
	Northing/Long.:	6660700 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	No Data
	Easting/Lat.:	764800  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):	Hardsetting, Poached
	Erosion:
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	N/A
	 N/A    	Principal Profile Form:	Dr2.13
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	Brown clay
	Confidence level not specified
	Site Disturbance:
	Vegetation:
	Surface Coarse Fragments:
	Profile Morphology
	A1	0 - 0.08 m	Dark yellowish brown (10YR3/4-Moist); Brown (7.5YR5/4-Dry); ; Fine sandy clay loam; 
	Massive grade of structure; Weak grade of structure, 5-10 mm, Subangular blocky; Earthy 
	fabric; Few (<1 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, Moderately moist; Firm 
	consistence; Field pH 5.6 (pH meter); Common, fine (1-2mm) roots; Abrupt, Smooth change to - 
	B2	0.08 - 0.25 m	Dark reddish brown (5YR3/3-Moist); Dark reddish brown (5YR3/2-Dry); ; Medium clay; 
	Moderate grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Subangular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Fine, (0 - 5) mm
	 crack; Few (<1 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, Moderately moist; Strong 
	consistence; Field pH 7.5 (pH meter); Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; 
	C	0.25 - 0.5 m	Dark reddish brown (5YR3/3-Moist); ; Medium heavy clay; Moderate grade of structure, 20-50 
	mm, Subangular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Medium, (5 - 10) mm crack; Few (<1 per 100mm2) 
	Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, Moderately moist; Strong consistence; Field pH 8.5 (pH 
	meter); Common, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Clear, Smooth change to - 
	2A11	0.5 - 1 m	Dark brown (7.5YR3/2-Moist); , 10YR82, 0-2% , 0-5mm, Faint; Light clay; Weak grade of 
	structure, 10-20 mm, Subangular blocky; Moderate grade of structure, 2-5 mm, Cast; Rough-ped
	 fabric; Fine, (0 - 5) mm crack; Common (1-5 per 0.01m2) Medium (2-5mm) macropores, 
	Moderately moist; Very firm consistence; Very few (0 - 2 %), Calcareous, Fine (0 - 2 mm), 
	Nodules; Field pH 7.8 (pH meter); Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; 
	2A12	1 - 1.9 m	Dark brown (7.5YR3/2-Moist); , N30, 10-20% , 15-30mm, Distinct; , 10YR83, 0-2% , 0-5mm, 
	Distinct; Medium clay; Weak grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Prismatic; Strong grade of structure, 
	5-10 mm, Subangular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Medium, (5 - 10) mm crack; Few (<1 per 
	100mm2) Fine (1-2mm) macropores, Moderately moist; Strong consistence; Very few (0 - 2 %),
	 Calcareous, Fine (0 - 2 mm), Soft segregations; Field pH 7.8 (pH meter); Few, very fine (0-
	1mm) roots; 
	2B2	1.9 - 3.64 m	Brown (7.5YR4/4-Moist); , N30, 10-20% , 15-30mm, Distinct; , 10YR82, 0-2% , 0-5mm, 
	Prominent; Light medium clay; Moderate grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Prismatic; Moderate 
	grade of structure, 10-20 mm, Subangular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Fine, (0 - 5) mm crack; 
	Few (<1 per 100mm2) Fine (1-2mm) macropores, Moderately moist; Strong consistence; Very 
	few (0 - 2 %), Calcareous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Nodules; Field pH 8.7 (pH meter); 
	Morphological Notes
	A1	Crack depth 35cm length 3500. Strength of 2cm surface crust is 6. Boundary at 50 ?s. 
	This seems to me to be an early burial of an older groundsurface, seen now at 50cm. Cf 
	modern floodway distributaries. Repeat core for Fitz confirms burial

	Project Name:	Soil Studies in the Lower Namoi Valley
	Project Code:	EDGEROI	Site ID:	ed132	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (QLD)
	B2	 at 55cm.
	Observation Notes
	Parent Rock: alluvial sediment, clay,  second terraced fan
	Site Notes

	Project Name:	Soil Studies in the Lower Namoi Valley
	Project Code:	EDGEROI	Site ID:	ed132	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	6.83A	0.149A	7.06B	7.54	1.8	0.86
	0 - 0.08	6.66A	0.107A	4.89B	4.98	0.98999	1.17
	99
	0.1 - 0.2	8.41A	0.156A	15.92B	16.79	0.6	5.89
	0.3 - 0.4	9.14A	0.649A	15.5B	15.85	0.47	10.17
	0.7 - 0.8	8.9A	0.715A	11.84B	11.94	0.49	7.79
	1.2 - 1.3	8.64A	0.763A	11.74B	12.28	0.55	8.04
	2.5 - 2.6	8.99A	0.85A	10.8B	12.01	0.62	7.7
	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	2.77C	19.2	30
	0 - 0.08	<0.1B	2.22C	23.1J	18.8	25.2
	0.1 - 0.2	<0.1B	1.11C	3.5J	15.8	51.5
	0.3 - 0.4	1.5B	0.93C	2.2J	16.2	53.8
	0.7 - 0.8	0.5B	0.55C	17.6J	22.8	37.6
	1.2 - 1.3	0.1B	0.49C	27.7J	23.6	40.8
	2.5 - 2.6	0.6B	0.22C	17.6J	23	39.3
	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 - 0.08
	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:	ed132	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