Project Name:	Soil Studies in the Lower Namoi Valley
	Project Code:	EDGEROI	Site ID:	ed135	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (QLD)
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	W.T. Ward	Locality:	N.A.(Tony) Barrett, Yera
	Date Desc.:	19/12/86	Elevation:	253 metres
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 8837_N   1:50000	Rainfall:	No Data
	Northing/Long.:	6660400 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	No Data
	Easting/Lat.:	773100  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:	Hillslope	Slope Category:	Very gently sloped
	Slope:	1 % 	Aspect:	15 degrees
	Surface Soil Condition (dry):	Surface crust, Poached
	Erosion:
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	N/A
	 N/A    	Principal Profile Form:	Ug5.34
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	Grey clay
	Confidence level not specified
	Site Disturbance:	Complete clearing. Pasture, native or improved, cultivated at some stage
	Vegetation:
	Surface Coarse Fragments:
	Profile Morphology
	A11	0 - 0.1 m	Dark brown (7.5YR3/2-Moist); Brown (7.5YR4/2-Dry); ; Light clay; Moderate grade of structure,
	 20-50 mm, Prismatic; Moderate grade of structure, 2-5 mm, Granular; Rough-ped fabric; Fine, (0
	 - 5) mm crack; Few (<1 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, Moderately moist; 
	Strong consistence; Field pH 6.5 (pH meter); Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; 
	A12	0.1 - 0.25 m	Dark brown (7.5YR3/2-Moist); , N90, 0-2% , 0-5mm, Faint; Light medium clay; Weak grade of 
	structure, 50-100 mm, Prismatic; Moderate grade of structure, 50-100 mm, Angular blocky; 
	Smooth-ped fabric; Rough-ped fabric; Fine, (0 - 5) mm crack; Few (<1 per 100mm2) Very fine 
	(0.075-1mm) macropores, Moderately moist; Strong consistence; Very few (0 - 2 %), 
	Gypseous, Fine (0 - 2 mm), Crystals; Field pH 7 (pH meter); Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; 
	A13	0.25 - 0.55 m	Dark brown (7.5YR3/2-Moist); , 7.5YR62, 0-2% , 0-5mm, Distinct; , N90, 0-2% , 0-5mm, Faint; 
	Light medium clay; Moderate grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Prismatic; Moderate grade of 
	structure, 20-50 mm, Angular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Fine, (0 - 5) mm crack; Few (<1 per 
	100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, Moderately moist; Strong consistence; 0-2%, fine
	 gravelly, 2-6mm, subrounded, Quartz, coarse fragments; Very few (0 - 2 %), Calcareous, Fine
	 (0 - 2 mm), Nodules; Very few (0 - 2 %), Gypseous, Fine (0 - 2 mm), Crystals; Field pH 8.5 (pH 
	meter); Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; 
	B21k	0.55 - 1.1 m	Dark reddish brown (5YR3/3-Moist); , 7.5YR74, 0-2% , 5-15mm, Prominent; , 7.5YR44, 0-2% , 
	0-5mm, Faint; Medium clay; Moderate grade of structure, 50-100 mm, Lenticular; Weak grade of 
	structure, 20-50 mm, Angular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Fine, (0 - 5) mm crack; Few (<1 per 
	100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, Moderately moist; Strong consistence; 0-2%, fine
	 gravelly, 2-6mm, subangular, Quartz, coarse fragments; Very few (0 - 2 %), Calcareous, Fine 
	(0 - 2 mm), Soft segregations; Field pH 9 (pH meter); Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Diffuse, 
	Smooth change to - 
	B22	1.1 - 1.8 m	Brown (7.5YR4/4-Moist); , N20, 0-2% , 0-5mm, Prominent; Medium clay; Weak grade of 
	structure, 100-200 mm, Prismatic; Smooth-ped fabric; Fine, (0 - 5) mm crack; Moderately moist; 
	Very strong consistence; Field pH 6.5 (pH meter); Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Sharp, Smooth
	 change to - 
	R	1.8 - 2.6 m	Rock 
	Morphological Notes
	A11	The granular structured topsoil is at the surface. Very sandy rough fabric of surface 
	soil. The gypsum is probably cementing the whole A1.2 horizon. A sharp contact marked
	 by coarse gravel at approx. 180cm. 250-260cm sample is of tertiary s

	Project Name:	Soil Studies in the Lower Namoi Valley
	Project Code:	EDGEROI	Site ID:	ed135	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (QLD)
	A12	andstone (parent rock). Prominent manganese stain at 120cm. Note surface gypsum: 
	query aeolian. Soil retained.
	Observation Notes
	Parent Rock: residual, from sandstone, non-calcareous, sandstone Tertiary beds
	Site Notes
	Cracks might have been obscured by cattle. Sandstone intersected at approximately 2 meters. ?alluvium on sandstone.

	Project Name:	Soil Studies in the Lower Namoi Valley
	Project Code:	EDGEROI	Site ID:	ed135	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	6.82A	0.045A	7.81B	3.93	1.07	0.08
	0 - 0.1	6.59A	0.101A	6.6B	3.9	1.13	0.17
	0.1 - 0.2	7.08A	0.053A	9B	4.14	0.47	0.24
	0.3 - 0.4	8.71A	<0.1A	13.87B	10.62	0.25	1.27
	0.7 - 0.8	9.33A	0.26A	9.55B	12.33	0.19	2.92
	1.2 - 1.3	7.21A	0.486A	7.44B	12.22	0.16	4.28
	2.5 - 2.6	5.1A	0.404A	6.74B	13.19	0.17	4.41
	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	1.2C	11.3	22.3
	0 - 0.1	<0.1B	1.5C	40.7J	9.6	23.7
	0.1 - 0.2	<0.1B	1.03C	8.5J	10.4	26.6
	0.3 - 0.4	0.1B	0.47C	<1J	8.5	37.9
	0.7 - 0.8	4.7B	0.28C	<1J	9.1	38.7
	1.2 - 1.3	<0.1B	0.08C	5.5J	9.7	39.1
	2.5 - 2.6	<0.1B	0.07C	3.9J	15.6	37.4
	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 - 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:	ed135	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