Project Name:	Soil Studies in the Lower Namoi Valley
	Project Code:	EDGEROI	Site ID:	ed168	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (QLD)
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	W.T. Ward	Locality:	J.R. Armitage, Gruie
	Date Desc.:	31/01/86	Elevation:	230 metres
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 8837_N   1:50000	Rainfall:	No Data
	Northing/Long.:	6655800 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	No Data
	Easting/Lat.:	767500  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 flat	Slope Category:	Level
	Slope:	0 % 	Aspect:	No Data
	Surface Soil Condition (dry):	Surface crust, Trampled
	Erosion:
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	N/A
	 N/A    	Principal Profile Form:	Ug6.1
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	Brown 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); Dark brown (10YR3/3-Dry); ; Light clay; Moderate grade of 
	structure, 20-50 mm, Angular blocky; Earthy fabric; Fine, (0 - 5) mm crack; Moderately moist; 
	Strong consistence; Field pH 6.5 (pH meter); Common, very fine (0-1mm) roots; 
	A12	0.1 - 0.25 m	Dark brown (7.5YR3/2-Moist); ; Medium clay; Strong grade of structure, 10-20 mm, Subangular 
	blocky; Earthy fabric; Fine, (0 - 5) mm crack; Moderately moist; Strong consistence; Field pH 7.5 
	(pH meter); Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; 
	A13	0.25 - 0.55 m	Dark brown (7.5YR3/2-Moist); , 7.5YR64, 0-2% , 0-5mm, Faint; Medium clay; Strong grade of 
	structure, 10-20 mm, Subangular blocky; Earthy fabric; Fine, (0 - 5) mm crack; Moderately moist;
	 Strong consistence; Very few (0 - 2 %), Calcareous, Fine (0 - 2 mm), Nodules; Field pH 8.5 (pH
	 meter); Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; 
	A14	0.55 - 0.9 m	Dark brown (7.5YR3/2-Moist); , 10YR42, 0-2% , 0-5mm, Faint; , 10YR44, 0-2% , 0-5mm, 
	Distinct; Medium heavy clay; Moderate grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Subangular blocky; Earthy
	 fabric; Fine, (0 - 5) mm crack; Moderately moist; Strong consistence; Very few (0 - 2 %), 
	Calcareous, Fine (0 - 2 mm), Nodules; Field pH 8.5 (pH meter); Diffuse, Smooth change to - 
	B2	0.9 - 2.2 m	Pinkish white (5YR8/2-Moist); , 7.5YR84, 0-2% , 0-5mm, Faint; , 5YR22, 2-10% , 5-15mm, 
	Distinct; Medium clay; Moderate grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Angular blocky; Earthy fabric; 
	Fine, (0 - 5) mm crack; Moderately moist; Strong consistence; Very few (0 - 2 %), Calcareous, 
	Fine (0 - 2 mm), Nodules; Field pH 8.8 (pH meter); Diffuse, Smooth change to - 
	C	2.2 - 2.75 m	Reddish brown (5YR4/4-Moist); , 7.5YR42, 0-2% , 5-15mm, Faint; , 5YR32, 20-50% , 30-mm, 
	Prominent; Medium clay; Weak grade of structure, 50-100 mm, Angular blocky; Earthy fabric; 
	Smooth-ped fabric; Fine, (0 - 5) mm crack; Common (1-5 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) 
	macropores, Moderately moist; Strong consistence; Very few (0 - 2 %), Calcareous, Medium (2
	 -6 mm), Nodules; Field pH 8.8 (pH meter); 
	Morphological Notes
	A11	Second and third cores were labelled "ed 186", but at time of description, site 186 had 
	not been sampled. Topsoil has dried out, powdery surface (weak fine granular) 
	coexisting with moderate to strong angular blocky, but not enough to recog
	A12	nize two structures 0-10. Colour one, 250-260, is for parent material.
	Observation Notes
	Parent Rock: alluvial sediment, mixed texture, with lime,  second terraced fan
	Site Notes

	Project Name:	Soil Studies in the Lower Namoi Valley
	Project Code:	EDGEROI	Site ID:	ed168	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (QLD)
	Grasses too dry and eaten to identify. Surface soil is reddish-brown, and appears quite dispersive. No surface stone.

	Project Name:	Soil Studies in the Lower Namoi Valley
	Project Code:	EDGEROI	Site ID:	ed168	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	7.02A	0.117A	11.37B	12.24	2.42	<0.01
	0 - 0.1	6.46A	0.24A	7.46B	11.54	1.24	0.93999
	99
	0.1 - 0.2	7.42A	0.139A	12.15B	22.42	0.82	2.2
	0.3 - 0.4	8.98A	0.356A	15.41B	28.16	0.65	4.21
	0.7 - 0.8	8.94A	0.322A	10.12B	26.36	0.64	5.64
	1.2 - 1.3	9.23A	0.328A	8.25B	20.14	0.56	3.63
	2.5 - 2.6	9.13A	0.269A	9.4B	25.65	0.58	4.84
	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	2.57C	21.7	35.7
	0 - 0.1	<0.1B	2.16C	49.4J	21.4	33.1
	0.1 - 0.2	<0.1B	1.43C	6J	19.2	53.8
	0.3 - 0.4	3.1B	1.25C	3.7J	22.1	53.7
	0.7 - 0.8	0.5B	0.69C	30J	19.3	51.4
	1.2 - 1.3	1.7B	0.22C	18.5J	21.6	40.1
	2.5 - 2.6	0.7B	0.23C	21.7J	37	50.6
	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 - 0.02
	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:	ed168	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