Project Name:	Soil Studies in the Lower Namoi Valley
	Project Code:	EDGEROI	Site ID:	ed334	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (QLD)
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	W.T. Ward	Locality:	Peter Miller, Noelurma
	Date Desc.:	10/02/87	Elevation:	217 metres
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 8837_N   1:50000	Rainfall:	No Data
	Northing/Long.:	6653900 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	No Data
	Easting/Lat.:	763200  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:	No Data	Slope Category:	Very gently sloped
	Slope:	 % 	Aspect:	180 degrees
	Surface Soil Condition (dry):	Self-mulching, Recently cultivated
	Erosion:
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	N/A
	 N/A    	Principal Profile Form:	Ug5.16
	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	Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2-Moist); Grey (10YR5/1-Dry); ; Medium clay; Moderate grade
	 of structure, 20-50 mm, Angular blocky; Moderate grade of structure, 2-5 mm, Granular; 
	Smooth-ped fabric; Medium, (5 - 10) 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 (pH meter); Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Abrupt, Smooth change to - 
	A12	0.1 - 0.25 m	Very dark brown (10YR2/2-Moist); ; Light medium clay; Moderate grade of structure, 20-50 mm,
	 Prismatic; 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; Very few (0 - 2 %), Calcareous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Nodules; Field pH 8.5 (pH 
	meter); Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; 
	A13	0.25 - 0.55 m	Very dark brown (10YR2/2-Moist); ; Medium clay; Moderate grade of structure, 20-50 mm, 
	Lenticular; Smooth-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 %), Calcareous, 
	Medium (2 -6 mm), Nodules; Field pH 9 (pH meter); Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; 
	A14	0.55 - 1 m	Dark brown (7.5YR3/2-Moist); ; Light medium clay; Moderate grade of structure, 100-200 mm, 
	Lenticular; Weak grade of structure, 10-20 mm, Subangular blocky; Smooth-ped 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, Medium (2 -6 mm), Nodules; Field pH
	 9 (pH meter); Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; 
	A15	1 - 1.6 m	Dark grey (10YR4/1-Moist); ; Light medium clay; Weak grade of structure, 100-200 mm, 
	Lenticular; Weak grade of structure, 10-20 mm, Subangular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Fine, (0 
	- 5) mm crack; Few (<1 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, Moderately moist; 
	Very firm consistence; Very few (0 - 2 %), Calcareous, Fine (0 - 2 mm), Nodules; Field pH 9 
	(pH meter); Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Diffuse, Smooth change to - 
	B2	1.6 - 2.77 m	Brown (7.5YR5/4-Moist); , 10YR41, 0-2% , 5-15mm, Distinct; Light medium clay; Weak grade of 
	structure, 20-50 mm, Lenticular; Weak grade of structure, 10-20 mm, Subangular blocky; 
	Smooth-ped fabric; Fine, (0 - 5) mm crack; Few (<1 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) 
	macropores, Moderately moist; Very firm consistence; Few (2 - 10 %), Calcareous, Very 
	coarse (20 - 60 mm), Nodules; Field pH 9 (pH meter); 
	Morphological Notes
	A11p	Sample 334.06 also contains (5YR5/6 1d2) faunal mixing. There is no clear morphological
	 sign of any break in deposition above 160cm. The only unusual feature in this part of the

	Project Name:	Soil Studies in the Lower Namoi Valley
	Project Code:	EDGEROI	Site ID:	ed334	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (QLD)
	 profile is the wedge structure above 80cm. The wedges are less
	A12	 visible from 80 to 120.
	Observation Notes
	Parent Rock: alluvial sediment, clay,  parna on third fan
	Site Notes

	Project Name:	Soil Studies in the Lower Namoi Valley
	Project Code:	EDGEROI	Site ID:	ed334	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 - 0.1	8.47A	0.11A	20.74B	18.64	1.05	2.06
	0.1 - 0.2	8.69A	0.136A	22.74B	19.81	0.82	2.82
	0.3 - 0.4	8.92A	0.182A	19.52B	20.01	0.81000	4.51
	01
	0.7 - 0.8	9.15A	0.279A	16.14B	22.97	0.88	8.23
	1.2 - 1.3	9.03A	0.333A	15.21B	24.3	1.04	8.49
	2.5 - 2.6	9.08A	0.36A	11.28B	24.63	1.18	8.48
	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 - 0.1	0.3B	0.97C	15.3J	22.9	52.3
	0.1 - 0.2	0.5B	0.91C	8.6J	23.8	52.1
	0.3 - 0.4	0.6B	0.89C	11.1J	24.3	52.9
	0.7 - 0.8	1.8B	0.71C	29.3J	23.8	54.8
	1.2 - 1.3	1.1B	0.59C	22.2J	21.3	55.4
	2.5 - 2.6	0.5B	0.15C	6.6J	19.2	57.6
	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 - 0.1
	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:	ed334	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