Project Name:	MER
	Project Code:	MER	Site ID:	P291	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (WA)
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	E. Bettenay	Locality:	0.8KM east of Hines Hill Station on Main Great 
	Eastern Highway:
	Date Desc.:	20/06/56	Elevation:	 259 metres
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 2534   1:100000	Rainfall:	0
	Northing/Long.:	118.084444444444	Runoff:	Moderately rapid
	Easting/Lat.:	-31.5341666666667	Drainage:	Moderately well drained
	Geology
	ExposureType:	Soil pit	Conf. Sub. is Parent. Mat.:	No Data
	Geol. Ref.:	No Data	Substrate Material:	Unconsolidated material (unidentified) 
	Land Form
	Rel/Slope Class: 	No Data	Pattern Type:	No Data
	Morph. Type:	Flat	Relief:	No Data
	Elem. Type:	Footslope	Slope Category:	No Data
	Slope:	0 % 	Aspect:	No Data
	Surface Soil Condition (dry):
	Erosion:
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	N/A
	Class Undetermined Pedal Hypercalcic Calcarosol     	Principal Profile Form:	N/A
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	Solonized brown 
	No analytical data are available but confidence is fair.	soil
	Site Disturbance:	No effective disturbance. Natural
	Vegetation:	Low Strata - Shrub, 0.26-0.5m, Very sparse. *Species includes - None recorded
	Tall Strata - Tree, 6.01-12m, Very sparse. *Species includes - None Recorded
	Surface Coarse Fragments:
	Profile Morphology
	A1	0 - 0.025 m	Brown (10YR4/3-Moist); ; Loam; Weak grade of structure; FragmentDiffuse, Smooth change to - 
	A2	0.025 - 0.1 m	Brown (10YR4/3-Moist); ; Clay loam; Weak grade of structure; FragmentDiffuse, Smooth change 
	to - 
	A3	0.1 - 0.28 m	Brown (7.5YR4/4-Moist); ; Clay loam; Weak grade of structure; FragmentDiffuse, Smooth change
	 to - 
	AB	0.28 - 0.61 m	Brown (7.5YR5/4-Moist); ; Clay loam (Heavy); 
	B	0.61 - 0.91 m	Light brown (7.5YR6/4-Moist); ; Sandy medium clay; 5-10 mm, Granular; Strong consistence; 
	Many (20 - 50 %), Calcareous, , Soft segregations; 
	C	0.91 - 1.47 m	Light brown (7.5YR6/4-Moist); ; Sandy medium clay; Many (20 - 50 %), Calcareous, , Soft 
	segregations; Field pH 8 (pH meter); 
	D	1.6 - 1.96 m	Brown (7.5YR4/4-Moist); , 2.5YR44; , N70; Medium clay; Strong consistence; 2-10%, fine 
	gravelly, 2-6mm, Quartz, coarse fragments; Field pH 6.5 (pH meter); 
	3.35 - 3.56 m	Olive grey (5Y5/2-Moist); , 2.5YR44; 
	Morphological Notes
	Observation Notes
	Site Notes
	NORTHAM L.A.

	Project Name:	MER
	Project Code:	MER	Site ID:	P291	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (WA)
	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 - 0.025	8.9A	 0.137C
	0.025 - 0.1	9.4A	 0.536A
	0.1 - 0.28	8.9A	 2.47A
	0.28 - 0.61	9A	 2.11A
	0.61 - 0.91	9A	 2.26A
	0.91 - 1.47	8.8A	 2.38A
	1.6 - 1.96	7A	 2.98A
	3.35 - 3.56	4.9A	 3.04A
	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 - 0.025	 7A	 2.74D	 0.018D	 0.169B	 2	 29D	 25	 17	 17
	0.025 - 0.1	 11A	 2.16D	 0.016D	 0.13B	<1	 22D	 27	 20	 19
	0.1 - 0.28	 16A	 0.083B	 5	 21D	 23	 15	 22
	0.28 - 0.61	 20A	 13	 18D	 22	 14	 24
	0.61 - 0.91	 25A	 0.002B	 15	 16D	 18	 11	 26
	0.91 - 1.47	 6A	 9	 18D	 22	 14	 36
	1.6 - 1.96	 8	 18D	 21	 9	 50
	3.35 - 3.56	 0.003B	 4	 11D	 20	<1	 69
	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 - 0.025
	0.025 - 0.1
	0.1 - 0.28
	0.28 - 0.61
	0.61 - 0.91
	0.91 - 1.47
	1.6 - 1.96
	3.35 - 3.56

	Project Name:	MER
	Project Code:	MER	Site ID:	P291	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (WA)
	Laboratory Analyses Completed for this profile
	19A1	Carbonates - rapid titration
	2_LOI	Loss on Ignition (%)
	2A1	Air-dry moisture content
	3A_TSS	Electrical conductivity or soluble salts - Total soluble salts %
	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
	6A1_UC	Organic carbon (%) - Uncorrected Walkley and Black method
	7_NR	Total nitrogen (%) - Not recorded
	9A_HCL	Total element - P(%) - By boiling HCl
	P10_GRAV	Gravel (%)
	P10_PB_C	Clay (%) - Plummet balance
	P10_PB_CS	Coarse sand (%) - Plummet balance
	P10_PB_FS	Fine sand (%) - Plummet balance
	P10_PB_Z	Silt (%) - Plummet balance