Project Name:	MER
	Project Code:	MER	Site ID:	P348	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (WA)
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	E. Bettenay	Locality:	On Merredin Research Station in patch of timber 
	north of the homestead:
	Date Desc.:	18/09/57	Elevation:	 302 metres
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 2535   1:100000	Rainfall:	300
	Northing/Long.:	118.220555555556	Runoff:	Slow
	Easting/Lat.:	-31.4983333333333	Drainage:	Poorly 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:	Alluvial plain
	Morph. Type:	Flat	Relief:	No Data
	Elem. Type:	Valley flat	Slope Category:	No Data
	Slope:	0 % 	Aspect:	No Data
	Surface Soil Condition (dry):	Cracking
	Erosion:
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	N/A
	Lithocalcic Mesonatric Red Sodosol     	Principal Profile Form:	N/A
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	Solonized brown 
	All necessary analytical data are available.	soil
	Site Disturbance:	Complete clearing. Pasture, native or improved, but never cultivated
	Vegetation:
	Tall Strata - Tree, 12.01-20m, Very sparse. *Species includes - None Recorded
	Surface Coarse Fragments:
	Profile Morphology
	A	0 - 0.04 m	Dark greyish brown (10YR4/2-Moist); ; Loam (Fibric); Massive grade of structure; Medium, (5 - 10)
	 mm crack; Very strong consistence; Clear, Irregular change to - 
	2	0.04 - 0.08 m	Yellowish red (5YR4/6-Moist); ; Clay loam; 5-10 mm, Angular blocky; Medium, (5 - 10) mm crack;
	 Very strong consistence; Gradual change to - 
	0.08 - 0.1 m	Yellowish red (5YR4/6-Moist); ; Medium clay; Medium, (5 - 10) mm crack; Gradual change to - 
	0.1 - 0.14 m	Yellowish red (5YR4/6-Moist); ; Medium clay; Medium, (5 - 10) mm crack; Gradual change to - 
	0.14 - 0.18 m	Yellowish red (5YR5/6-Moist); ; Medium clay; Medium, (5 - 10) mm crack; Gradual change to - 
	0.18 - 0.2 m	Yellowish red (5YR5/6-Moist); ; Medium clay; Medium, (5 - 10) mm crack; Clear, Irregular change
	 to - 
	BC	0.2 - 0.36 m	Dark reddish brown (5YR3/4-Moist); ; Medium clay; Many (20 - 50 %), Calcareous, , Concretions; 
	Gradual change to - 
	0.36 - 0.79 m	Dark reddish brown (5YR3/4-Moist); ; Medium clay; Very many (50 - 100 %), Calcareous, , 
	Concretions; 
	0.79 - 1.19 m	Dark reddish brown (5YR3/4-Moist); ; Medium clay; Many (20 - 50 %), Calcareous, , Concretions; 
	1.19 - 1.7 m	Brown (7.5YR5/4-Moist); , 7.5YR61; , 5Y62; Sandy medium clay; 
	Morphological Notes
	Observation Notes
	Site Notes
	NORTHAM L.A.

	Project Name:	MER
	Project Code:	MER	Site ID:	P348	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 - 0.04	6.8A	 0.086A	 4K	 4.6	 0.84	 0.47	 4E	 13.9B
	0.04 - 0.08	7.5A	 0.104A	 5.9K	 9	 1.49	 1.9	 2.7E	 21B
	0.08 - 0.1	8A	 0.185A	 7.3K	 10.9	 1.57	 4.2	 2.4E	 26.4B
	0.1 - 0.14	8.6A	 0.271A
	0.14 - 0.18	9A	 0.476A
	0.18 - 0.2	9.2A	 0.774A
	0.2 - 0.36	9.1A	 1.4A
	0.36 - 0.79	9.1A	 1.87A
	0.79 - 1.19	9A	 1.79A
	1.19 - 1.7	6.3A	 1.46A
	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 - 0.04	 1.19D	 0.013D	 0.101B	 37D	 31	 14	 16
	0.04 - 0.08	 0.074B	 30D	 23	 11	 33
	0.08 - 0.1	 0.03A	 0.073B	 29D	 10	 8	 50
	0.1 - 0.14	 0.07A	 0.008D	 0.068B	 24D	 19	 13	 41
	0.14 - 0.18	 0.04A	 0.058B	 23D	 18	 11	 44
	0.18 - 0.2	 0.16A	 0.055B	 19D	 19	 9	 50
	0.2 - 0.36	 0.04A
	0.36 - 0.79	 3.4A	 0.006D	 0.008B	 11	 17D	 17	 9	 50
	0.79 - 1.19	 8.2A
	1.19 - 1.7	 0.004D	 0.006B	 29D	 22	 5	 42
	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 - 0.04
	0.04 - 0.08
	0.08 - 0.1
	0.1 - 0.14
	0.14 - 0.18
	0.18 - 0.2
	0.2 - 0.36
	0.36 - 0.79
	0.79 - 1.19
	1.19 - 1.7

	Project Name:	MER
	Project Code:	MER	Site ID:	P348	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (WA)
	Laboratory Analyses Completed for this profile
	15_NR_CA	Exch. basic cations (Ca++) - meq per 100g of soil - Not recorded
	15_NR_K	Exch. basic cations (K++) - meq per 100g of soil - Not recorded
	15_NR_MG	Exch. basic cations (Mg++) - meq per 100g of soil - Not recorded
	15_NR_NA	Exch. basic cations (Na++) - meq per 100g of soil - Not recorded
	15G1_H	Hydrogen Cation - meq per 100g of soil - 1M KCl Exch. Acidity By titration to pH 8.0
	15J_H	Sum of Ex. cations + Ex. acidity - Sum of basic exch. cations and exch. (Hydrogen)
	19A1	Carbonates - rapid titration
	2_LOI	Loss on Ignition (%)
	2A1	Air-dry moisture content
	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