Project Name:	SCEAM - Soil Condition Evaluation & Monitoring Project, Tasmania
	Project Code:	SCEAM	Site ID:	N14	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	TAS Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	R. Moreton	Locality:	Property Name, Benham. Owned by Rob O'Connor. Near 
	Avova
	Date Desc.:	20/09/05	Elevation:	220 metres
	Map Ref.:	GPS S.A. Off	Rainfall:	560
	Northing/Long.:	5370803 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	Moderately rapid
	Easting/Lat.:	558147  Datum: GDA94	Drainage:	Moderately well drained
	Geology
	ExposureType:	Soil pit	Conf. Sub. is Parent. Mat.:	Probable
	Geol. Ref.:	Jd	Substrate Material:	Soil pit, 0.85 m deep,, Dolerite 
	Landform
	Rel/Slope Class: 	Gently undulating plains <9m  1-3%	Pattern Type:	Low hills
	Morph. Type:	Lower-slope	Relief:	No Data
	Elem. Type:	Valley flat	Slope Category:	Very gently sloped
	Slope:	2 % 	Aspect:	300 degrees
	Surface Soil Condition 	Firm
	Erosion
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	N/A
	Haplic Eutrophic Red Chromosol Medium Non-gravelly Loamy 	Principal Profile Form:	N/A
	Clayey Moderately deep
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	N/A
	All necessary analytical data are available.
	Site Disturbance
	Vegetation
	Surface Coarse Fragments	0-2%, cobbly, 60-200mm, , 
	Profile Morphology
	Ap	0 - 0.18 m	Dark brown (7.5YR3/2-Moist); , 0-0% ; Loam; Rough-ped fabric; Few (<1 per 100mm2) Fine (1-2mm) 
	macropores, Moderately moist; Very weak consistence; Non-plastic; Slightly sticky; 0-2%, medium 
	gravelly, 6-20mm, subrounded, dispersed, Dolerite, coarse fragments; Common, very fine (0-1mm) roots;
	 Abrupt, Smooth change to - 
	A2f	0.18 - 0.21 m	Brown (10YR4/3-Moist); Biological mixing, 7.5YR32, 0-2% , 15-30mm, Distinct; Clay loam; Sandy 
	(grains prominent) fabric; Few (<1 per 100mm2) Medium (2-5mm) macropores, Moderately moist; Very 
	weak consistence; Non-plastic; Moderately sticky; Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Abrupt, Smooth change 
	to - 
	B2t	0.21 - 0.4 m	Dark reddish brown (5YR3/4-Moist); Biological mixing, 7.5YR32, 0-2% , 0-5mm, Distinct; Medium clay 
	(Light); Smooth-ped fabric; Few (<1 per 100mm2) Fine (1-2mm) macropores, Moderately moist; Weak 
	consistence; Moderately plastic; Normal plasticity; Very sticky; 2-10%, coarse gravelly, 20-60mm, 
	subangular, dispersed, Dolerite, coarse fragments; Few (2 - 10 %), Ferruginous, Medium (2 -6 mm), 
	Nodules; Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Clear, Irregular change to - 
	B3g	0.4 - 0.65 m	Brown (10YR4/3-Moist); Mottles, 5YR34, 2-10% , 15-30mm, Distinct; Medium clay; Smooth-ped fabric; 
	Few (<1 per 100mm2) Coarse (>5mm) macropores, Moderately moist; Weak consistence; Very plastic; 
	Normal plasticity; Very sticky; 10-20%, cobbly, 60-200mm, subangular, stratified, Dolerite, coarse 
	fragments; Few (2 - 10 %), Ferruginous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Nodules; Clear, Irregular change to - 
	BCr	0.65 - 0.8 m	Greyish brown (2.5Y5/3-Moist); Mottles, 7.5YR56, 2-10% , 0-5mm, Distinct; Mottles, 10YR42, 0-2% , 5-
	15mm, Faint; Loam; Earthy fabric; Few (<1 per 100mm2) Coarse (>5mm) macropores, Moderately moist;
	 Weak consistence; Non-plastic; Very sticky; 2-10%, coarse gravelly, 20-60mm, subrounded, dispersed, 
	Dolerite, coarse fragments; 
	Morphological Notes
	Ap	Penetration resistance: Firm
	A2f	Penetration resistance: Firm. Old root materials
	B2t	Penetration resistance: Firm. Old root materials. Soil sampled 21-40cm labelled N14C
	B3g	Penetration resistance: Firm. Soil sampled 40-65cm labelled N14D
	BCr	Gritty Loam. Penetration resistance: Firm. Weathered Dolerite in BCr (mealy). Soil sampled 65-
	80cm labelled N14E
	Observation Notes
	Soil Class: Eastfield. Vegetation: Improved Pasture. Substrate properties: sand size grain size, crystalline texture, massive structure, 
	composed of dark minerals.
	Site Notes
	Mode of Geomorphic Activity: Eroded or aggraded. Geomorphic agent: Sheet Wash. Inunadtion Frequency: None. Pit located at transect 
	start

	Project Name:	SCEAM - Soil Condition Evaluation & Monitoring Project, Tasmania
	Project Code:	SCEAM	Site ID:	N14	Observation 	1
	Agency Name:	TAS Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries
	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 - 0.075	5.8C	0.203A	10.14A	1.2	0.5	0.08	0.13D	12.06B
	6.2A	0G
	0.14A
	0.15 - 0.225	5.3C	0.058A	3.25A	0.85	0.31	0.06	0.21D	4.69B
	6.1A	0.01G
	0.22A
	0.21 - 0.4	7.4C	0.086A	26.16A	8.22	1.32	0.25	0.005775D	35.96577B
	8.1A
	0G
	0.015775A
	0.4 - 0.65	7.3C	0.118A	24.59A	8.89	1.2	0.38	0.018475D	35.08847B
	7.8A
	0G
	0.028475A
	0.65 - 0.8	7.4C	0.144A	25.99A	8.9	1.18	0.52	0.01D	36.61B
	7.7A	0G
	0.02A
	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 - 0.075	2.72B	75H	0.19D
	42.7I
	0.15 - 0.225	0.6B	8H	0.03D
	7.2I
	0.21 - 0.4	0.96B	2H	0.11D
	1I
	0.4 - 0.65	0.65B	2H	0.05D
	0.8I
	0.65 - 0.8	0.75B	3H	0.06D
	1.5I
	Laboratory Analyses Completed for this profile
	10B_NR	Extractable sulfur (mg/kg) - Not recorded
	12_NR_FE	Total element - Fe(%) - Not recorded
	12A1_CU	DTPA - extractable copper, zinc, manganese and iron
	12A1_FE	DTPA - extractable copper, zinc, manganese and iron
	12A1_MN	DTPA - extractable copper, zinc, manganese and iron
	12A1_ZN	DTPA - extractable copper, zinc, manganese and iron
	12C1	Calcium chloride extractable boron - manual colour
	15_NR_AL	Aluminium Cation - meq per 100g of soil - Not recorded
	15_NR_H	Hydrogen Cation - meq per 100g of soil - Not recorded
	15A1_CA	Exchangeable bases (Ca2+,Mg2+,Na+,K+) - 1M ammonium chloride at pH 7.0, no pretreatment for soluble 
	salts
	15A1_K	Exchangeable bases (Ca2+,Mg2+,Na+,K+) - 1M ammonium chloride at pH 7.0, no pretreatment for soluble 
	salts
	15A1_MG	Exchangeable bases (Ca2+,Mg2+,Na+,K+) - 1M ammonium chloride at pH 7.0, no pretreatment for soluble 
	salts
	15A1_NA	Exchangeable bases (Ca2+,Mg2+,Na+,K+) - 1M ammonium chloride at pH 7.0, no pretreatment for soluble 
	salts

	Project Name:	SCEAM - Soil Condition Evaluation & Monitoring Project, Tasmania
	Project Code:	SCEAM	Site ID:	N14	Observation 	1
	Agency Name:	TAS Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries
	15G_C_AL2	Exchangeable aluminium - meq per 100g of soil - Aluminium By KCl extraction and detremination By AAS
	15G1	Exchange acidity (hydrogen and aluminium) by 1M potassium chloride
	15J_H	Sum of Ex. cations + Ex. acidity - Sum of basic exch. cations and exch. (Hydrogen)
	15N1	Exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP)
	18A1	Bicarbonate-extractable potassium
	3A1	EC of 1:5 soil/water extract
	4A1	pH of 1:5 soil/water suspension
	4B2	pH of 1:5 soil/0.01M calcium chloride extract - following Method 4A1
	6B2	Total organic carbon - high frequency induction furnace, volumetric
	7A5	Total nitrogen - high frequency induction furnace, thermal conductivity
	7C1a	Ammonium-N, in presence or absence of nitrite
	7C1b	(Nitrate+nitrite)-N, in presence of nitrite
	9B2_COL	Bicarbonate-extractable phosphorus - automated colour. Based on Colwell (1965). Method no longer 
	recommended
	9C2	Olsen-extractable phosphorus - automated colour