Project Name:	SCEAM - Soil Condition Evaluation & Monitoring Project, Tasmania
	Project Code:	SCEAM	Site ID:	N42	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	TAS Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	H. Hawkins	Locality:	Gunston, Near Waterhouse
	Date Desc.:	02/06/06	Elevation:	24 metres
	Map Ref.:	GPS S.A. Off	Rainfall:	681
	Northing/Long.:	5469733 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	Very slow
	Easting/Lat.:	557829  Datum: GDA94	Drainage:	Imperfectly drained
	Geology
	ExposureType:	Soil pit	Conf. Sub. is Parent. Mat.:	No Data
	Geol. Ref.:	Ts	Substrate Material:	No Data
	Landform
	Rel/Slope Class: 	Gently undulating plains <9m  1-3%	Pattern Type:	Beach ridge plain
	Morph. Type:	Flat	Relief:	No Data
	Elem. Type:	Plain	Slope Category:	Level
	Slope:	 % 	Aspect:	No Data
	Surface Soil Condition 	Firm
	Erosion
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	N/A
	Fragic Sesquic Semiaquic Podosol Medium Slightly gravelly 	Principal Profile Form:	N/A
	Loamy Clayey Very deep
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	N/A
	All necessary analytical data are available.
	Site Disturbance
	Vegetation
	Surface Coarse Fragments	No surface coarse fragments
	Profile Morphology
	A11	0 - 0.11 m	 (N2/0-Moist); , 0-0% ; Sandy loam; Weak grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Subangular blocky; Sandy 
	(grains prominent) fabric; Fine, (0 - 5) mm crack; Moderately moist; Very weak consistence; Non-plastic; 
	Normal plasticity; Non-sticky; 0-2%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, angular, dispersed, Quartz, coarse fragments; 
	Abundant, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Abrupt, Irregular change to - 
	A12	0.11 - 0.26 m	 (N3/0-Moist); , 0-0% ; Sandy loam; Weak grade of structure, 50-100 mm, Subangular blocky; Weak 
	grade of structure, 5-10 mm, Subangular blocky; Sandy (grains prominent) fabric; Moderately moist; 
	Weak consistence; Non-plastic; Normal plasticity; Non-sticky; 2-10%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, angular, 
	dispersed, Quartz, coarse fragments; Abundant, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Gradual, Wavy change to - 
	A2	0.26 - 0.4 m	 (N6/0-Moist); , 0-0% ; Loamy coarse sand; Weak grade of structure, 10-20 mm, Polyhedral; Single grain
	 grade of structure, <2 mm; Sandy (grains prominent) fabric; Moderately moist; Weak consistence; Non-
	plastic; Normal plasticity; Non-sticky; 2-10%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, angular, dispersed, Quartz, coarse 
	fragments; Many, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Clear, Wavy change to - 
	Bs	0.4 - 0.68 m	Dark brown (7.5YR3/3-Moist); Mottles, 7.5YR32, 2-10% , 5-15mm, Faint; Sandy clay loam; Moderate 
	grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Subangular blocky; Weak grade of structure, <2 mm, Granular; Sandy 
	(grains prominent) fabric; Moderately moist; Very weak consistence; Non-plastic; Normal plasticity; Non-
	sticky; 10-20%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, angular, dispersed, Quartz, coarse fragments; Few (2 - 10 %), 
	Ferruginous, Coarse (6 - 20 mm), Soft segregations; Many, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Clear, Wavy 
	change to - 
	B1	0.68 - 0.84 m	Yellowish brown (10YR5/4-Moist); Mottles, 10YR22, 2-10% , 5-15mm, Faint; Clayey sand; Weak grade of
	 structure, 2-5 mm, Polyhedral; Sandy (grains prominent) fabric; Moderately moist; Very weak 
	consistence; Non-plastic; Normal plasticity; Non-sticky; 10-20%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, angular, 
	dispersed, Quartz, coarse fragments; Abrupt, Wavy change to - 
	B2t	0.84 - 1.25 m	Mottles, 10YR68, 20-50% , 15-30mm, Prominent; Mottles, 10YR21, 2-10% , 30-mm, Prominent; Light 
	clay; Moderate grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Subangular blocky; Weak grade of structure, 2-5 mm, 
	Granular; Rough-ped fabric; Moderately moist; Weak consistence; Slightly plastic; Normal plasticity; 
	Slightly sticky; 20-50%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, angular, dispersed, Quartz, coarse fragments; 
	Morphological Notes
	A11	N42A sample 0-7.5cm
	A12	NA1 sampled 12-25cm
	A2	N42B sample 22.5-30cm
	Bs	N42C sampled 0.42-0.65m
	B1	Mottles were from the Bs horizon.
	B2t	Black/brown mottles were vertically elongate. N42E sampled .9-1.05m
	Observation Notes
	Vegetation was pasture.
	Site Notes
	Mode of Geomorphic Activity: Aggraded, Agent: Wind. Inundation Frequency: None.

	Project Name:	SCEAM - Soil Condition Evaluation & Monitoring Project, Tasmania
	Project Code:	SCEAM	Site ID:	N42	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	4.8C	0.092A	7.21A	1.76	0.27	0.29	0.1D	9.67B
	5.6A	0.06G
	0.14A
	0.225 - 0.3	4.8C	0.054A	1.19A	0.38	0.06	0.18	0.09D	1.98B
	5.8A	0.06G
	0.17A
	0.42 - 0.65	5.4C	0.154A	1.44A	1.23	0.06	0.75	0.05D	3.58B
	6.3A	0.04G
	0.1A
	0.9 - 1.05	6.6C	0.132A	0.63A	2.19	0.06	0.81	0.01D	3.7B
	7.5A	0G
	0.01A
	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	5.08B	36H	0.4D
	19.7I
	0.225 - 0.3	0.7B	15H	0.03D
	7.6I
	0.42 - 0.65	0.48B	2H	0.03D
	1.4I
	0.9 - 1.05	0.17B	3H	0.02D
	1.8I
	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
	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

	Project Name:	SCEAM - Soil Condition Evaluation & Monitoring Project, Tasmania
	Project Code:	SCEAM	Site ID:	N42	Observation 	1
	Agency Name:	TAS Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries
	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