Project Name:	MEA
	Project Code:	MEA	Site ID:	H180	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (TAS)
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	K.D. Nicholls	Locality:	4.1KM south east of Deloraine:pit is 111M from west 
	fence and 76M fromsouth fence of paddock:
	Date Desc.:	04/10/58	Elevation:	 305 metres
	Map Ref.:	Rainfall:	990
	Northing/Long.:	146.679166666667	Runoff:	Rapid
	Easting/Lat.:	-41.5555555555556	Drainage:	Well drained
	Geology
	ExposureType:	Soil pit	Conf. Sub. is Parent. Mat.:	No Data
	Geol. Ref.:	No Data	Substrate Material:	Basalt 
	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:	0 % 	Aspect:	No Data
	Surface Soil Condition (dry):	Self-mulching
	Erosion:
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	N/A
	Humose-Acidic Mesotrophic Red Ferrosol     	Principal Profile Form:	Gn3.11
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	Krasnozem
	All necessary analytical data are available.
	Site Disturbance:	No effective disturbance. Natural
	Vegetation:
	Mid Strata - Tree, , Very sparse. *Species includes - Acacia species
	Tall Strata - Tree, 20.01-35m, . *Species includes - Eucalyptus viminalis
	Surface Coarse Fragments:
	Profile Morphology
	A1	0.01 - 0.08 m	Dark reddish brown (2.5YR2/4-Moist); ; Clay loam; Strong grade of structure, <2 mm, Granular; 
	Moist; Weak consistence; 10-20%, coarse gravelly, 20-60mm, subangular, Gravel, coarse 
	fragments; Common (10 - 20 %), Ferruginous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Nodules; Diffuse change to - 
	0.08 - 0.16 m	Dark reddish brown (2.5YR3/4-Moist); ; Clay loam; Strong grade of structure, <2 mm, Granular; 
	Weak consistence; 2-10%, coarse gravelly, 20-60mm, subangular, Gravel, coarse fragments; 
	Common (10 - 20 %), Ferruginous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Nodules; Clear change to - 
	0.16 - 0.3 m	Dark red (2.5YR3/6-Moist); ; Light clay; Moderate grade of structure, <2 mm, Granular; Weak 
	consistence; 10-20%, coarse gravelly, 20-60mm, subangular, Gravel, coarse fragments; Few (2 -
	 10 %), Ferruginous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Nodules; Diffuse change to - 
	0.3 - 0.46 m	Dark red (2.5YR3/6-Moist); ; Heavy clay; Weak grade of structure, <2 mm, Granular; Massive 
	grade of structure; Weak consistence; 10-20%, coarse gravelly, 20-60mm, subangular, Gravel, 
	coarse fragments; Few (2 - 10 %), Ferruginous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Nodules; Diffuse change to - 
	0.46 - 0.61 m	Dark red (2.5YR3/6-Moist); ; Heavy clay; Weak grade of structure, <2 mm, Granular; Massive 
	grade of structure; Weak consistence; 2-10%, coarse gravelly, 20-60mm, subangular, Gravel, 
	coarse fragments; Very few (0 - 2 %), Ferruginous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Nodules; Diffuse change 
	to - 
	0.61 - 0.74 m	Dark red (2.5YR3/6-Moist); ; Heavy clay; Weak grade of structure, <2 mm, Granular; Massive 
	grade of structure; Weak consistence; 10-20%, coarse gravelly, 20-60mm, subangular, Gravel, 
	coarse fragments; Very few (0 - 2 %), Ferruginous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Nodules; Diffuse change 
	to - 
	0.74 - 0.94 m	Dark red (2.5YR3/6-Moist); ; Heavy clay; Weak grade of structure, <2 mm, Granular; Massive 
	grade of structure; Weak consistence; 10-20%, cobbly, 60-200mm, subangular, Gravel, coarse 
	fragments; Diffuse change to - 
	0.94 - 1.27 m	Dark red (2.5YR3/6-Moist); ; Heavy clay; Weak grade of structure, <2 mm, Granular; Massive 
	grade of structure; Weak consistence; 20-50%, subangular, Gravel, coarse fragments; Diffuse 
	change to - 

	Project Name:	MEA
	Project Code:	MEA	Site ID:	H180	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (TAS)
	1.78 - 1.83 m	Yellowish red (5YR4/8-Moist); ; Silty clay loam; Very strong consistence; 20-50%, subangular, 
	Gravel, coarse fragments; 
	1.83 - 1.93 m	; 
	Morphological Notes
	On moderately hard highly decomposed basalt:
	Observation Notes
	74-127CM CLAY WITH POCKETS OF VERY W`D BA OR SOFT LATERITE:178-183CM ZCL GROUND UP FROM HARD W`D 
	ROCK:                  
	Site Notes
	QUAMBY

	Project Name:	MEA
	Project Code:	MEA	Site ID:	H180	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (TAS)
	Laboratory Test Results:
	Depth	pH	1:5 EC	Exchangeable Cations 	Exchangeable	CEC	ECEC	ESP
	Ca	Mg	K	Na	Acidity
	 m	 dS/m	Cmol (+)/kg 	%
	0.01 - 0.08	5.7A	 0.804A	 25.9H	 2	 2.2	 0.12	 24.4H	 83.6B
	 53.4E
	0.08 - 0.16	5.7A	 0.417A	 13.3H	 0.7	 1.1	 0.08	 17.3H	 56.8B
	 41.6E
	0.16 - 0.3	5.8A	 0.292A
	0.3 - 0.46	5.4A	 0.289A	 2H	 0.49	 0.72	 0.03	 4.4H	 19.5B
	 16.3E
	0.46 - 0.61	5.1A	 0.244A	 2H
	0.61 - 0.84	5.1A	 0.173A	 0.76H	 0.82	 0.09	 0.37	 3.8H	 11.3B
	 9.2E
	0.74 - 0.94	5.8A	 0.095A
	0.94 - 1.27	6A	 0.098A	 0.72H	 0.97	 0.03	 1.2	 3.6H	 12.5B
	 9.6E
	1.78 - 1.83	5.9A	 0.083A
	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	%
	0.01 - 0.08	 13.1D	 0.141D	 0.822A	 12	 5B	 16	 20	 28
	0.08 - 0.16	 7.2D	 0.126D	 0.444A	 9	 5B	 19	 18	 36
	0.16 - 0.3	 3.3D	 0.204A
	0.3 - 0.46	 1.8D	 0.081D	 0.105A	 18	 3B	 18	 19	 55
	0.46 - 0.61	 1.01D	 0.054A
	0.61 - 0.84	 0.81D	 0.091D	 0.04A	 16	 5D	 24	 24	 42
	0.74 - 0.94
	0.94 - 1.27	 18	 3B	 26	 22	 45
	1.78 - 1.83
	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
	0.01 - 0.08
	0.08 - 0.16
	0.16 - 0.3
	0.3 - 0.46
	0.46 - 0.61
	0.61 - 0.84
	0.74 - 0.94
	0.94 - 1.27
	1.78 - 1.83

	Project Name:	MEA
	Project Code:	MEA	Site ID:	H180	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (TAS)
	Laboratory Analyses Completed for this profile
	12_HCL_FE	Total element - Fe(%) - Total acid(HCl) extractable Fe
	13C1_FE	Citrate/dithionite-extractable iron, aluminium, Manganese and Silicon
	15E1_CA	Exchangeable bases (Ca2+,Mg2+,Na+,K+) by compulsive exchange, no pretreatment for soluble 
	15E1_K	Exchangeable bases, CEC and AEC by compulsive exchange, no pretreatment for soluble salts
	15E1_MG	Exchangeable bases, CEC and AEC by compulsive exchange, no pretreatment for soluble salts
	15E1_NA	Exchangeable bases, CEC and AEC by compulsive exchange, no pretreatment for soluble salts
	15G_C_H1	Exchangeable hydrogen - meq per 100g of soil - Hydrogen By back titration of A or B
	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)
	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
	7A2	Total nitrogen - semimicro Kjeldahl , automated colour
	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
	P10A1_C	Clay (%) - Pipette
	P10A1_CS	Coarse sand (%) - Pipette
	P10A1_FS	Fine sand (%) - Pipette
	P10A1_Z	Silt (%) - Pipette
	XRD_C_Gb	Gibbsite - X-Ray Diffraction
	XRD_C_Hm	Hematite - X-Ray Diffraction
	XRD_C_Ka	Kaolin - X-Ray Diffraction
	XRD_C_Qz	Quartz - X-Ray Diffraction