Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	205	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (ACT)
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	N.J. McKenzie	Locality:
	Date Desc.:	13/06/85	Elevation:	No Data
	Map Ref.:	1:10000	Rainfall:	No Data
	Northing/Long.:	6459433 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	Moderately rapid
	Easting/Lat.:	596533  Datum: AGD66	Drainage:	Imperfectly drained
	Geology
	ExposureType:	Soil pit	Conf. Sub. is Parent. Mat.:	No Data
	Geol. Ref.:	No Data	Substrate Material:	No Data
	Land Form
	Rel/Slope Class: 	No Data	Pattern Type:	No Data
	Morph. Type:	Mid-slope	Relief:	No Data
	Elem. Type:	No Data	Slope Category:	No Data
	Slope:	 % 	Aspect:	No Data
	Surface Soil Condition (dry):	Firm
	Erosion:	Partial, Minor or present (wind); 
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	GIN GIN 
	 N/A    	AEOLIAN 
	DEPOSITS
	Principal Profile Form:	Um5.51
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	N/A
	Confidence level not specified
	Site Disturbance:	Cultivation. Rainfed
	Vegetation:
	Tall Strata - Tussock grass, , Sparse. *Species includes - None Recorded
	Surface Coarse Fragments:
	Profile Morphology
	A1	0 - 0.1 m	Reddish brown (5YR4/4-Moist); ; Sandy clay loam; Weak grade of structure, 20-50 mm, 
	Subangular blocky; Earthy fabric; Few (<1 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, 
	Weak consistence; 10-20%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, subrounded, stratified, coarse fragments; 
	Field pH 6.5 (Raupach); Many, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Many, fine (1-2mm) roots; Clear, 
	Irregular change to - 
	A2	0.1 - 0.28 m	Yellowish red (5YR2/6-Moist); Strong brown (7.5YR4/6-Dry); ; Sandy clay loam; Moderate 
	grade of structure; Earthy fabric; Few (<1 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, 
	Weak consistence; 50-90%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, subrounded, dispersed, coarse fragments; 
	50-90%, medium gravelly, 6-20mm, subrounded, dispersed, coarse fragments; Field pH 6.5 
	(Raupach); Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Clear, Smooth change to - 
	B21	0.28 - 0.5 m	Red (2.5YR5/5-Moist); , 7.5YR46, 20-50% , 0-5mm, Faint; Medium clay; Moderate grade of 
	structure; Rough-ped fabric; Few (<1 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, Firm 
	consistence; 20-50%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, subrounded, dispersed, coarse fragments; 20-
	50%, medium gravelly, 6-20mm, subrounded, dispersed, coarse fragments; Common cutans, 
	10-50% of ped faces or walls coated; Field pH 7 (Raupach); Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; 
	Gradual, Smooth change to - 
	B22	0.5 - 0.95 m	Brownish yellow (10YR6/7-Moist); , 5YR56, 20-50% , 0-5mm, Distinct; Medium clay; Moderate 
	grade of structure; Rough-ped fabric; Few (<1 per 100mm2) Fine (1-2mm) macropores, Firm 
	consistence; 10-20%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, subrounded, dispersed, coarse fragments; 10-
	20%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, subrounded, dispersed, coarse fragments; 10-20%, medium 
	gravelly, 6-20mm, subrounded, dispersed, coarse fragments; Common cutans, 10-50% of ped 
	faces or walls coated; Field pH 6.5 (Raupach); Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Gradual, Smooth 
	B23	0.95 - 1.28 m	Reddish yellow (7.5YR6/6-Moist); , 5YR56, 20-50% , 0-5mm, Distinct; Medium clay; Moderate 
	grade of structure; Rough-ped fabric; Firm consistence; 10-20%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, 
	subrounded, dispersed, coarse fragments; 10-20%, medium gravelly, 6-20mm, subrounded, 
	dispersed, coarse fragments; Common cutans, 10-50% of ped faces or walls coated; Field pH 
	7 (Raupach); Sharp, Smooth change to - 
	C	1.28 - 1.35 m	; 
	Morphological Notes

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	205	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (ACT)
	A1	Some large "red" mottles around gravel: ~100mm diam in B22
	Observation Notes
	Hillside Soil Profile Class, Fallow - wheat.  Substrate - weathered white fine sandstone
	Site Notes

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	205	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (ACT)
	Laboratory Test Results:
	Depth	pH	1:5 EC	Exchangeable Cations 	Exchangeable	CEC	ECEC	ESP
	Ca	Mg	K	Na	Acidity
	 m	 dS/m	Cmol (+)/kg 	%
	0.1 - 0.15	5.8A	0.029A	1E	1.3	0.5	0	2.8D
	0.3 - 0.35	6.9A	0.036A
	0.7 - 0.75	5.6A	0.106A	2.5E	3	0.1	0.8	6.4D
	1.3 - 1.35
	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	%
	0.1 - 0.15	1.63	19.3A	51	10.8	18.9
	0.3 - 0.35	1.66
	0.7 - 0.75	1.61	4.7A	10.5	6.5	78.3
	1.3 - 1.35
	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
	0.1 - 0.15	0.021A	0.14G	0.06D
	0.3 - 0.35	0.01A	0.14G	0.14D
	0.7 - 0.75	0.029A	0.21G	0.2D
	1.3 - 1.35

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	205	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (ACT)
	Laboratory Analyses Completed for this profile
	15C1_CA	Exchangeable bases (Ca2+,Mg2+,Na+,K+) - alcoholic 1M ammonium chloride at pH 8.5, pretreatment 
	for soluble salts
	15C1_K	Exchangeable bases and CEC - alcoholic 1M ammonium chloride at pH 8.5, pretreatment for soluble 
	salts
	15C1_MG	Exchangeable bases and CEC - alcoholic 1M ammonium chloride at pH 8.5, pretreatment for soluble 
	salts
	15C1_NA	Exchangeable bases and CEC - alcoholic 1M ammonium chloride at pH 8.5, pretreatment for soluble 
	salts
	15J_BASES	Sum of Bases
	3A1	EC of 1:5 soil/water extract
	4A1	pH of 1:5 soil/water suspension
	P10_CF_C	Clay (%) - Coventry and Fett pipette method
	P10_CF_CS	Coarse sand (%) - Coventry and Fett pipette method
	P10_CF_FS	Fine sand (%) - Coventry and Fett pipette method
	P10_CF_Z	Silt (%) - Coventry and Fett pipette method
	P3A1	Bulk density - g/cm3
	P3B1GV_15	15 BAR Moisture g/g - Gravimetric of ground sample (<2mm) using pressure plate
	P3B4GV_01	0.1 BAR Moisture g/g - Gravimetric of soil clods (Soil Survey Staff,1967)
	P5_COLE	Coefficient of Linear Extensibility (Grossman et al. 1968)
	XRD_C_Il	Illite - X-Ray Diffraction
	XRD_C_Kt	Kaolinite - X-Ray Diffraction