Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	258	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (ACT)
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	N.J. McKenzie	Locality:
	Date Desc.:	15/06/85	Elevation:	No Data
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 8534   1:10000	Rainfall:	No Data
	Northing/Long.:	6459800 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	Moderately rapid
	Easting/Lat.:	599800  Datum: AGD66	Drainage:	Well 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:	Upper-slope	Relief:	No Data
	Elem. Type:	No Data	Slope Category:	No Data
	Slope:	 % 	Aspect:	No Data
	Surface Soil Condition (dry):	Firm
	Erosion:
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	GIN GIN 
	 N/A    	AEOLIAN 
	DEPOSITS
	Principal Profile Form:	Gn3.12
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	N/A
	Confidence level not specified
	Site Disturbance:	Cultivation. Rainfed
	Vegetation:
	Surface Coarse Fragments:
	Profile Morphology
	A1	0 - 0.19 m	Yellowish red (5YR3/6-Moist); ; Sandy clay loam; Weak grade of structure, 20-50 mm, 
	Subangular blocky; Rough-ped fabric; Common (1-5 per 100mm2)  macropores, Common (1-5 
	per 100mm2)  macropores, Few (<1 per 0.01m2)  macropores, Moderately moist; Weak 
	consistence; Field pH 6 (Raupach); Many, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Abundant, fine (1-2mm) 
	roots; Abundant, medium (2-5mm) roots; Abundant, coarse (>5mm) roots; Gradual, Smooth 
	B1	0.19 - 0.45 m	Red (2.5YR4/8-Moist); ; Sandy clay loam; Moderate grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Polyhedral; 
	Rough-ped fabric; Many (>5 per 100mm2)  macropores, Few (<1 per 0.01m2)  macropores, 
	Moderately moist; Firm consistence; Common cutans, 10-50% of ped faces or walls coated; 
	Field pH 5.5 (Raupach); Common, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Common, fine (1-2mm) roots; 
	Common, medium (2-5mm) roots; Common, coarse (>5mm) roots; Diffuse, Smooth change to - 
	B21	0.45 - 0.9 m	Dark red (2.5YR3/6-Moist); ; Sandy clay; Moderate grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Polyhedral; 
	Smooth-ped fabric; Many (>5 per 100mm2)  macropores, Common (1-5 per 0.01m2)  
	macropores, Dry; Firm consistence; Many cutans, >50% of ped faces or walls coated; Field pH 
	6.5 (Raupach); Common, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Diffuse, Smooth change to - 
	B22	0.9 - 1.35 m	Red (10R4/6-Moist); , 7.5YR66, 20-50% , 5-15mm, Distinct; Sandy clay; Strong grade of 
	structure, 20-50 mm, Angular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Common (1-5 per 100mm2)  
	macropores, Few (<1 per 0.01m2)  macropores, Dry; Firm consistence; Many cutans, >50% of 
	ped faces or walls coated; Field pH 7.5 (Raupach); Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; 
	Morphological Notes
	Observation Notes
	Gin Gin Soil Profile Class
	Site Notes

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	258	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	5.4A	0.036A	0.4E	0.1	0.3	0	0.8D
	0.3 - 0.35	5.1A	0.043A
	0.7 - 0.75	6.9A	0.012A	4.7E	2.9	0.1	0.2	7.9D
	1.3 - 1.35	7.8A	0.044A
	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	1.45	20.7A	36.7	10.8	31.9
	0.3 - 0.35	1.47
	0.7 - 0.75	1.67	15A	25	11.5	48.6
	1.3 - 1.35	1.75
	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	0.034A	0.14G	0.09D
	0.3 - 0.35	0.008A	0.16G	0.09D
	0.7 - 0.75	0.019A	0.16G	0.13D
	1.3 - 1.35	0.019A	0.21G	0.16D

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	258	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)