Project Name:	SOIL STRUCTURE & MANAGEMENT             
	Project Code:	SSM	Site ID:	SSM110	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (ACT)
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	P. Gessler	Locality:
	Date Desc.:	06/02/91	Elevation:	258 metres
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 8329   1:25000	Rainfall:	No Data
	Northing/Long.:	6210850 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	Slow
	Easting/Lat.:	534400  Datum: AGD66	Drainage:	Imperfectly drained
	Geology
	ExposureType:	Undisturbed soil core	Conf. Sub. is Parent. Mat.:	No Data
	Geol. Ref.:	Sus	Substrate Material:	No Data
	Land Form
	Rel/Slope Class: 	No Data	Pattern Type:	Covered plain
	Morph. Type:	Flat	Relief:	No Data
	Elem. Type:	Plain	Slope Category:	No Data
	Slope:	0 % 	Aspect:	No Data
	Surface Soil Condition (dry):	Cracking
	Erosion:
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	N/A
	Hypercalcic Red Dermosol     	Principal Profile Form:	Db1.13
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	Red-brown earth
	Confidence level not specified
	Site Disturbance:	Cultivation. Rainfed
	Vegetation:
	Surface Coarse Fragments:
	Profile Morphology
	Ap	0 - 0.09 m	Dark brown (7.5YR3/2-Moist); ; Fine sandy clay loam; Moderate grade of structure, 2-5 mm, 
	Granular; >500 mm, Lenticular; Rough-ped fabric; Fine, (0 - 5) mm crack; Common (1-5 per 
	100mm2) Fine (1-2mm) macropores, Common (1-5 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) 
	macropores, Dry; Firm consistence; Non-plastic; Non-sticky; 2-10%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, 
	rounded, dispersed, Quartz, coarse fragments; Common, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Common, 
	fine (1-2mm) roots; Few, medium (2-5mm) roots; Sharp, Smooth change to - 
	AB	0.09 - 0.31 m	Dark brown (7.5YR3/4-Moist); ; Medium clay; Moderate grade of structure, 10-20 mm, 
	Lenticular; 2-5 mm, Prismatic; Rough-ped fabric; Fine, (0 - 5) mm crack; Moderately moist; 
	Strong consistence; Slightly plastic; Moderately sticky; 0-2%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, rounded, 
	dispersed, coarse fragments; Few cutans, <10% of ped faces or walls coated, distinct; 
	Cultivation pan, Moderately cemented, Continuous, Massive; Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; 
	Few, fine (1-2mm) roots; Clear, Wavy change to - 
	B21	0.31 - 0.8 m	Yellowish red (5YR4/6-Moist); Biological mixing, 2.5YR46, 0-2% , Faint; Silty clay; Strong grade 
	of structure, 5-10 mm, Angular blocky; 50-100 mm, Lenticular; Smooth-ped fabric; Fine, (0 - 5) 
	mm crack; Medium, (5 - 10) mm crack; Few (<1 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) 
	macropores, Dry; Moderately plastic; Moderately sticky; 0-2%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, rounded 
	tabular, dispersed, Quartz, coarse fragments; 0-2%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, rounded tabular, 
	dispersed, coarse fragments; Common cutans, 10-50% of ped faces or walls coated, 
	prominent; Very few (0 - 2 %), Manganiferous, Fine (0 - 2 mm), Fragments, weak, 
	segregations;Common, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Few, fine (1-2mm) roots; Abrupt, Wavy change
	B22	0.8 - 1 m	Brown (7.5YR5/4-Moist); Biological mixing, 2.5YR46, 2-10% , Faint; Silty clay; Strong grade of 
	structure, 20-50 mm, Columnar; 20-50 mm, Prismatic; Smooth-ped fabric; Fine, (0 - 5) mm crack; 
	Medium, (5 - 10) mm crack; Few (<1 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, 
	Moderately moist; Very plastic; Very sticky; 0-2%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, rounded tabular, 
	dispersed, Quartz, coarse fragments; 0-2%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, rounded tabular, dispersed, 
	coarse fragments; Common cutans, 10-50% of ped faces or walls coated, prominent; Very few
	 (0 - 2 %), Manganiferous, Fine (0 - 2 mm), Fragments, weak, segregations;Few, very fine (0-
	1mm) roots; Few, fine (1-2mm) roots; 
	Morphological Notes
	Observation Notes
	Site Notes
	SPIERS SITE1 WHEAT STUBBLE 200M FR DAM

	Project Name:	SOIL STRUCTURE & MANAGEMENT             
	Project Code:	SSM	Site ID:	SSM110	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (ACT)

	Project Name:	SOIL STRUCTURE & MANAGEMENT             
	Project Code:	SSM	Site ID:	SSM110	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 - 0.02	5.11B	0.209A	2.12J	3.78	0.75	0.55	6.13I	8.97
	0.01 - 0.085
	0.02 - 0.05	4.97B	0.223A	1.9J	4.74	0.34	0.84	6.83I	12.30
	0.05 - 0.1	5.09B	0.137A	2.34J	7.15	0.36	1.3	7.43I	17.50
	0.1 - 0.31	5.59B	0.249A	2.39J	8.55	0.21	1.65	10.83I	15.24
	0.31 - 0.41	6.98B	0.49A	1.86J	10.46	0.24	3.8	12.81I	29.66
	0.32 - 0.395
	0.7 - 0.8	7.88B	2.22A	3.66J	17.82	0.62	7.37	20.57I	35.83
	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 - 0.02	1.55C	10	15
	0.01 - 0.085	1.71
	0.02 - 0.05	1.39C	10	17
	0.05 - 0.1	0.96C	9	27
	0.1 - 0.31	0.75C	12	29
	0.31 - 0.41	0.32C	10	30
	0.32 - 0.395	1.68
	0.7 - 0.8	0.41C	12	43
	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 - 0.02
	0.01 - 0.085	0.36F	0.31F	0.29I	0.23F	0.19D
	0.02 - 0.05
	0.05 - 0.1
	0.1 - 0.31
	0.31 - 0.41
	0.32 - 0.395	0.28F	0.24D	0.21G
	0.7 - 0.8

	Project Name:	SOIL STRUCTURE & MANAGEMENT             
	Project Code:	SSM	Site ID:	SSM110	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (ACT)
	Laboratory Analyses Completed for this profile
	13A1_AL	Oxalate-extractable aluminium
	13A1_FE	Oxalate-extractable iron
	13A1_MN	Oxalate-extractable manganese
	13A1_SI	Oxalate-extractable silicon
	13C1_AL	Citrate/dithionite-extractable iron, aluminium, Manganese and Silicon
	13C1_FE	Citrate/dithionite-extractable iron, aluminium, Manganese and Silicon
	13C1_MN	Citrate/dithionite-extractable iron, aluminium, Manganese and Silicon
	13C1_SI	Citrate/dithionite-extractable iron, aluminium, Manganese and Silicon
	14H1_CA	Soluble bases/SE (Ca,Mg,K,Na)
	14H1_K	Soluble bases/SE (Ca,Mg,K,Na)
	14H1_MG	Soluble bases/SE (Ca,Mg,K,Na)
	14H1_NA	Soluble bases/SE (Ca,Mg,K,Na)
	15F1_CA	Exchangeable bases by 0.01M silver-thiourea (AgTU)+, no pretreatment for soluble salts
	15F1_K	Exchangeable bases by 0.01m (AgTU)+, no pretreatment for soluble salts
	15F1_MG	Exchangeable bases by 0.01m (AgTU)+, no pretreatment for soluble salts
	15F1_NA	Exchangeable bases by 0.01m (AgTU)+, no pretreatment for soluble salts
	15F3	CEC by 0.01M silver-thiourea (AgTU)+
	15N1	Exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP)
	3A1	EC of 1:5 soil/water extract
	4B1	pH of 1:5 soil/0.01M calcium chloride extract - direct
	6B3	Total organic carbon - high frequency induction furnace, infrared
	P10_CF_C	Clay (%) - Coventry and Fett pipette method
	P10_CF_Z	Silt (%) - Coventry and Fett pipette method
	P3A1	Bulk density - g/cm3
	P3B3VLc001	0.01 BAR Moisture m3/m3 - Volumetric using undisturbed 98mm diameter core on suction plate
	P3B3VLc003	0.03 BAR Moisture m3/m3 - Volumetric using undisturbed 98mm diameter core on suction plate
	P3B3VLc005	0.05 BAR Moisture m3/m3 - Volumetric using undisturbed 98mm diameter core on suction plate
	P3B3VLc01	0.1 BAR Moisture m3/m3 - Volumetric using undisturbed 98mm diameter core on suction plate
	P3B3VLc03	0.3 BAR Moisture m3/m3 - Volumetric using undisturbed 98mm diameter core on suction plate
	P3B3VLcSAT	Saturated Moisture m3/m3 - Volumetric using undisturbed 98mm diameter core on suction plate
	P3B3VLd06	0.6 BAR Moisture m3/m3 - Volumetric using undisturbed 48mm diameter and 15mm height core on 
	pressure plate
	P3B3VLd1	1 BAR Moisture m3/m3 - Volumetric using undisturbed 48mm diameter and 15mm height core on 
	pressure plate
	P3B3VLd15	15 BAR Moisture m3/m3 - Volumetric using undisturbed 48mm diameter and 15mm height core on 
	pressure plate
	P3B3VLd3	3 BAR Moisture m3/m3 - Volumetric using undisturbed 48mm diameter and 15mm height core on 
	pressure plate
	P3B3VLd5	5 BAR Moisture m3/m3 - Volumetric using undisturbed 48mm diameter and 15mm height core on 
	pressure plate
	P6_LP	Dispersion Index (Loveday and Pyle, 1973)
	PWS1-2mm	1000-2000 micron fraction (%) - Wet Sieving after chemical dispersion
	PWS20-63	20-63 micron fraction (%) - Wet Sieving after chemical dispersion
	PWS212-425	212-425 micron fraction (%) - Wet Sieving after chemical dispersion
	PWS425-1mm	425-1000  micron fraction (%) - Wet Sieving after chemical dispersion
	PWS63-212	63-212 micron fraction (%) - Wet Sieving after chemical dispersion