Project Name:	SOIL STRUCTURE & MANAGEMENT             
	Project Code:	SSM	Site ID:	SSM136	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (ACT)
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	G.M. Bowman	Locality:
	Date Desc.:	05/03/91	Elevation:	140 metres
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 7525   1:100000	Rainfall:	No Data
	Northing/Long.:	5970840 AMG zone: 54	Runoff:	Slow
	Easting/Lat.:	703650  Datum: AGD66	Drainage:	Poorly drained
	Geology
	ExposureType:	No Data	Conf. Sub. is Parent. Mat.:	No Data
	Geol. Ref.:	Qs	Substrate Material:	No Data
	Land Form
	Rel/Slope Class: 	No Data	Pattern Type:	No Data
	Morph. Type:	Flat	Relief:	No Data
	Elem. Type:	Plain	Slope Category:	No Data
	Slope:	2 % 	Aspect:	No Data
	Surface Soil Condition (dry):	Hardsetting
	Erosion:
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	N/A
	Hypernatric Red Sodosol     	Principal Profile Form:	Dr2.13
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	Red-brown earth
	Confidence level not specified
	Site Disturbance:	Cultivation. Rainfed
	Vegetation:
	Surface Coarse Fragments:
	Profile Morphology
	Ap	0 - 0.17 m	Strong brown (7.5YR4/6-Moist); Strong brown (7.5YR5/6-Dry); ; Coarse sandy clay loam; 
	Weak grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Platy; , Prismatic; Sandy (grains prominent) fabric; Common
	 (1-5 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, Dry; Very firm consistence; Non-plastic;
	 Non-sticky; Very few (0 - 2 %), Ferruginous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Nodules, weak, 
	segregations;Fragipan, Uncemented, Continuous, Massive; Sharp, Smooth change to - 
	B21	0.17 - 0.62 m	Dark red (2.5YR3/6-Moist); Dark red (2.5YR3/6-Dry); ; Medium clay; Moderate grade of 
	structure, 5-10 mm, Angular blocky; 20-50 mm, Lenticular; Rough-ped fabric; Moderately moist; 
	Firm consistence; Slightly plastic; Non-sticky; Abrupt, Irregular change to - 
	BCk	0.62 - 1 m	Yellowish red (5YR4/6-Moist); Yellowish red (5YR4/6-Dry); Substrate influence, 5YR46, 20-
	50% , Distinct; Substrate influence, 5YR68, 2-10% , Distinct; Medium clay; Moderate grade of 
	structure, 10-20 mm, Subangular blocky; 50-100 mm, Prismatic; Rough-ped fabric; Moderately 
	moist; Weak consistence; Slightly plastic; Non-sticky; Few (2 - 10 %), Calcareous, Very coarse 
	(20 - 60 mm), Soft segregations, weak, segregations;Soil matrix is Slightly calcareous; 
	Morphological Notes
	Ap	Dense impermeable surface                                                                                                 
	                                                                              
	B21	Dense reddish B horizon.                                                                                                      
	                                                                          
	BCk	Calcareous - more friable.                                                                                                     
	                                                                         
	Observation Notes
	Paddock sown to lupins now bare hard-   packed surface.                                                                                                              
	                                   
	Site Notes
	ALAN POSTLETHWAITE - CHARLTON         

	Project Name:	SOIL STRUCTURE & MANAGEMENT             
	Project Code:	SSM	Site ID:	SSM136	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	5.65B	0.172A	2.46J	1.77	0.66	0.32	4.76I	6.72
	0.01 - 0.085
	0.02 - 0.05	4.96B	0.202A	2.34J	1.77	0.56	0.33	4.94I	6.68
	0.05 - 0.17	4.89B	0.118A	2.03J	1.76	0.41	0.35	5.25I	6.67
	0.15 - 0.225
	0.17 - 0.3	7.7B	0.4A	5.11J	14.41	0.6	4.17	18.6I	22.42
	0.7 - 0.8	7.89B	0.184A	4.48J	3.59	0.7	0.84	7.5I	11.20
	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	0.97C	19	10
	0.01 - 0.085	1.70
	0.02 - 0.05	0.93C	21	12
	0.05 - 0.17	0.66C	21	13
	0.15 - 0.225	1.73
	0.17 - 0.3	0.6C	11	69
	0.7 - 0.8	2.14C	17	62
	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	0.28F	0.24F	0.22I
	0.02 - 0.05
	0.05 - 0.17
	0.15 - 0.225	0.3F	0.27F	0.26I
	0.17 - 0.3
	0.7 - 0.8

	Project Name:	SOIL STRUCTURE & MANAGEMENT             
	Project Code:	SSM	Site ID:	SSM136	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
	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