Agency Code: 501 Project Code: NEG Site Code: 0723
Described by: Unknown Date: 25/06/1990

Location: MGA94 Zone: 51  287081 mE  6708722 mN Map sheet:  Menzies 250K
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Landform
Landform pattern:	Slope:  0 %
Relief/modal slope:
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Pattern Relief: 

Surface and Hydrological Properties
Rock outcrop:   
Surface coarse fragments: 
Physical properties: firm
Surface Crusting: 20%, Lichen ( infrequent)

Geology/parent material
Soil parent material: calcrete

Vegetation
Veg unit: PESW - Plain eucalypt saltbush woodland

Species List
Acacia colletioides, Acacia hemiteles, Atriplex vesicaria, Cassia nemophila, Chenopodium sp., Casuarina cristata, Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima, Eremophila decipiens, Eremophila scoparia, Eremophila sp., Exocarpos aphyllus, Heterodendrum oleifolium, Maireana georgei, Maireana sedifolia, Olearia muelleri, Ptilotus obovatus, Rhagodia drummondii, Rhagodia preissii, Santalum acuminatum, Scaevola spinescens, Stipa elegantissima, Templetonia egena

Current Classification
WA Soil Group: (1999) Red loamy earth
Australian Soil Classification: (2002) Red Kandosol
ASC confidence: low
Map Unit: 266Do

Other Classifications
Great Soil Group:  
Northcote PPF: Gn2.13

Soil Profile Description

Horizon | Depth (cm) | Description
A11 | 0-3 | Dark red (2.5YR 3/6 moist) sandy loam; weak dry consistence; earthy fabric; massive structure; non-calcareous; pH 6.
A12 | 3-21 | Dark red (2.5YR 3/6 moist) sandy loam; firm dry consistence; earthy fabric; massive structure; non-calcareous; pH 6.
B2 | 21-40 | Red (2.5YR 4/8 moist) fine sandy clay loam; very firm dry consistence; few fine calcareous soft segregations; highly calcareous; pH 9.5; notes: texture code was SCLFS.
B3 | 40-75 | Red (2.5YR 4/8 moist) light clay; very firm dry consistence; few fine calcareous soft segregations; highly calcareous; pH 9.5.