Agency Code: 501 Project Code: SCS Site Code: 0511
Described by: Gottfried Scholz Date: 22/04/1993

Observation type: soil pit Category: full description

Location: MGA94 Zone: 50  647296 mE  6545589 mN Elevation (m): 310  Map sheet:  Westonia 100K
Location notes: Begley rd and Capito rd--John Perrin's farm
Site notes: G. Scholz has site photos Coarse sandy surface
Disturbance: Cultivation, rainfed.

Landform
Landform pattern: peneplain
Relief/modal slope:
Landform element:
Morphological type: lower slope
Pattern Relief:  peneplain

Surface and Hydrological Properties
Rock outcrop:   
Surface coarse fragments: 
Physical properties: 

Vegetation
Surrounded by:  combination (shrub, mallee, woodland)
Notes: M-E. transcontinentalis, E. yilgarnensis, E. loxophleba(smbrk) B-M. pauperiflora(fastigiata),  A. colletioides, A. ligulata Acacia sp.  

Land use
Site: Cropping (may include grazing in rotation). Surrounds: Cropping (may include grazing in rotation).

Current Classification
WA Soil Group: (1999) Red sandy earth, *
Map Unit: 258Ba_3

Soil Profile Description

Horizon | Depth (cm) | Description
Ah | 0-10 | Yellowish red (5YR 4/6 moist), reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6 dry) clayey coarse sand; firm dry consistence; sandy fabric; apedal,; abundant roots; pH 8.3; EC 4 mS/m; notes: HARD SETTING--CONSISTENCE: HARD SETTING TO LOOSE; gradual boundary.
| 10-45 | Red (2.5YR 5/8 moist), reddish yellow (5YR 6/8 dry) coarse sandy loam; firm dry consistence; sandy fabric; apedal,; common roots; pH 6.8; EC 7 mS/m; notes: 10-30CM=HARD SETTING--30-45CM=SOFT & LOOSE--CLODS(50CM X 50CM X 30CM) CONSISTENCE: HARD SETTING TO LOOSE; clear, wavy boundary.
| 45-50 | Pinkish grey (5YR 7/2 moist), white (5YR 8/1 dry) coarse sand; rigid dry consistence; sandy fabric; apedal,; pH 8.5; EC 11 mS/m; clear, wavy boundary.
| 50-100 | Reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6 moist), yellow (10YR 7/6 dry) coarse sandy clay loam; rigid dry consistence; sandy fabric; platy structure; rapid dispersion; pH 7.8; EC 4 mS/m; notes: CEMENTED LIKE ROCK--COLOURS AT 50CM & 90CM--CLODS: 50CM X 50CM X 50CM--PLATY STRUCTURE: SHINEY CLAY LAYERS PARALLEL TO SURFACE.