VISUALISING AUSTRALASIA'S SOILS

Federation University soil data

Sites

139

Samples

291

Results

8,203

Soil Properties

55

Analyses

65

Sample Depths

combined

All depths

Property Procedure Unit Count Min Max Avg Median StdDev
Colour Human observation process - 380
Soil classification ASC Order - 85
Soil classification ASC Suborder - 85
Soil classification Lismore Soil Series - 63
Soil water content Gravimetric moisture % 60 8.2 43 23.18 24 7.47
Soil texture Hydrometer method (Bouyoucos 1... - 38
Soil texture Soil Texture procedure - 314
Slope Classes Human observation process - 27
Land Surface coarse fragments lithology Human observation process - 30
Land Surface coarse fragments shape Human observation process - 9
Land Surface coarse fragments size Human observation process - 58
Disturbance of site Human observation process - 32
Coarse Fragment abundance Human observation process - 30
Condition of surface soil when dry Human observation process - 26
Strength consistence Human observation process - 120
Effervescence of carbonate in fine earth Human observation process - 15
Mineral soils field texture grade Field soil texture procedure - 123
Boundary distinctness Human observation process - 209
Horizon suffixes Human observation process - 1
Mottle abundance Human observation process - 34
Mottle colour Human observation process - 37
Mottle contrast Human observation process - 22
Mottle size Human observation process - 66
Root size Human observation process - 279
Abundance of segregations Human observation process - 64
Form of segregations Human observation process - 67
Nature of segregations Human observation process - 64
Size of segregations Human observation process - 127
Drainage Human observation process - 32
Soil water status Human observation process - 100
Grade of pedality Human observation process - 123
Size of peds Human observation process - 244
Type of pedality Human observation process - 250
Water repellence Human observation process - 2
Calcium to magnesium ratio CA/MG - 18 0 1.9 0.82 0.8 0.6
Clay content Hydrometer method (Bouyoucos 1... % 38 9.2 87.5 44.54 46.8 19.9
Clay content Clay component procedure % 60 4.25 22.81 11.75 11.53 3.95
Ecological Vegetation Class (Victoria, Australia) Human observation process - 33
Sand content Hydrometer method (Bouyoucos 1... % 38 5.5 82 42.94 41.1 19.79
Sand content Sand component procedure % 60 3.8 47.5 22.82 21.18 10.97
Silt content Hydrometer method (Bouyoucos 1... % 38 3.2 21.8 12.51 12.3 4.6
Silt content Silt component procedure % 60 38.63 78.99 62.76 65.25 9.28
Aluminium concentration CEC-AL % 18 0 0.12 0.07 0.1 0.04
PH CACL2-PH pH 267 3.78 7.5 5.03 4.9 0.58
PH 4A1 pH 344 4.12 9.42 6.19 6.05 0.84
PH Human observation process pH 125 4 9.5 6.47 6.5 1.2
Land Management Human observation process - 340
Unspecified soil observation Human observation process - 293
Effective cation exchange capacity ECEC cmol.kg-1 18 3.68 27.88 14.97 15.29 6.26
Electrical conductivity EC dS.m-1 193 0.32 38.4 5.6 3.7 6.09
Electrical conductivity 3A1 dS.m-1 74 3 1792 473 365 357
Electrical conductivity 3A1 mS.cm-1 313 0.04 3.94 0.68 0.44 0.69
Exchangeable aluminium concentration 15G1 meq.Hg 18 0.01 0.5 0.15 0.01 0.19
Exchangeable calcium concentration EXCH-CA meq.Hg 18 0.14 5.82 2.46 1.8 1.83
Exchangeable magnesium concentration EXCH-MG meq.Hg 18 1.73 4.57 3.96 4.15 0.66
Exchangeable potassium concentration EXCH-K meq.Hg 18 0.07 0.79 0.25 0.18 0.18
Exchangeable sodium concentration CEC-NA % 18 0.05 0.6 0.4 0.39 0.15
Exchangeable sodium concentration EXCH-NA meq.Hg 18 0.73 11.68 6.03 5.41 3.51
Gravel concentration Gravel component Australian St... % 60 0 29.55 2.62 0.76 4.78
Horizon notation Human observation process - 472
Landform description Human observation process - 28
Parent material Human observation process - 120
Substrate material types Human observation process - 32
Distribution Human observation process - 32