Soils in Cambrian sediments and volcanics
Vegetation | Profile Characteristics | Soil name | Information source - see table below for abbreviations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Soils in interlayered mudstone, siltstone and sandstone | ||||
wet eucalypt forest at low altitude | texture-contrast soil with fine sandy/loamy textures loam textures in upper layers overlying clay textures in subsoil; prominent bleached A2 horizon | Fagan | F S Tas Soil 6.1 | |
wet eucalypt forest at medium altitude | texture-contrast soil with sandy loam texture in upper layers overlying clay textures in subsoil; prominent A2 horizon | White | Soils Bulletin 3* | |
wet eucalypt forest at low altitude | gradational soil with clay loam textures in upper horizons overlying clay texture in subsoil; humus coatings in subsoil | Farnham | F S Tas Soil 6.2 | |
wet eucalypt forest at low altitude | gradational soil with clay loam texture in surface horizon overlying clay texture in subsoil; red weathered | Castra | Soils Bulletin 3 | |
wet eucalypt forest at medium altitude | gradational soil with clay loam texture in surface layers overlying clayey texture in subsoil | Gaunt | Soils Bulletin 3* | |
moist eucalypt forest and swamp vegetation | texture-contrast soil with sandy clay loam texture in upper horizons overlying clay texture in subsoil; weakly bleached A2 horizon; mottled subsoil (poorly drained) | Gregory | Soils Bulletin 3* | |
mixed wet eucalypt and rainforest at medium altitude | texture-contrast soil with sandy loam/sandy clay loam textures in upper layers overlying clay textures in subsoil | Wedge | ||
mixed wet eucalypt and rainforest at medium altitude | gradational soil with silty loam/silty clay loam textures | Clearhill | ||
Soils in chert and derived deposits | ||||
Moist eucalypt forest | Texture-contrast soil with sandy clay loam and sandy texture in upper layers overlying clayey texture in deep subsoil; prominent A2 horizon and humus pan (podosol) | Barren | Soils Bulletin 3* | |
Moist eucalypt forest | Uniform soil with very gravelly sand textures throughout; (may overlie buried soils of different texture) | Gordon | ||
moist to wet eucalypt forest | Uniform soil with clayey textures; subsoil mottling (moderately well drained) | Jetty | Soils Bulletin 3* | |
Soils in volcanic rocks including keratophyre and spillite | ||||
wet eucalypt forest | gradational soil with clay loam texture in upper layers overlying clay texture in subsoil; red weathered; in keratophyre | Minnow | F S Tas Soil 6.2 Soils Bulletin 3 | |
wet eucalypt forest | gradational soil with clay loam texture in upper layers overlying clay texture in subsoil; red weathered; in spillite | Gawler | Soils Bulletin 3 | |
(* = no laboratory analyses)
Abbreviations used for publications:
F S Tas | Grant, J.; Laffan, M.; Hill, R.; Neilsen, W. 1995. Forest Soils of Tasmania. Forestry Tasmania, Hobart. 189 p. |
Soils Bulletin 1 | Laffan, M.; Grant, J.; Hill, R. 1995. Soils of Tasmanian State Forests 1. Pipers Sheet. Soils Bulletin 1. Forestry Tasmania, Hobart. 271 p. |
Soils Bulletin 2 | Grant, J.; Laffan, M.; Hill, R. 1995. Soils of Tasmanian State Forests 2. Forester Sheet. Soils Bulletin 2. Forestry Tasmania, Hobart. 245 p. |
Soils Bulletin 3 | Hill, R.; Laffan, M.D.; Grant, J. 1995. Soils of Tasmanian State Forests 3. Forth Sheet. Soils Bulletin 3. Forestry Tasmania, Hobart. 317 p. |