Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
10000
10
30-Oct-1964
IBC, GGC
Northern Victoria Land near Hallett Peninsula; west side of Edisto Inlet near Luther Peak
Weathering examination
MZMS 166; 1960 Tucker Glacier
No
169.9000
-72.3500
72deg 21.0'S
-169deg -54.0'E
northern side of glacial basin, 2km NE of Luther Peak on a ridge above the coast
0
Nil
175
Schistose greywackes of the Robertson Bay Group, bands of harder rock separated by thinner strongly foliated bands
Xerous to subxerous
-15
Coastal Antarctic
Foliated and crumbled schistose greywacke forming a thin veneer over bedrock
Nil observed
Nil
| SURFACE WEATHERING or |
| SURFACE FEATURES |
Foliated greywacke disaggregating along bedding planes and forming a powdery material in rock cracks
Nil
10a 0-3 cm
101
light grey (5Y 7/1) fine pebbly silt
102
loose
103
greywacke fragments tabular and unstained
104
some rock fragments with a distinct thin oxidised coating.
Yes
a
NoObs
0
1
(NoObs)
| Soluble Salt |
| Concentration |
1000001
10a
0-3cm
0
3
none
12-Dec-2005
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