Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
13000
013
30-Oct-1964
IBC, GGC
Northern Victoria Land near Hallett Peninsula; west side of Edisto Inlet near Luther Peak
Soil characterisation
MZMS 166; 1960 Tucker Glacier
B&W Pro & CS LScp
No
169.9000
-72.3500
72deg 21.0'S
-169deg -54.0'E
On an uneven sloping lateral moraine surface on the south side of an un-named glacier, approx 2km NE of Luther Peak
10
NW
175
Lateral glacial moraine, possibly ice-cored, deposited by retreat of a local glacier; the moraine marks the former position of the un- named glacier
Xerous to subxerous, some moisture from thawing of patchy snow cover
16
Coastal Antarctic
Bouldery till (up to 2m) comprising metagreywacke of the Robertson Bay Group
Nil observed
Large uneven-surfaced nets with deep (>1m) troughs
SURFACE WEATHERING or |
SURFACE FEATURES |
Some fragmentation of surface rocks, some light staining and exfoliation with slight cavernous weathering
Nil
013 3-0cm
101
surface pebbles, cobbles and boulders
102
very lightly stained
103
subangular
104
some boulders showing slight cavernous weathering
105
small white salt aggregates beneath some stones
106
sharp boundary,
013a 0-5cm
201
pale yellow to pale olive (5Y 7/3-6/3) cobbly silt
202
larger rock particles angular to subangular and unstained but some smaller particles partly oxidised
203
indistinct boundary,
013b 5-13cm
301
pale yellow (5Y 7/3) pebbly silt
302
weakly cohesive
303
subangular to angular unstained rock particles
304
slightly moist
305
indistinct boundary,
013c 13-25cm
401
light olive grey to pale olive (5Y 6/2-7/2) cobbly pebbly silt
402
rock particles angular with some pale coatings
403
fine vesicular structure
404
frosted
405
distinct boundary,
013d 25-50cm
501
light olive grey to pale olive (5Y 6/2-7/2) bouldery pebbly silt
502
rock particles angular to subangular and unstained
503
some pebbles with carbonate coatings
504
firmly frosted, on ice-cemented ground
Yes
a,b,c
Hard ice-cemented
50
2
(50cm)
Soluble Salt |
Concentration |
1300001
013a
0-5cm
0
5
none
1300002
013b
5-13cm
5
13
none
1300003
013c
13-25cm
13
25
none
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