Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
15000
15
31-Oct-1964
IBC, GGC
Northern Victoria Land near Hallett Peninsula; west side of Edisto Inlet, 2km south of Cape Christie
Particle size examination
MZMS 166; 1960 Tucker Glacier
CS
No
169.9170
-72.3500
72deg 21.0'S
-169deg -55.0'E
A steeply sloping couloir in cliffs, immediately adjacent to Edisto Inlet; sampled from rock exposure near the top of the slope
40
E
450
Metagreywackes of the Robertson Bay Group have remnant deposits of very old tills (Miocene?) overlying partly weathered? bedrock, loess like materials occur in pockets
Xerous to subxerous, some moisture from thawing of extensive snow cover
-17
Coastal Antarctic
Fine textured loess like material in rock crevasses
Nil observed
Nil observed
SURFACE WEATHERING or |
SURFACE FEATURES |
15a 0-5cm
101
pale yellow (5Y 7/3) fine pebbly and granular silt
102
cohesive
103
vesicular structure
Yes
a
NoObs
0
(NoObs)
Soluble Salt |
Concentration |
1500001
15a
0-5cm
0
5
none
12-Dec-2005
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