Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
16000
16
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
170.0000
-72.3000
72deg 18.0'S
-170deg 0.0'E
A steeply sloping couloir in cliffs, immediately adjacent to Edisto Inlet; sampled from rock exposure near basal till
40
E
350
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 |
Nil
16a 0-5cm
101
pale yellow (5Y 7/3) fine pebbly and granular silt
102
cohesive
103
vesicular structure
Yes
a
NotObs
0
(NoObs)
Soluble Salt |
Concentration |
1600001
16a
0-5cm
0
5
none
12-Dec-2005
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