Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
28000
28
3-Nov-1964
IBC, GGC
Northern Victoria Land near Hallett Peninsula; at Redcastle Ridge between the Arneb and Edisto Glaciers
Weathering examination
MZMS 166; 1960 Tucker Glacier
No
169.9670
-72.4333
72deg 26.0'S
-169deg -58.0'E
A raised beach surface on the coast on the eastern side of Redcastle Ridge
2
N
4
| Deposits on low surfaces near the coast are fluvially worked volcanic materials from adjacent outcrops of McMurdo Volcanics; beach deposits nearest the coast are bouldery |
| storm beach deposits but are finer further away |
Oceanic subxerous,
-15
Coastal Antarctic
Coastal beach gravels derived from basalt flow, scoria and tuffite; partly sorted and rounded
Nil observed
Nil
| SURFACE WEATHERING or |
| SURFACE FEATURES |
Nil
28a 0-3cm
101
light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) sandy pebble and cobble gravel
102
cohesive
103
weak vesicular structure
104
rock particles subrounded
Yes
a
NoObs
0
1
(NoObs)
| Soluble Salt |
| Concentration |
2800001
28a
0-3cm
0
3
none
12-Dec-2005
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