Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
29000
29
3-Nov-1964
IBC, GGC
Northern Victoria Land near Hallett Peninsula; at Redcastle Ridge between the Arneb and Edisto Glaciers
Soil characterisation
MZMS 166; 1960 Tucker Glacier
B&W Pro & LScp
No
169.9670
-72.4333
72deg 26.0'S
-169deg -58.0'E
A low angle slope adjacent to an extensive snowbank with bedrock fragmentation occurring through frost action
10
N
500
Flow basalt of the McMurdo Volcanics Group is interbedded with scoriaceous basalt and tuffite
Oceanic subxerous, moisture from thawing of intermittent surface snow cover
-18
Coastal Antarctic
Dark coloured and coarse textured fragmented flow basalt forming a veneer of frost shattered material
scattered small patches of orange lichen
Weakly developed small nets (.5-1.5m) with fines concentrated in the centres
| SURFACE WEATHERING or |
| SURFACE FEATURES |
Angular surface pebbles and cobbles
Nil
29a 0-5cm
101
dark grey to very dark grey (2.5Y N4/-N3/) pebble gravel
102
loose
103
some rock particles with thin white salt coatings
104
rock particles angular
105
distinct boundary,
29b 5-10cm
201
very dark grey (2.5Y N3/) pebble gravel
202
loose
203
slightly moist
204
rock particles angular
205
distinct boundary,
29c 10-20cm
301
very dark grey (2.5Y N3/) sandy pebble gravel
302
firmly frosted, on frozen ground
Yes
a,b,c
Hard ice-cemented
20
1
(20cm)
| Soluble Salt |
| Concentration |
2900001
29a
0-5cm
0
5
none
2900002
29b
5-10cm
5
10
none
2900003
29c
10-20cm
10
20
none
12-Dec-2005
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