Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
65000
65
2-Dec-1964
IBC, GGC
Shackleton Glacier, Queen Maud Mountains, on mountain slopes to the south of McGregor Glacier at the northern end of the Cumulus Hills
Weathering examination
USGS 1:250 000 1968; Liv Glacier SV 1-10/5
CS Lscp
No
174.4830
-85.2167
85deg 13.0'S
-174deg -29.0'E
Near the edge of the Polar Plateau at the head of La Prade Valley, 4km SE of Shenk Pk.; an easy sloping Beacon sediment outcrop surface
15
NE
2,700
Beacon Group sediments, mainly sandstones outcrop widely but seldom have accumulations of weathered materials or soils
(15o)
Xerous; abundant snow patches but no thawing observed
-40
Central mountain
Yellow weathered sandstone with a surface crust
Nil observed
Nil
SURFACE WEATHERING or |
SURFACE FEATURES |
Nil
65a 0-5cm
101
pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4) gravelly silty sand
102
loose but with a thin cohesive surface crust
103
sandstone particles platey and unstained and dolerite particles subrounded and moderately stained.
Yes
a
NoObs
0
3
(NoObs)
Soluble Salt |
Concentration |
6500001
65a
0-5cm
0
5
none
12-Dec-2005
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