Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
96000
96
17-Dec-1964
IBC, GGC
West side of Shackleton Glacier at Cascade Bluff, Queen Maud Mountains
Soil characterisation
USGS 1:250 000 1968; Liv Glacier SV 1-10/5
No
177.5830
-84.9667
84deg 58.0'S
-177deg -35.0'E
A low till covered surface close to a small stream and a nearby meltwater lake alongside the Mincey Glacier
4
E
1,300
cf. Notes for GEOLAND below
(4o)
Xerous to subxerous; some water flowing in a nearby small stream
-30
Coastal mountain
Young till from sedimentary rocks, granite and dolerite
Nil observed
Nil
SURFACE WEATHERING or |
SURFACE FEATURES |
Bouldery surface with little staining or weathering; no surface crust
Nil
96 5-0cm
101
surface boulders, cobbles and pebbles
102
angular to subangular and non to weakly stained,
96a 0-10cm
201
pale brown (10YR 6/3) cobbly silty gravel
202
loose
203
few fine salt flecks
204
many rock particles covered with silt coating
205
rock particles angular to subrounded and mainly unstained
206
indistinct boundary,
96b 10-30cm
301
pale brown (10YR 6/3) cobbly silty gravel
302
loose
303
weakly developed vesicular structure
304
thin silt coatings on many rock particles
305
rock particles mostly angular to subrounded and unstained but some granite and dolerite particles moderately |
stained and partly altered |
306
distinct boundary, on bouldery till
Yes
a,b,c
Hard ice-cemented
30
2
(30cm)
Geoland
In the lower half of the Shackleton Valley, granites of the Granite Harbour Intrusives occur and tills are more varied in composition with Beacon Group |
sediments, dolerite and granite being the main components; the tills are young; because the climate is warmer, small streams and meltwater pools are present |
Soluble Salt |
Concentration |
9600001
96a
0-10cm
0
10
none
9600002
96b
10-30cm
10
30
none
12-Dec-2005
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