Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
98000
98
17-Dec-1964
IBC, GGC
West side of Shackleton Glacier at Cascade Bluff, Queen Maud Mountains
Weathering examination
USGS 1:250 000 1968; Liv Glacier SV 1-10/5
No
176.9170
-84.9000
84deg 54.0'S
-176deg -55.0'E
A small basin formed in dolerite approximately 6km ESE of Mt Butters, just north of Mincey Glacier
0
Nil
1,400
A small glacially formed basin cut in dolerite with till on lower surfaces from a mixture of dolerite and granitic material
(o0)
Xerous to subxerous; the soils are moist in places
-30
Coastal mountain
Till from dolerite and granitic rocks
Nil observed
Not observed
SURFACE WEATHERING or |
SURFACE FEATURES |
Some weak surface oxidation; some small salt patches below larger surface stones; a surface crust has formed due to periodic soil wetting
Nil
98a 0-5cm
101
pale brown to brown (10YR 6/3-5/3) bouldery sandy to silty gravel
102
moderately cohesive
103
moderately developed vesicular and siltball structure
104
indistinct boundary,
98b 5-15cm
201
light brownish grey (10YR 6/2) sandy bouldery gravel
202
weakly cohesive
203
weakly developed siltball structure
204
indistinct boundary, on greyish till
Yes
a
NoObs
0
2
(NoObs)
Soluble Salt |
Concentration |
9800001
98a
0-5cm
0
5
none
9800002
98b
5-15cm
5
15
none
12-Dec-2005
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