Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
111000
111
30-Dec-1964
IBC, GGC
Victoria Land, Trans-antarctic Mountains; at the southern end of the Cook Mountains in the Brown Hills region of the Darwin Glacier
Soil characterisation
USGS 1:250,000 1963; Carlyon Glacier ST 57-60/13*
Cs Lscp
No
158.7500
-79.7500
79deg 45.0'S
-158deg -45.0'E
Blank Peaks between the Bartrum and Foggydog Glaciers; on the upper slopes of a small cirque like basin with a sloping bouldery moraine surface;
4
SE
1,175
Granite Harbour Intrusives outcrop prominently on ridges with some smaller dolerite caps; surficial till deposits on higher slopes may be a little older than on lower slopes;
Xerous to subxerous; the surface is predominantly snow free but some snow occurs on nearby |
hill slopes; the soil is moist below 10cm |
-26
Coastal mountain
Bouldery and sandy granitic till
Yellow and black lichen are present on boulders
Moderately developed nets with domed centres
SURFACE WEATHERING or |
SURFACE FEATURES |
Surface boulders are moderately stained on upper surfaces; cavernous weathering is weakly developed; occasional small deposits of gypsum on some |
boulders |
Nil
111a 0-2cm
201
very pale brown (10YR 7/4) sandy granular and pebbly gravel
202
moderately cohesive forming a weakly developed surface crust
203
weakly developed vesicular structure
204
rock particles subrounded to subangular, moderately stained and some partly altered
205
sharp boundary,
111b 2-10cm
301
reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) sandy granular pebbly gravel
302
loose
303
rock particles subangular to subrounded and moderately stained but some strongly stained and altered throughout
304
distinct boundary,
111c 10-30cm
401
yellowish brown (moist 10YR 5/6, dry light yellowish brown 10YR 6/4) sandy granular to cobbly gravel
402
weakly cohesive due to moistness
403
rock particles subangular to subrounded and weakly stained
404
sharp boundary, on frozen ground
2-0cm
101
surface pebbly and granular sand
102
subrounded and moderately stained,
Yes
a,b,c
Hard ice-cemented
30
3
(30cm)
Soluble Salt |
Concentration |
11100001
111a
0-2cm
0
2
none
11100002
111b
2-10cm
2
10
none
11100003
111c
10-20cm
10
20
none
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