Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
202000
202
18-Nov-1969
IBC, GGC
Scott Glacier region, southern Trans-antarctic Mountains
Weathering examination
US Geological Survey 1:250 000, 1968, Mount Blackburn
No
-145.9500
-86.5567
86deg 33.4'S
145deg 57.0'E
cf. Notes for DESCR below
15
N
1,850
cf. Notes for GEOLAND below
Ultraxerous
-40
Inland Mountain
Fine material in fractured granitic rock
Nil Observed
Nil
| SURFACE WEATHERING or |
| SURFACE FEATURES |
Some oxidation on surface boulders; fretting of micas from exposed rocks
Nil
a
0
1
Descr
| On the north side of Mt Mooney which forms a large nunatack near the head of the Robison Glacier; the site is amongst cliffs on a ridge adjacent to a small |
| glacial retreat embayment, approximately 2 km NNW of Mt Mooney at the same site as soil 201 but on a pinkish granite outcrop |
Geoland
| Mt Mooney is predominantly metavolcanic but the north side is granite, predominanly pink and coarse-grained, probably intrusive; the lower slopes of Mt |
| Mooney are partly scree covered but many boulders at the foot of the slope are moderately stained; there are signs of ice ablation having exposed surfaces with |
| previous weathering features |
| Soluble Salt |
| Concentration |
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41.00
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