Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
251000
251
12-Dec-1969
IBC,GGC/BCW,HRK
Scott Glacier region, southern Trans-antarctic Mountains on the Watson Escarpment
Soil weathering examination
US Geological Survey 1:250 000 1968, Mount Blackburn
No
-146.5830
-86.2250
86deg 13.5'S
146deg 35.0'E
High on the Watson Escarpment at a dolerite ridge-capping outcrop
0
2,750
Dolerite intrusive rocks cap the Beacon Sandstone and form a stable ridge surface
-40
Central Mountain
Weathered downslope dolerite debris
SURFACE WEATHERING or |
SURFACE FEATURES |
Dolerite is strongly stained and pitted
Nil
251a 0-25cm
101
brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy pebble and granule gravel
102
moderately cohesive
103
distinct salt flecks and some precipitations on rock fragments
104
rock particles mainly subangular and moderately to strongly altered
Yes
a
0
4
Soluble Salt |
Concentration |
25100001
43.00
25100001
25100001
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