Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
278000
278
3-Jan-1970
IBC, GGC
Scott Glacier region, southern Trans-antarctic Mountains, on the West side of the Robert Scott Glacier, about 40km from the coast
Soil weathering examination
Mount Goodale
CS Lscp
No
-153.1670
-85.8500
85deg 51.0'S
153deg 10.0'E
cf. Notes for DESCR below
18
W
1,075
| The local rocks are medium to fine grained granite but the till contains some dolerite and gneiss indicating a more distant source; this site at the lowest altitude is the most |
| recently exposed glacial retreat surface |
(18o)
No water observed, snow patches nearby which probably thaw
-25
Coastal Mountain
Thin gravelly till
Nil observed
Nil
| SURFACE WEATHERING or |
| SURFACE FEATURES |
Some surface staining of bedrock exposures
Nil
278a 3-0cm
101
surface granules, pebbles and some boulders
102
subangular to subrounded and weakly stained,
278b 0-15cm
201
pale olive (5Y 6/3) sandy granular to boulder gravel
202
weakly cohesive
203
moderately developed vesicular structure
204
rock particles subangular and dominantly unstained
205
sharp boundary, on ice cemented ground
Yes
a,b
Ice-cemented
15
2
(15cm)
Descr
| At the southern end of Taylor Ridge, at the lower (western end) of a westward sloping terrain comprising a sequence of glacial retreat surfaces of differing age; a |
| low level surface with bare areas separated by large snow patches, approximately 50m above the basin ice sheet |
| Soluble Salt |
| Concentration |
27800001
18.00
27800002
74.00
27800001
27800002
27800001
27800002
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