Ross Sea Region Soil Sites

375000

375

27-Nov-1972

IBC, GGC

Taylor Valley, Dry Valley region

SITE KEY

SITE NO

REASON SAMPLED

DATE RECORDED

AUTHORS

weathering examination

DESCRIPTION

USGS Ross Island & Vicinity, 1:250 000

MAP / SURVEY

PHOTO RECORD

No

162.1830

/

-77.7083

LAT / LONG

77deg 42.5'S

-162deg -11.0'E

/

[ Lat/Long (deg)

]

ALTITUDE (m)

GEOLOGICAL

SETTING

0

SLOPE (deg)

ASPECT

0

TEMPERATURE  (degC)

DEPTH (cm)

SOIL MOISTURE STATUS

0

Est MAT (degC)

SOIL CLIMATE ZONE

SOIL PARENT MATERIAL

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY

PATTERNED GROUND

SURFACE WEATHERING  or

SURFACE FEATURES

PREVIOUS DISTURBANCE

PROFILE DESCRIPTION

Part

SAMPLES

a

Med

Hi

/

FROZEN TYPE

0

FROZEN GROUND DEPTH(cm)

SOIL WEATHERING STAGE

Notes:

Seive

Size

Vol. Moisture

Drill Vol

Vol. Moisture

(BD=2)

Soluble Salt

Concentration

Gravimetric

Moisture

Particle

Size

Dry Bulk

Density

Bulk

Density

Base

(cm)

Top

(cm)

Depth

description

Sample

name

Sample

Key

Physical Data:

Notes

Grav.

M. Cont

Fe2O3

Part. Size

<0.002

Part. Size

0.02-0.002

Part. Size

0.05-0.02

Part. Size

0.1-0.05

Part. Size

0.25-0.1

Part. Size

0.5-0.25

Part. Size

2-0.5

Part. Size

<2mm

Sample

Key

Particle Size:

37500001

73.00

17.80

14.20

32.00

12.50

8.70

11.10

3.50

0.11

Notes

NO3

meq/100g

SO4

meq/100g

Cl

meq/100g

K

meq/100g

Mg

meq/100g

Ca

meq/100g

Na

meq/100g

EC

mmho/cm

pH

Solution Chemistry:

Sample

Key

37500001

9.00

5.00

16.30

1.60

25.80

0.60

20.26

5.00

11.80

CAL

HB

FLD

QTZ

HT

FE -

CHL

SM

CHL

HIV

VT

ICHL

HIV -

IHM

IHM

MICA

Notes

Sample

Key

Clay Mineralogy:

37500001

95

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