Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
476000
476
13-Nov-1981
J Pickard
Vestfold Hills, Ingrid Christensen Coast
Soil weathering examination
B&W Lscp & Pro
No
78.2167
-68.5500
68deg 33.0'S
-78deg -13.0'E
Club Lake; an elongate moraine draped on a ridge; on the crest of a ridge
0
Nil
50
Bouldery till from fine grained basement rocks
(0o)
Oceanic subxerous; patchy snow cover
0
Coastal Antarctic
Bouldery till with fines
Nil
SURFACE WEATHERING or |
SURFACE FEATURES |
Surface boulders rounded with distinct fragmentation; and reduction; a weakly developed pavement; some ventiforms
476a
101
surface weathered boulders and gravel
102
some salts
476b 0-12cm
201
brown clayey sandy gravel
202
salts abundant around clasts
203
some clasts disintegrating and weathered
204
476c-l 12-100+
301
very dark grey (2.5Y 3/3) and dark greyish brown (2.5Y 4/2) till
302
structureless
303
some rocks weathered
Yes
0
Soluble Salt |
Concentration |
47600002
39.00
28.00
18.00
21.00
10.00
7.00
11.00
4.00
0.70
47600001
47600003
52.00
33.00
17.00
19.00
10.00
7.00
9.00
5.00
0.70
47600004
34.00
31.00
15.00
19.00
11.00
8.00
10.00
5.00
0.50
47600005
44.00
24.00
16.00
21.00
12.00
8.00
11.00
7.00
0.70
47600006
47600007
47600008
43.00
27.00
16.00
19.00
12.00
10.00
11.00
5.00
0.80
47600009
47600010
47600011
38.00
27.00
16.00
19.00
12.00
9.00
9.00
7.00
0.70
47600012
19.00
29.00
16.00
19.00
12.00
10.00
9.00
4.00
0.80
47600002
7.00
42.00
25.00
18.00
14.00
1.20
35.00
25.00
47600001
47600003
7.40
7.00
5.00
7.30
13.00
1.10
6.60
6.90
47600004
7.10
7.51
3.40
7.20
11.00
1.00
6.70
10.00
47600005
7.40
6.51
3.40
7.30
9.80
0.96
6.00
8.20
47600006
47600007
47600008
6.80
7.91
3.80
12.00
9.20
0.81
5.00
15.00
47600009
47600010
47600011
7.40
4.40
2.90
2.90
7.10
0.45
4.20
6.30
47600012
6.90
4.08
2.60
2.90
6.30
0.32
47600002
60
20
8
4
4
4
47600001
47600003
65
10
15
5
5
47600004
60
8
12
4
4
4
8
47600005
65
10
10
5
10
47600006
47600007
47600008
60
10
10
3
3
7
7
47600009
47600010
47600011
50
10
10
10
5
10
47600012
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