Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
477000
477
17-Nov-1981
J Pickard
Vestfold Hills, Ingrid Christensen Coast
SITE KEY
SITE NO
REASON SAMPLED
DATE RECORDED
AUTHORS
Soil weathering examination
DESCRIPTION
MAP SURVEY
B&W Lscp & Pro
PHOTO RECORD
No
78.1667
/
-68.6500
LAT LONG
68deg 39.0'S
-78deg -10.0'E
/
Lat/Long (deg)
]
Gamma Cove; a moraine ridge with distinct knolls; on a ridge crest at the foot of a knoll
ALTITUDE (m)
GEOLOGICAL 
SETTING
0
SLOPE (deg)
Nil
ASPECT
15
Young moraine, similar to nearby moraine dated at >35000 yrs
(0o)
TEMPERATURE  (degC)
DEPTH (cm)
Oceanic subxerous; patchy snow cover
SOIL MOISTURE STATUS
0
Est MAT (degC)
Coastal Antarctic
SOIL CLIMATE ZONE
Bouldery heterogeneous till
SOIL PARENT MATERIAL
BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY
Distinct troughs
PATTERNED GROUND
SURFACE WEATHERING  or 
SURFACE FEATURES
Angular upstanding boulders; non pavementic
PREVIOUS DISTURBANCE
PROFILE DESCRIPTION
477a
101
surface boulders and clayey sand
Part
102
 a few salts
Part
477b-j 0-90cm
201
 7.5Y 3/2 bouldery clayey sand
Part
202
 structureless
Part
203
 massive
Part
204
 frosted
Part
205
 on frozen ground
Part
Yes
SAMPLES
Hard frozen
FROZEN TYPE
90
FROZEN GROUND DEPTH(cm)
SOIL WEATHERING STAGE
(90cm)
Notes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Seive
Size
VolMoisture  
Drill Vol
VolMoisture  
(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.
MCont
Fe2O3
PartSize
<0.002
PartSize
0.02-0.002
PartSize
0.05-0.02
PartSize
0.1-0.05
PartSize
0.25-0.1
PartSize
0.5-0.25
PartSize
2-0.5
PartSize
<2mm
Sample 
Key
Particle Size
47700001
47700002
77.00
12.00
16.00
24.00
15.00
11.00
9.00
13.00
0.40
47700003
67.00
20.00
17.00
23.00
14.00
11.00
8.00
7.00
0.30
47700004
47700005
69.00
14.00
18.00
26.00
16.00
12.00
8.00
6.00
0.30
47700006
47700007
70.00
14.00
16.00
25.00
17.00
14.00
10.00
4.00
0.30
47700008
47700009
47700010
78.00
20.00
15.00
22.00
14.00
12.00
9.00
7.00
0.30
 
 
 
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
47700001
47700002
8.40
2.26
3.90
0.32
1.10
0.30
2.30
0.76
0.01
47700003
8.70
0.77
0.23
0.03
0.36
0.12
0.01
0.62
47700004
47700005
9.20
0.11
47700006
47700007
9.40
0.09
47700008
47700009
47700010
9.30
0.14
 
 
 
CAL
HB
FLD
QTZ
HT
FE 
CHL
SM
CHL
HIV
VT
ICHL
HIV 
IHM
IHM
MICA
Notes
Sample 
Key
Clay Mineralogy:
47700001
47700002
70
2
4
5
3
5
10
47700003
75
3
2
5
5
5
5
47700004
47700005
70
10
10
10
47700006
47700007
75
10
5
10
47700008
47700009
47700010
70
7
5
5
3
10
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