Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
482000
482
11-Nov-1980
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
78.0333
/
-68.6000
LAT / LONG
68deg 36.0'S
-78deg -2.0'E
/
[ Lat/Long (deg)
]
Moraine Bay; a moraine transverse ridge; on a ridge crest
ALTITUDE (m)
GEOLOGICAL 
SETTING
0
SLOPE (deg)
Nil
ASPECT
18
Extensive till surface with large boulders; mainly basement rocks
(0o)
TEMPERATURE  (degC)
DEPTH (cm)
Oceanic subxerous; small snow patches present
SOIL MOISTURE STATUS
0
Est MAT (degC)
Coastal Antarctic
SOIL CLIMATE ZONE
Sandy gravel till
SOIL PARENT MATERIAL
BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY
Nil
PATTERNED GROUND
SURFACE WEATHERING  or 
SURFACE FEATURES
Boulders upstanding; some weakly ventiformed; some spalling;
PREVIOUS DISTURBANCE
PROFILE DESCRIPTION
482a
101
surface boulders and sandy gravel,
Part
482b-g 0-60cm
201
 greenish heterogeneous sandy clayey bouldery gravel
Part
202
 rocks decomposing,
Part
482h 60-70cm
301
 grey sand lens
Part
302
 few rocks
Part
303
 rocks decomposing,
Part
482i-l 70-107cm
401
 heterogeneous massive clay/sand/grave/boulders
Part
402
 rocks decomposing,
Part
482m 107-117cm
501
 sandy clay
Part
502
 slightly greenish with pebbles and sand
Part
503
 rocks decomposing
Part
Yes
SAMPLES
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: 
48200001
48200002
69.00
22.00
21.00
21.00
14.00
11.00
7.00
4.00
0.40
48200003
77.00
17.00
18.00
24.00
16.00
13.00
8.00
5.00
0.40
48200004
48200005
62.00
23.00
19.00
22.00
14.00
11.00
7.00
4.00
0.20
48200006
46.00
34.00
18.00
20.00
11.00
7.00
6.00
4.00
0.40
48200007
49.00
31.00
20.00
24.00
12.00
6.00
4.00
3.00
0.20
48200008
58.00
18.00
17.00
23.00
17.00
12.00
9.00
4.00
0.40
48200009
48200010
48200011
25.00
22.00
18.00
20.00
14.00
11.00
9.00
5.00
0.20
48200012
49.00
30.00
24.00
21.00
10.00
6.00
5.00
3.00
0.30
48200013
49.00
35.00
18.00
18.00
11.00
8.00
5.00
4.00
0.20
 
 
 
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
48200001
48200002
8.50
1.62
0.79
0.74
0.85
0.16
1.20
1.30
48200003
8.60
1.51
0.90
0.20
0.77
0.10
1.30
0.58
48200004
48200005
9.00
2.06
1.30
0.45
1.20
0.11
1.70
0.48
48200006
8.10
1.97
1.20
0.43
1.10
0.10
1.70
0.51
48200007
9.00
1.20
0.78
0.35
0.86
0.09
1.30
0.47
48200008
7.60
1.91
0.93
1.30
1.20
0.10
1.40
2.20
48200009
48200010
48200011
8.60
1.40
0.76
0.62
0.95
0.08
1.20
1.10
48200012
7.40
1.54
0.55
2.20
1.00
0.08
0.76
4.60
48200013
8.40
1.66
0.46
1.20
0.99
0.07
0.70
1.50
 
 
 
CAL
HB
FLD
QTZ
HT
FE - 
CHL
SM
CHL
HIV
VT
ICHL
HIV - 
IHM
IHM
MICA
Notes
Sample 
Key
Clay Mineralogy:
48200001
48200002
60
10
10
5
4
10
6
48200003
60
5
5
5
3
10
7
crist 5
48200004
48200005
70
10
10
10
48200006
48200007
70
5
5
5
5
10
48200008
65
5
5
5
5
5
5
crist 5
48200009
48200010
48200011
70
3
2
10
10
crist 5
48200012
70
5
3
4
3
5
5
crist 5
48200013
55
10
3
2
5
5
15
crist 6
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