Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
599000
599
5-Feb-1990
IBC, GGGC, MRB
Pram Point, Scott Base, Ross Island
Soil contamination examination
Dept of Interior US Geological Survey 1986
Lscp
Yes
166.7760
-77.8606
77deg 51.64'S
-166deg -46.56'E
At Scott Base 1.5m from the old Scott Base lab building
0
Nil
7
cf. Notes for GEOLAND below
Some surface thaw water during summer; currently dry but frozen to the surface
-18
Coastal Antarctic
Drift deposit from McMurdo Volcanics, with some surface modification and site levelling from base site occupation
Nil
Nil
SURFACE WEATHERING or |
SURFACE FEATURES |
Nil
Disturbed surface with numerous items of anthropic debris, wood fragments, fibres; plastics etc
599a 0-2cm
101
greyish brown (2.5Y 5/2) sandy gravel
102
loose
103
many fragments of wood and fibres
104
sharp boundary
105
drill core in ice-cemented ground
599b 2-7cm
201
[ greyish brown (2.5Y 5/2) stony gravel
202
wood fragments,
599c 7-9cm
301
[ greyish brown (2.5Y 5/2) stony gravel
302
wood fragments,
599d 7-12cm
401
[ greyish brown (2.5Y 5/2) sandy gravel,
599e 12-24cm
501
[ grey (10YR 5/1) sandy gravel,
599f 24-36cm
601
[ grey (10YR 5/1) sandy gravel,
599g 36-45cm
701
[ grey (10YR 5/1) sandy gravel,
599h 45-58cm
801
[ grey (10YR 5/1) sandy gravel,
599i 58-66cm
901
[ grey (10YR 5/1) sandy gravel,
599j 66-92cm
1001
[ grey (10YR 5/1) sandy gravel
Yes
Hard ice-cemented
2
1
(2cm)
Geoland
Rocks are predominantly scoria flows of the McMurdo Volcanics; Last Glaciation Ross 1 ice covered the site and traces of rocks (sandstone and granite granules |
and small pebbles) probably from the Royal Society Range can be found; the drift mantle is thin and patchy with bedrock a little below the surface |
Soluble Salt |
Concentration |
59900001
599a
0-2cm
0
2
3.70
none
59900002
599b
2-7cm
2
7
14.20
none
59900003
599c
7-9cm
7
9
12.60
none
59900004
599d
7-12cm
7
12
18.20
none
59900005
599e
12-24cm
12
24
18.30
none
59900006
599f
24-36cm
24
36
13.80
none
59900007
599g
36-45cm
36
45
12.10
none
59900008
599h
45-58cm
45
58
14.50
none
59900009
599i
58-66cm
58
66
20.00
none
59900010
599j
66-92cm
66
92
10.00
none
59900001
59900002
59900003
59900004
59900005
59900006
59900007
59900008
59900009
59900010
59900001
59900002
59900003
59900004
59900005
59900006
59900007
59900008
59900009
59900010
59900001
59900002
59900003
59900004
59900005
59900006
59900007
59900008
59900009
59900010
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