Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
600000
600
5-Feb-1990
IBC, GGGC, MRB
Pram Point, Scott Base, Ross Island
Soil contamination examination
Dept of Interior US Geological Survey 1986
Lscp
Yes
166.7780
-77.8603
77deg 51.62'S
-166deg -46.68'E
At Scott Base outside the entrance to the old Mess Hut, approximately 8m SE from the existing Scott Base Mess room
0
Nil
7
cf. Notes for GEOLAND below
Some surface thaw water during summer; currently dry but frozen to within 2cm of the |
surface |
-18
Coastal Antarctic
Drift deposit from McMurdo Volcanics, with some surface modification from site levelling for base site occupation; some foreign debris
Nil
Nil
SURFACE WEATHERING or |
SURFACE FEATURES |
Nil
Disturbed surface with numerous items of anthropic debris
600a 0-2cm
101
greyish brown (10YR 5/2) sandy gravel
102
loose
103
abundant fragments of exotic materials
104
sharp boundary, drill core in ice-cemented ground
600b 2-12cm
201
[ greyish brown (10YR 5/2) sandy gravel
202
fragments of exotic materials,
600c 12-24cm
301
[ greyish brown sandy gravel
600d 24-38cm
401
[ greyish brown (2.5Y 5/2) sandy gravel,
600e 38-44cm
501
[ greyish brown (2.5Y 5/2) sandy gravel,
600f 44-58cm
601
[ greyish brown (2.5Y 5/2) sandy gravel,
600g 58-64cm
701
[ grey (10YR 5/1) sandy gravel,
600h 64-78cm
801
[ grey (10YR 5/1) sandy gravel,
600i 78-86cm
901
[ grey (10YR 5/1) sandy gravel,
600j 86-97cm
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 |
60000001
600a
0-2cm
0
2
10.00
none
60000002
600b
2-12cm
2
12
9.00
none
60000003
600c
12-24cm
12
24
7.60
none
60000004
600d
24-38cm
24
38
12.10
none
60000005
600e
38-44cm
38
44
13.60
none
60000006
600f
44-58cm
44
58
19.10
none
60000007
600g
58-64cm
58
64
10.20
none
60000008
600h
64-78cm
64
78
8.20
none
60000009
600i
78-86cm
78
86
14.30
none
60000010
600j
86-97cm
86
97
12.70
none
60000001
60000002
60000003
60000004
60000005
60000006
60000007
60000008
60000009
60000010
60000001
60000002
60000003
60000004
60000005
60000006
60000007
60000008
60000009
60000010
60000001
60000002
60000003
60000004
60000005
60000006
60000007
60000008
60000009
60000010
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