Site Information

Site number:
11
Authors:
IBC, GGC
Date recorded:
1964/10/30
Reason Sampled:
Biological sample
Description:
Northern side of a glacial basin on a ridge alongside the coast, approx 2km NE of Luther Peak, a small hollow
Altitude:
250 m
Aspect:
Nil
Slope:
0 °
Location Data
Observer IBC
GPS No
Latitude Longitude DMS 72° 21' S 169° 54' E
Latitude Longitude DD -72.350 169.900
Latitude longitude precision DD 0.008 0.008
Locality Northern Victoria Land near Hallett Peninsula; west side of Edisto Inlet near Luther Peak
Survey MZMS 166; 1960 Tucker Glacier

Climate

Soil climate zone:
Coastal Antarctic
Estimated mean annual temperature:
-17 °C
Frozen ground depth:
0 NoObs
Frozen type:
NoObs
Frozen comment:
NoObs

Geology

Geological setting:
Greywacke rocks of the Robertson Bay Group
Patterned ground:
Not observed
Surface weathering or surface features:
Not observed

Soil

Soil parent material:
Greywacke till
Previous disturbance:
Nil
Soil weathering stage:
6
Soil moisture status:
Xerous to subxerous, some moisture from thawing of patchy snow cover
Biological activity:
Moss and lichen patches, some insects

Sample Data

Physical Data
Sample nameDepth descriptionTop (cm)Base (cm)Bulk DensityDry Bulk DensityGravimetric MoistureVol. Moisture (BD=2)
11
Particle size distribution
Sample name< 2 mm2 - 0.5 mm0.5 - 0.25 mm0.25 - 0.1 mm0.1 - 0.05 mm0.05 - 0.02 mm0.02 - 0.002 mm< 0.002 mmFe2O3CaCO3Notes
11 PartSize : not analysed
Clay Mineralogy
Sample nameMicaIHMHIV - IHMICHLVTHIVCHLSMCHL SMFE - CHLHTQTZFLDHBCALNotes
11 not analysed

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