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Site Information

Site number:: 6

Authors:: IBC, GGC

Date recorded:: 1964/10/28

Reason Sampled:: Rock weathering examination

Description:: On a small peak on a narrow sloping ridge trending eastwards from Luther Peak to Edisto Inlet

Altitude:: 800 m

Aspect:: E

Slope:: 5 °

Location Data
Observer	IBC
GPS	No
Latitude Longitude DMS	72° 21' S 169° 52' E
Latitude Longitude DD	-72.350 169.867
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:: -18 °C

Frozen ground depth:: 0 NoObs

Frozen type:: NoObs

Frozen comment:: NoObs

Geology

Geological setting:: Metasedimentary greywacke rocks of the Robertson Bay Group; bands of finer textured finely foliated rocks within coarser sediments

Patterned ground:: Nil

Surface weathering or surface features:: Bedrock outcrops of greywacke, with surface veneer of angular and unweathered fragments

Soil

Soil parent material:: Disaggregated bedrock forming a shallow pebbly regolith

Previous disturbance:: Nil

Soil weathering stage:: 6 1 (Campbell & Claridge 1975)

Soil moisture status:: Xerous to subxerous, moisture derived from thawing of intermittent snow cover

Biological activity:: Not observed

Profile Description
Horizon	Depth	Description
6a	-2 – 0 cm	surface pebbles and cobbles; angular and unstained
6b	0 – 8 cm	light olive grey (5Y 6/2) pebbly gravel; loose; rock fragments angular and unstained

Sample Data

Physical Data
Sample name	Depth description	Top (cm)	Base (cm)	Bulk Density	Dry Bulk Density	Gravimetric Moisture	Vol. Moisture (BD=2)
6	2-0cm	-2	0
6b	0-8cm	0.0	8.0

Particle size distribution
Sample name	< 2 mm	2 - 0.5 mm	0.5 - 0.25 mm	0.25 - 0.1 mm	0.1 - 0.05 mm	0.05 - 0.02 mm	0.02 - 0.002 mm	< 0.002 mm	Fe₂O₃	CaCO₃	Notes
6											PartSize : not analysed

Clay Mineralogy
Sample name	Mica	IHM	HIV - IHM	ICHL	VT	HIV	CHL	SM	CHL SM	FE - CHL	HT	QTZ	FLD	HB	CAL	Notes
6																not analysed

National Soil Archive Samples
Sample name	NSA Sample Id	Container type	Fraction type
6	M22/0431	medium	coarse
6	M22/0432	White lid small	fine

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