Site Information

Site number:
7
Authors:
IBC, GGC
Date recorded:
1964/10/28
Reason Sampled:
Weathering examination
Description:
In a saddle on a ridge between Luther Peak and Edisto Inlet, 200m below Luther Peak
Altitude:
500 m
Aspect:
Nil
Slope:
0 °
Location Data
Observer IBC
GPS No
Latitude Longitude DMS 72° 22' S 169° 51' E
Latitude Longitude DD -72.367 169.850
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:
Disaggregated bedrock from greywacke sandstone of the Robertson Bay Group with surface accumulation of fine silt-like material
Patterned ground:
Weakly developed small nets
Surface weathering or surface features:
Angular unweathered greywacke cobbles and boulders and some quartz

Soil

Soil parent material:
Fine greywacke pebbles and silty (loess like) material
Previous disturbance:
Nil
Soil weathering stage:
6 1 (Campbell & Claridge 1975)
Soil moisture status:
Xerous to subxerous, soil moistened from periodic snow melt
Biological activity:
Not observed
Profile Description
HorizonDepthDescription
7a 0 – 5 cm light grey (2.5Y 7/2) gravelly silt; cohesive; weakly developed vesicular structure; rock fragments angular, and unstained

Sample Data

Physical Data
Sample nameDepth descriptionTop (cm)Base (cm)Bulk DensityDry Bulk DensityGravimetric MoistureVol. Moisture (BD=2)
7 0-5cm 0 5
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
7 69 . . . . . . . . PartSize : not analysed
Clay Mineralogy
Sample nameMicaIHMHIV - IHMICHLVTHIVCHLSMCHL SMFE - CHLHTQTZFLDHBCALNotes
7 not analysed
National Soil Archive Samples
Sample nameNSA Sample IdContainer typeFraction type
7 M22/0433 medium coarse
7 M22/0434 medium fine
7 M22/6710 Glass vial metal lid
7 M22/6336 large sq rocks

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