Browse Data | 1969 - Scott Glacier

258

Site Information

Site number:: 258

Authors:: IBC, GGC

Date recorded:: 1969/12/19

Reason Sampled:: Soil weathering examination

Description:: On a steep south facing ridge about 4km east of Mt Zanuck; between the saddle and the snow slope below

Altitude:: 1300 m

Aspect:: S

Slope:: 20 °

Location Data
Observer	IBC	GGC
GPS	No
Latitude Longitude DMS	85° 57' S 150° 31' W	85° 57' S 150° 31' W
Latitude Longitude DD	-85.950 -150.517	-85.950 -150.517
Latitude longitude precision DD	0.008 0.008	0.008 0.008
Locality	Scott Glacier region, southern Trans-antarctic Mountains, at the junction of the Albanus and Scott Glacier at Mt Zanuck
Survey	US Geological Survey 1:250 000 1968, Mount Goodale

Climate

Soil climate zone:: Central Mountain

Estimated mean annual temperature:: -35 °C

Frozen ground depth:: 0 cm

Frozen type:

Frozen comment:

Geology

Geological setting:: Dark coloured amphibolite rock outcrop and disaggregated material

Patterned ground:: Nil

Surface weathering or surface features:: Dark coloured surface rocks

Soil

Soil parent material:: Weathering detritus from local outcrop of dark coloured amphibole

Previous disturbance:: Nil

Soil weathering stage:: 4 (Campbell & Claridge 1975)

Soil moisture status:: Patchy snow cover is present but no thawing observed

Biological activity:: Nil observed

Profile Description
Horizon	Depth	Description
258a	0 – 10 cm	olive (5Y 5/3) sandy gravel; loose; rock particles angular to subangular with some distinct surface staining and alteration

Sample Data

Physical Data
Sample name	Depth description	Top (cm)	Base (cm)	Bulk Density	Dry Bulk Density	Gravimetric Moisture	Vol. Moisture (BD=2)
258	0-10cm	0	10			No

Sample solution chemistry
Sample name	pH	Na meq/100g	Ca meq/100g	Mg meq/100g	K meq/100g	Cl meq/100g	SO₄ meq/100g	NO₃ meq/100g	EC mmho/cm	Soluble Salt	Notes
258	6.6	25.0	16.7	9.0	0.6	14.9	20.0	2.2	4.2	.

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
258		15.8	14.8	23.1	12.6	18.1	12.7	2.2	0.52	.

Clay Mineralogy
Sample name	Mica	IHM	HIV - IHM	ICHL	VT	HIV	CHL	SM	CHL SM	FE - CHL	HT	QTZ	FLD	HB	CAL	Notes
258	38.0	.	.	18.0	.	18.0	18.0	8.0	.	.	.	.	.	.		:

National Soil Archive Samples
Sample name	NSA Sample Id	Container type	Fraction type
258	M22/1400	medium	coarse
258	M22/1401	White lid small	fine
258	M22/7080	Glass vial metal lid

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