408

Site number:

408

Authors:

IBC, GGC

Date recorded:

1977/12/02

Reason Sampled:

Soil weathering examination

Description:

Top of St Pauls Mountain in the Asgard Range

Altitude:

2350 m

Aspect:

Nil

Slope:

0 °

Climate

Soil climate zone:

Inland Mountain

Estimated mean annual temperature:

-35 °C

Frozen ground depth:

0 cm

Frozen type:

Frozen comment:

Geology

Geological setting:

Ferrar Dolerite caps most of the higher peaks and ridges because of its resistance to erosion

Patterned ground:

Nil

Surface weathering or surface features:

Dolerite is strongly stained with surface polish; some outcrops are sculptured but not deeply; weathering along joint planes resulting in rounded spheroidal forms

Soil

Soil parent material:

Fragmental dolerite

Previous disturbance:

Nil

Soil weathering stage:

6

Soil moisture status:

Snow patches widespread but no thaw present

Biological activity:

Nil observed