424

Site number:

424

Authors:

IBC, GGC

Date recorded:

1978/11/13

Reason Sampled:

Soil weathering examination

Description:

On the south side of Diamond Hill, approximately 4.5km to the SW; on the side of a broad sloping bench and shallow ridge on a very bouldery young moraine surface

Altitude:

450 m

Aspect:

S

Slope:

22 °

Climate

Soil climate zone:

Central Mountain

Estimated mean annual temperature:

-24 °C

Frozen ground depth:

35 cm

Frozen type:

Hard ice-cemented

Frozen comment:

35cm

Geology

Geological setting:

Local rocks are granites and gneiss but till covers the lower slopes and includes some dolerite and sandstone

Patterned ground:

Weakly developed broad nets; possible solifluction lobes on steeper slopes

Surface weathering or surface features:

Some larger rocks spalling and moving apart by ice wedging; many rocks are moderately stained and partly rounded; granular disintegration and pitting, cavernous weathering and ventiforms are negligible; non pavementic

Soil

Soil parent material:

Bouldery till with mixed lithology

Previous disturbance:

Nil

Soil weathering stage:

6 3 (Campbell & Claridge 1975)

Soil moisture status:

Patchy snow cover from recent fall with thawing at edges and localized soil moistening

Biological activity:

Nil observed