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Site Information
- Site number:
-
474
- Authors:
-
J Pickard
- Date recorded:
-
1981/11/13
- Reason Sampled:
-
Soil weathering examination
- Description:
-
Bela Hill, an elongate sinuous moraine ridge; on a crest
- Altitude:
- 40 m
- Aspect:
-
SW
- Slope:
- 2 °
Location Data
| Observer |
IBC |
GGC |
|---|
| GPS |
No |
|
|---|
| Latitude Longitude DMS |
68° 35' S 78° 05' E |
68° 35' S 78° 05' E |
|---|
| Latitude Longitude DD |
-68.58 78.08 |
-68.58 78.08 |
|---|
| Latitude longitude precision DD |
0.04 0.04 |
0.04 0.04 |
|---|
| Locality |
Vestfold Hills, Ingrid Christensen Coast |
|
|---|
| Survey |
|
|
|---|
Climate
- Soil climate zone:
-
Coastal Antarctic
- Estimated mean annual temperature:
- 0
°C
- Frozen ground depth:
- 86 cm
- Frozen type:
-
Hard ice-cemented
- Frozen comment:
-
86cm
Geology
- Geological setting:
-
- Patterned ground:
-
Very weakly expressed
- Surface weathering or surface features:
-
Surface rock disaggregation; bouldery surface with a weakly developed pavement
Soil
- Soil parent material:
-
Bouldery till of mixed lithology
- Previous disturbance:
-
- Soil weathering stage:
- 6
- Soil moisture status:
-
Oceanic subxerous; patchy snow cover
- Biological activity:
-
Profile Description
| Horizon | Depth | Description |
|---|
| 474a |
-2
–
0
cm |
surface bouldery but variable, sand, pebbles, cobbles and boulders; ventifacted with elongate pits; distinct surface weathering, |
| 474b-d |
0
–
30
cm |
olive (5Y 4/3) clayey sand; pebbles and rocks; structureless; merging, |
| 474e |
30
–
40
cm |
light grey to grey (10YR 6/1) sand; lenses with a few rocks, |
| 474f-j |
40
–
86
cm |
olive (5Y 4/3) clayey sand with gravel, pebbles and rocks, on frozen ground |
Sample Data
Physical Data
| Sample name | Depth description | Top (cm) | Base (cm) | Bulk Density | Dry Bulk Density | Gravimetric Moisture | Vol. Moisture (BD=2) |
|---|
| 474a
| 2-0
| -2
| 0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 474b
| 0-10cm
| 0.0
| 10.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 474c
| 10-20cm
| 10.0
| 20.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 474d
| 20-30cm
| 20.0
| 30.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 474e
| 30-40cm
| 30.0
| 40.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 474f
| 40-50cm
| 40.0
| 50.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 474g
| 50-60cm
| 50.0
| 60.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 474h
| 60-70cm
| 60.0
| 70.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 474i
| 70-80cm
| 70.0
| 80.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 474j
| 80-86cm
| 80.0
| 86.0
|
|
| 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 |
|---|
| 474a
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 474b
|
9.1
|
0.64
|
0.04
|
0.38
|
0.1
|
0.03
|
0.36
|
.
|
1.12
|
.
|
|
| 474c
|
8.9
|
2.1
|
0.13
|
0.64
|
0.09
|
2.0
|
0.63
|
.
|
2.23
|
.
|
|
| 474d
|
8.9
|
2.5
|
0.13
|
0.71
|
0.09
|
2.3
|
0.54
|
.
|
1.82
|
.
|
|
| 474e
|
9.3
|
0.64
|
0.04
|
0.28
|
0.08
|
0.76
|
0.31
|
.
|
0.94
|
.
|
|
| 474f
|
9.8
|
0.31
|
0.03
|
0.32
|
0.11
|
0.01
|
0.35
|
.
|
0.34
|
.
|
|
| 474g
|
8.9
|
0.16
|
0.02
|
0.25
|
0.09
|
0.15
|
0.15
|
.
|
0.17
|
.
|
|
| 474h
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 474i
|
8.6
|
0.22
|
0.04
|
0.29
|
0.09
|
0.01
|
0.21
|
.
|
0.25
|
.
|
|
| 474j
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
|---|
| 474a
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 474b
|
| 24.0
| 19.0
| 23.0
| 13.0
| 10.0
| 8.0
| 3.0
| 0.5
| .
|
|
| 474c
|
| 18.0
| 17.0
| 23.0
| 14.0
| 11.0
| 11.0
| 5.0
| 0.6
| .
|
|
| 474d
|
| 20.0
| 17.0
| 23.0
| 14.0
| 10.0
| 8.0
| 7.0
| 0.3
| .
|
|
| 474e
|
| 16.0
| 14.0
| 26.0
| 21.0
| 14.0
| 5.0
| 2.0
| 0.4
| .
|
|
| 474f
|
| 18.0
| 18.0
| 22.0
| 15.0
| 12.0
| 9.0
| 7.0
| 0.4
| .
|
|
| 474g
|
| 20.0
| 19.0
| 23.0
| 14.0
| 11.0
| 9.0
| 4.0
| 0.6
| .
|
|
| 474h
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 474i
|
| 12.0
| 15.0
| 25.0
| 17.0
| 14.0
| 12.0
| 5.0
| 0.6
| .
|
|
| 474j
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clay Mineralogy
| Sample name | Mica | IHM | HIV - IHM | ICHL | VT | HIV | CHL | SM | CHL SM | FE - CHL | HT | QTZ | FLD | HB | CAL | Notes |
|---|
| 474a
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
:
|
| 474b
|
50.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
25.0
|
5.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
10.0
|
|
tr crist:HIV-IHM=tr:
|
| 474c
|
65.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
20.0
|
5.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
10.0
|
|
:
|
| 474d
|
55.0
|
.
|
5.0
|
.
|
10.0
|
10.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
10.0
|
|
:
|
| 474e
|
60.0
|
.
|
.
|
5.0
|
15.0
|
5.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
|
:
|
| 474f
|
70.0
|
.
|
5.0
|
.
|
10.0
|
5.0
|
.
|
5.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
|
:
|
| 474g
|
70.0
|
.
|
.
|
5.0
|
10.0
|
5.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
|
:
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| 474h
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
:
|
| 474i
|
80.0
|
.
|
.
|
5.0
|
10.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
|
:HIV=tr:QTZ=tr:
|
| 474j
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
:
|
National Soil Archive Samples
| Sample name | NSA Sample Id | Container type | Fraction type |
|---|
| 474a
|
M22/2987
|
large sq
|
coarse
|
| 474a
|
M22/2988
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 474b
|
M22/2989
|
medium
|
coarse
|
| 474b
|
M22/2990
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 474c
|
M22/2991
|
White lid small
|
coarse
|
| 474c
|
M22/2992
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 474d
|
M22/2993
|
medium
|
coarse
|
| 474d
|
M22/2994
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 474e
|
M22/2995
|
medium
|
coarse
|
| 474e
|
M22/2996
|
large sq
|
fine
|
| 474f
|
M22/2997
|
medium
|
coarse
|
| 474f
|
M22/2998
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 474g
|
M22/2999
|
White lid small
|
coarse
|
| 474g
|
M22/3000
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 474h
|
M22/3001
|
White lid small
|
coarse
|
| 474h
|
M22/3002
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 474i
|
M22/3003
|
medium
|
coarse
|
| 474i
|
M22/3004
|
White lid small
|
fine
|
| 474j
|
M22/3005
|
White lid small
|
coarse
|
| 474j
|
M22/3006
|
White lid small
|
fine
|
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