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Site Information
- Site number:
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475
- Authors:
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J Pickard
- Date recorded:
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1981/11/16
- Reason Sampled:
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Soil weathering examination
- Description:
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A sinuous moraine ridge 300m from an ice cap; on the crest of a ridge
- Altitude:
- 100 m
- Aspect:
-
- Slope:
- 3 °
Location Data
Observer |
IBC |
GGC |
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GPS |
No |
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Latitude Longitude DMS |
68° 36' S 78° 34' E |
68° 36' S 78° 34' E |
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Latitude Longitude DD |
-68.600 78.567 |
-68.600 78.567 |
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Latitude longitude precision DD |
0.008 0.008 |
0.008 0.008 |
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Locality |
Vestfold Hills, Ingrid Christensen Coast |
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Survey |
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Climate
- Soil climate zone:
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Coastal Antarctic
- Estimated mean annual temperature:
- 0
°C
- Frozen ground depth:
- 0 cm
- Frozen type:
-
- Frozen comment:
-
Geology
- Geological setting:
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A distinct moraine, probably recent
- Patterned ground:
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Weakly developed
- Surface weathering or surface features:
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Rounded boulders unweathered
Soil
- Soil parent material:
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Very bouldery till of mixed lithology; basement rocks
- Previous disturbance:
-
- Soil weathering stage:
- 6
- Soil moisture status:
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Oceanic subxerous; patchy snow cover
- Biological activity:
-
Profile Description
Horizon | Depth | Description |
475a |
-2
–
0
cm |
surface boulders, |
475b-g |
0
–
65
cm |
greyish brown sandy bouldery gravel; loose; rocks angular to rounded |
Sample Data
Physical Data
Sample name | Depth description | Top (cm) | Base (cm) | Bulk Density | Dry Bulk Density | Gravimetric Moisture | Vol. Moisture (BD=2) |
475a
| 2-0
| -2
| 0
|
|
| No
|
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475b
| 0-10cm
| 0.0
| 10.0
|
|
| No
|
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475c
| 10-20cm
| 10.0
| 20.0
|
|
| No
|
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475d
| 20-30cm
| 20.0
| 30.0
|
|
| No
|
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475e
| 30-40cm
| 30.0
| 40.0
|
|
| No
|
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475f
| 40-50cm
| 40.0
| 50.0
|
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| No
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475g
| 50-60+cm
| 50.0
| 60+
|
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| No
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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 |
475a
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475b
|
8.4
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0.06
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.
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475c
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475d
|
7.8
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.
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.
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0.06
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.
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475e
|
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475f
|
8.2
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0.2
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.
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475g
|
8.2
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.
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.
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|
0.14
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.
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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 |
475a
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475b
|
| 37.0
| 15.0
| 16.0
| 10.0
| 10.0
| 7.0
| 5.0
| 0.3
| .
|
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475c
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475d
|
| 43.0
| 18.0
| 13.0
| 7.0
| 9.0
| 7.0
| 3.0
| 0.3
| .
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475e
|
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475f
|
| 42.0
| 21.0
| 15.0
| 8.0
| 8.0
| 4.0
| 3.0
| 0.3
| .
|
|
475g
|
| 54.0
| 16.0
| 12.0
| 6.0
| 5.0
| 3.0
| 4.0
| 0.2
| .
|
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Clay Mineralogy
Sample name | Mica | IHM | HIV - IHM | ICHL | VT | HIV | CHL | SM | CHL SM | FE - CHL | HT | QTZ | FLD | HB | CAL | Notes |
475a
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:
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475b
|
75.0
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.
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20.0
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5.0
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:
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475c
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:
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475d
|
75.0
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20.0
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5.0
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:
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475e
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:
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475f
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60.0
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25.0
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4.0
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3.0
|
8.0
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:
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475g
|
70.0
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.
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7.0
|
5.0
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5.0
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3.0
|
10.0
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:
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National Soil Archive Samples
Sample name | NSA Sample Id | Container type | Fraction type |
475a
|
M22/3007
|
medium
|
coarse
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475b
|
M22/3008
|
large sq
|
coarse
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475b
|
M22/3009
|
medium
|
fine
|
475c
|
M22/3010
|
medium
|
coarse
|
475c
|
M22/3011
|
White lid small
|
fine
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475d
|
M22/3012
|
large sq
|
coarse
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475d
|
M22/3013
|
White lid small
|
fine
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475e
|
M22/3014
|
medium
|
coarse
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475f
|
M22/3015
|
large sq
|
coarse
|
475g
|
M22/3016
|
large sq
|
coarse
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475g
|
M22/3017
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White lid small
|
fine
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