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Site Information
- Site number:
-
476
- Authors:
-
J Pickard
- Date recorded:
-
1981/11/13
- Reason Sampled:
-
Soil weathering examination
- Description:
-
Club Lake; an elongate moraine draped on a ridge; on the crest of a ridge
- Altitude:
- 50 m
- Aspect:
-
Nil
- Slope:
- 0 °
Location Data
| Observer |
IBC |
GGC |
|---|
| GPS |
No |
|
|---|
| Latitude Longitude DMS |
68° 33' S 78° 13' E |
68° 33' S 78° 13' E |
|---|
| Latitude Longitude DD |
-68.550 78.217 |
-68.550 78.217 |
|---|
| Latitude longitude precision DD |
0.008 0.008 |
0.008 0.008 |
|---|
| Locality |
Vestfold Hills, Ingrid Christensen Coast |
|
|---|
| Survey |
|
|
|---|
Climate
- Soil climate zone:
-
Coastal Antarctic
- Estimated mean annual temperature:
- 0
°C
- Frozen ground depth:
- 0 cm
- Frozen type:
-
- Frozen comment:
-
Geology
- Geological setting:
-
Bouldery till from fine grained basement rocks
- Patterned ground:
-
Nil
- Surface weathering or surface features:
-
Surface boulders rounded with distinct fragmentation; and reduction; a weakly developed pavement; some ventiforms
Soil
- Soil parent material:
-
Bouldery till with fines
- Previous disturbance:
-
- Soil weathering stage:
- 6
- Soil moisture status:
-
Oceanic subxerous; patchy snow cover
- Biological activity:
-
Profile Description
| Horizon | Depth | Description |
|---|
| 476a |
-2
–
0
cm |
surface weathered boulders and gravel; some salts |
| 476b |
0
–
10
cm |
brown clayey sandy gravel; salts abundant around clasts; some clasts disintegrating and weathered; |
| 476c-l |
12
–
100
cm |
very dark grey (2.5Y 3/3) and dark greyish brown (2.5Y 4/2) till; structureless; some rocks weathered |
Sample Data
Physical Data
| Sample name | Depth description | Top (cm) | Base (cm) | Bulk Density | Dry Bulk Density | Gravimetric Moisture | Vol. Moisture (BD=2) |
|---|
| 476a
| 2-0
| -2
| 0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 476b
| 0-10cm
| 0.0
| 10.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 476c
| 10-20cm
| 10.0
| 20.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 476d
| 20-30cm
| 20.0
| 30.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 476e
| 30-40cm
| 30.0
| 40.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 476f
| 40-50cm
| 40.0
| 50.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 476g
| 50-60cm
| 50.0
| 60.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 476h
| 60-70cm
| 60.0
| 70.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 476i
| 70-80cm
| 70.0
| 80.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 476j
| 80-90cm
| 80.0
| 90.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 476k
| 90-100cm
| 90.0
| 100.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 476l
| 12 - 100+ cm
| 12
| 100
|
|
| 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 |
|---|
| 476a
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 476b
|
7.0
|
25.0
|
18.0
|
14.0
|
1.2
|
35.0
|
25.0
|
.
|
42.0
|
.
|
|
| 476c
|
7.4
|
5.0
|
7.3
|
13.0
|
1.1
|
6.6
|
6.9
|
.
|
7.0
|
.
|
|
| 476d
|
7.1
|
3.4
|
7.2
|
11.0
|
1.0
|
6.7
|
10.0
|
.
|
7.51
|
.
|
|
| 476e
|
7.4
|
3.4
|
7.3
|
9.8
|
0.96
|
6.0
|
8.2
|
.
|
6.51
|
.
|
|
| 476f
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 476g
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 476h
|
6.8
|
3.8
|
12.0
|
9.2
|
0.81
|
5.0
|
15.0
|
.
|
7.91
|
.
|
|
| 476i
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 476j
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 476k
|
7.4
|
2.9
|
2.9
|
7.1
|
0.45
|
4.2
|
6.3
|
.
|
4.4
|
.
|
|
| 476l
|
6.9
|
2.6
|
2.9
|
6.3
|
0.32
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
4.08
|
.
|
|
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 |
|---|
| 476a
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| 476b
|
| 28.0
| 18.0
| 21.0
| 10.0
| 7.0
| 11.0
| 4.0
| 0.7
| .
|
|
| 476c
|
| 33.0
| 17.0
| 19.0
| 10.0
| 7.0
| 9.0
| 5.0
| 0.7
| .
|
|
| 476d
|
| 31.0
| 15.0
| 19.0
| 11.0
| 8.0
| 10.0
| 5.0
| 0.5
| .
|
|
| 476e
|
| 24.0
| 16.0
| 21.0
| 12.0
| 8.0
| 11.0
| 7.0
| 0.7
| .
|
|
| 476f
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| 476g
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
| 476h
|
| 27.0
| 16.0
| 19.0
| 12.0
| 10.0
| 11.0
| 5.0
| 0.8
| .
|
|
| 476i
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
| 476j
|
|
|
|
|
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| 476k
|
| 27.0
| 16.0
| 19.0
| 12.0
| 9.0
| 9.0
| 7.0
| 0.7
| .
|
|
| 476l
|
| 29.0
| 16.0
| 19.0
| 12.0
| 10.0
| 9.0
| 4.0
| 0.8
| .
|
|
Clay Mineralogy
| Sample name | Mica | IHM | HIV - IHM | ICHL | VT | HIV | CHL | SM | CHL SM | FE - CHL | HT | QTZ | FLD | HB | CAL | Notes |
|---|
| 476a
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
:
|
| 476b
|
60.0
|
.
|
.
|
20.0
|
.
|
8.0
|
.
|
4.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
|
:
|
| 476c
|
65.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
10.0
|
15.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
|
:
|
| 476d
|
60.0
|
.
|
.
|
8.0
|
12.0
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
4.0
|
8.0
|
|
:
|
| 476e
|
65.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
10.0
|
10.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
5.0
|
10.0
|
|
:
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| 476f
|
|
|
|
|
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:
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| 476g
|
|
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|
|
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|
:
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| 476h
|
60.0
|
.
|
.
|
10.0
|
10.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
7.0
|
7.0
|
|
:
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| 476i
|
|
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:
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| 476j
|
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:
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| 476k
|
50.0
|
.
|
.
|
10.0
|
10.0
|
10.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
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.
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.
|
5.0
|
10.0
|
|
:
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| 476l
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:
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National Soil Archive Samples
| Sample name | NSA Sample Id | Container type | Fraction type |
|---|
| 476a
|
M22/3018
|
large sq
|
coarse
|
| 476a
|
M22/3019
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 476b
|
M22/3020
|
large sq
|
coarse
|
| 476b
|
M22/3021
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 476c
|
M22/3022
|
medium
|
coarse
|
| 476c
|
M22/3023
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 476d
|
M22/3024
|
medium
|
coarse
|
| 476d
|
M22/3025
|
large sq
|
stone
|
| 476d
|
M22/3026
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 476e
|
M22/3027
|
medium
|
coarse
|
| 476e
|
M22/3028
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 476f
|
M22/3029
|
large sq
|
coarse
|
| 476f
|
M22/3030
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 476g
|
M22/3031
|
medium
|
coarse
|
| 476g
|
M22/3032
|
White lid small
|
fine
|
| 476h
|
M22/3033
|
medium
|
coarse
|
| 476h
|
M22/3034
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 476i
|
M22/3035
|
large sq
|
coarse
|
| 476i
|
M22/3036
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 476j
|
M22/3037
|
large sq
|
coarse
|
| 476j
|
M22/3038
|
White lid small
|
fine
|
| 476k
|
M22/3039
|
large sq
|
coarse
|
| 476k
|
M22/3040
|
White lid small
|
fine
|
| 476l
|
M22/3041
|
large sq
|
coarse
|
| 476l
|
M22/3042
|
White lid small
|
fine
|
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