Browse Data | 1981 - Vestfold Hills

Site Information

Site number:
478
Authors:
J Pickard
Date recorded:
1981/11/17
Reason Sampled:
Soil weathering examination
Description:
Gamma Cove; a moraine ridge with distinct knolls; on a lower bench at the foot of a steep moraine ridge
Altitude:
11 m
Aspect:
N
Slope:
2 °
Location Data
Observer IBC GGC
GPS No
Latitude Longitude DMS 68° 39' S 78° 10' E 68° 39' S 78° 10' E
Latitude Longitude DD -68.650 78.17 -68.650 78.17
Latitude longitude precision DD 0.008 0.08 0.008 0.08
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:
Patterned ground:
Surface weathering or surface features:
Boulders fresh with little surface weathering

Soil

Soil parent material:
Very bouldery till
Previous disturbance:
Soil weathering stage:
Soil moisture status:
Oceanic subxerous; patchy snow cover
Biological activity:
Profile Description
HorizonDepthDescription
478a -2 – 0 cm surface boulders in sandy gravel; brownish appearance,
478b-k 0 – 100 cm very dark greyish brown (10YR 3/2) heterogeneous sandy clay gravel; massive; structureless

Sample Data

Physical Data
Sample nameDepth descriptionTop (cm)Base (cm)Bulk DensityDry Bulk DensityGravimetric MoistureVol. Moisture (BD=2)
478a 2-0 -2 0 No
478b 0-10cm 0.0 10.0 No
478c 10-20cm 10.0 20.0 No
478d 20-30cm 20.0 30.0 No
478e 30-40cm 30.0 40.0 No
478f 40-50cm 40.0 50.0 No
478g 50-60cm 50.0 60.0 No
478h 60-70cm 60.0 70.0 No
478i 70-80cm 70.0 80.0 No
478j 80-90cm 80.0 90.0 No
478k 90-100cm 90.0 100.0 No
Sample solution chemistry
Sample namepHNa meq/100gCa meq/100gMg meq/100gK meq/100gCl meq/100gSO4 meq/100gNO3 meq/100gEC mmho/cmSoluble SaltNotes
478a                      
478b                      
478c 9.7 . . . . . . . 0.02 .  
478d                      
478e 9.8 . . . . . . . 0.06 .  
478f                      
478g 9.3 . . . . . . . 0.02 .  
478h                      
478i 9.4 . . . . . . . 0.06 .  
478j                      
478k 9.2 . . . . . . . 0.26 .  
Particle size distribution
Sample name< 2 mm2 - 0.5 mm0.5 - 0.25 mm0.25 - 0.1 mm0.1 - 0.05 mm0.05 - 0.02 mm0.02 - 0.002 mm< 0.002 mmFe2O3CaCO3Notes
478a
478b
478c 24.0 17.0 24.0 13.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 0.4 .
478d
478e 22.0 21.0 27.0 13.0 8.0 6.0 3.0 0.2 .
478f
478g 21.0 23.0 29.0 12.0 7.0 4.0 4.0 0.1 .
478h
478i 20.0 22.0 29.0 13.0 7.0 5.0 4.0 0.1 .
478j
478k
Clay Mineralogy
Sample nameMicaIHMHIV - IHMICHLVTHIVCHLSMCHL SMFE - CHLHTQTZFLDHBCALNotes
478a :
478b :
478c 60.0 . . . 15.0 15.0 . . . . . . 5.0 10.0 :
478d :
478e 70.0 . . . . 10.0 5.0 . . . . 5.0 5.0 5.0 :
478f :
478g 60.0 . . . . 10.0 10.0 . . . . 5.0 5.0 10.0 :
478h :
478i 60.0 . . . . 10.0 5.0 . . . . 5.0 5.0 15.0 :
478j :
478k 60.0 . . . . 10.0 5.0 . . . . 5.0 10.0 20.0 :
National Soil Archive Samples
Sample nameNSA Sample IdContainer typeFraction type
478a M22/3192 medium coarse
478a M22/3193 medium fine
478b M22/3194 medium coarse
478b M22/3195 medium fine
478c M22/3196 large sq coarse
478c M22/3197 medium fine
478d M22/3198 medium coarse
478d M22/3199 medium fine
478e M22/3200 medium coarse
478e M22/3201 medium fine
478f M22/3202 White lid small coarse
478f M22/3203 White lid small fine
478g M22/3204 White lid small coarse
478g M22/3205 White lid small fine
478h M22/3206 medium coarse
478h M22/3207 White lid small fine
478i M22/3208 White lid small coarse
478i M22/3209 White lid small fine
478j M22/3210 White lid small coarse
478j M22/3211 medium fine
478k M22/3212 White lid small coarse
478k M22/3213 White lid small fine

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