Skip to main content
Site Information
- Site number:
-
479
- Authors:
-
J Pickard
- Date recorded:
-
1981/11/11
- Reason Sampled:
-
Soil weathering examination
- Description:
-
Heidemann Bay ridge; an elongate transverse ridge, at the top of the ridge
- Altitude:
- 25 m
- Aspect:
-
Nil
- Slope:
- 0 °
Location Data
| Observer |
IBC |
GGC |
|---|
| GPS |
No |
|
|---|
| Latitude Longitude DMS |
68° 35' S 77° 57' E |
68° 35' S 77° 37' E |
|---|
| Latitude Longitude DD |
-68.58 77.950 |
-68.58 77.617 |
|---|
| Latitude longitude precision DD |
0.04 0.008 |
0.04 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; dominantly crystalline rocks; possibly reworked beach sediments
- Patterned ground:
-
Nil
- Surface weathering or surface features:
-
Surface boulders are rounded and show granular disintegration; the inter-bolder surface is granular gravel
Soil
- Soil parent material:
-
Very bouldery gravel with lenses of finer materials
- Previous disturbance:
-
- Soil weathering stage:
- 6
- Soil moisture status:
-
Oceanic subxerous; patchy snow cover
- Biological activity:
-
Profile Description
| Horizon | Depth | Description |
|---|
| 479a |
-2
–
0
cm |
surface bouldery sandy gravel; varied lithology, |
| 479b-c |
0
–
20
cm |
mixed sand, gravel and boulders; no structure, |
| 479d |
20
–
30
cm |
lens of grey bouldery sand/gravel with more clay, |
| 479e-j |
25
–
100
cm |
grey bouldery sandy gravel; traces of carbonate; fragments of worm tubes |
Sample Data
Physical Data
| Sample name | Depth description | Top (cm) | Base (cm) | Bulk Density | Dry Bulk Density | Gravimetric Moisture | Vol. Moisture (BD=2) |
|---|
| 479a
| 2-0
| -2
| 0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 479b
| 0-10cm
| 0.0
| 10.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 479c
| 10-20cm
| 10.0
| 20.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 479d
| 20-30cm
| 20.0
| 30.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 479e
| 30-40cm
| 30.0
| 40.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 479f
| 40-50cm
| 40.0
| 50.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 479g
| 50-60cm
| 50.0
| 60.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 479h
| 60-70cm
| 60.0
| 70.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 479i
| 70-80cm
| 70.0
| 80.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 479j
| 90-100cm
| 90.0
| 100.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 479k
| 90-100cm
| 90
| 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 |
|---|
| 479a
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 479b
|
7.6
|
2.8
|
4.4
|
2.5
|
0.35
|
2.8
|
5.8
|
.
|
3.6
|
.
|
|
| 479c
|
8.9
|
1.7
|
0.65
|
1.3
|
0.21
|
1.4
|
1.8
|
.
|
2.5
|
.
|
|
| 479d
|
8.6
|
0.82
|
0.21
|
0.84
|
0.15
|
0.9
|
0.45
|
.
|
1.42
|
.
|
|
| 479e
|
8.9
|
2.2
|
0.25
|
1.0
|
0.18
|
2.2
|
0.53
|
.
|
2.34
|
.
|
|
| 479f
|
7.8
|
1.3
|
0.14
|
0.77
|
0.15
|
1.6
|
0.4
|
.
|
1.0
|
.
|
|
| 479g
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 479h
|
8.6
|
0.71
|
0.04
|
0.36
|
0.12
|
0.02
|
0.31
|
.
|
1.25
|
.
|
|
| 479i
|
9.2
|
0.7
|
0.04
|
0.47
|
0.12
|
0.52
|
0.28
|
.
|
0.62
|
.
|
|
| 479j
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 479k
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
|---|
| 479a
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 479b
|
| 36.0
| 21.0
| 20.0
| 9.0
| 7.0
| 4.0
| 2.0
| 0.5
| .
|
|
| 479c
|
| 45.0
| 18.0
| 28.0
| 17.0
| 10.0
| 7.0
| 6.0
| 0.14
| .
|
|
| 479d
|
| 43.0
| 24.0
| 19.0
| 6.0
| 3.0
| 2.0
| 1.0
| 0.6
| .
|
|
| 479e
|
| 29.0
| 22.0
| 23.0
| 11.0
| 6.0
| 5.0
| 4.0
| 0.3
| .
|
|
| 479f
|
| 24.0
| 25.0
| 26.0
| 11.0
| 6.0
| 5.0
| 2.0
| 0.5
| .
|
|
| 479g
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 479h
|
| 21.0
| 24.0
| 28.0
| 12.0
| 7.0
| 5.0
| 2.0
| 0.5
| .
|
|
| 479i
|
| 52.0
| 21.0
| 15.0
| 4.0
| 2.0
| 2.0
| 2.0
| 0.4
| .
|
|
| 479j
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 479k
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clay Mineralogy
| Sample name | Mica | IHM | HIV - IHM | ICHL | VT | HIV | CHL | SM | CHL SM | FE - CHL | HT | QTZ | FLD | HB | CAL | Notes |
|---|
| 479a
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
:
|
| 479b
|
60.0
|
.
|
.
|
15.0
|
.
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
|
:
|
| 479c
|
60.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
10.0
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
5.0
|
15.0
|
|
:
|
| 479d
|
60.0
|
.
|
.
|
15.0
|
15.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
|
:
|
| 479e
|
70.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
10.0
|
5.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
5.0
|
10.0
|
|
:
|
| 479f
|
50.0
|
.
|
.
|
5.0
|
25.0
|
5.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
5.0
|
10.0
|
|
:
|
| 479g
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
:
|
| 479h
|
60.0
|
.
|
.
|
10.0
|
10.0
|
5.0
|
.
|
5.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
|
:
|
| 479i
|
40.0
|
.
|
.
|
7.0
|
25.0
|
7.0
|
.
|
3.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
10.0
|
|
:
|
| 479j
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
:
|
| 479k
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
:
|
National Soil Archive Samples
| Sample name | NSA Sample Id | Container type | Fraction type |
|---|
| 479a
|
M22/3214
|
large sq
|
coarse
|
| 479a
|
M22/3215
|
White lid small
|
fine
|
| 479b
|
M22/3216
|
large sq
|
coarse
|
| 479b
|
M22/3217
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 479c
|
M22/3218
|
large sq
|
coarse
|
| 479c
|
M22/3219
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 479d
|
M22/3220
|
large sq
|
coarse
|
| 479d
|
M22/3221
|
White lid small
|
fine
|
| 479e
|
M22/3222
|
medium
|
coarse
|
| 479e
|
M22/3223
|
White lid small
|
fine
|
| 479f
|
M22/3224
|
medium
|
coarse
|
| 479f
|
M22/3225
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 479g
|
M22/3226
|
medium
|
coarse
|
| 479g
|
M22/3227
|
White lid small
|
fine
|
| 479h
|
M22/3228
|
medium
|
coarse
|
| 479h
|
M22/3229
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 479i
|
M22/3230
|
medium
|
coarse
|
| 479i
|
M22/3231
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 479j
|
M22/3232
|
medium
|
coarse
|
| 479j
|
M22/3233
|
White lid small
|
fine
|
Photos
- Photo record:
Loading...
Copyright Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research © 1996 - 2023