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Site Information
- Site number:
-
481
- Authors:
-
J Pickard
- Date recorded:
-
1981/11/19
- Reason Sampled:
-
Soil weathering examination
- Description:
-
Lied Bluff; an elongate moraine ridge draped on the summit of a peak; on a ridge crest
- Altitude:
- 120 m
- Aspect:
-
NW
- Slope:
- 7 °
Location Data
| Observer |
IBC |
GGC |
|---|
| GPS |
No |
|
|---|
| Latitude Longitude DMS |
68° 31' S 78° 15' E |
68° 31' S 78° 15' E |
|---|
| Latitude Longitude DD |
-68.517 78.25 |
-68.517 78.25 |
|---|
| Latitude longitude precision DD |
0.008 0.04 |
0.008 0.04 |
|---|
| Locality |
Vestfold Hills, Ingrid Christensen Coast |
|
|---|
| Survey |
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|---|
Climate
- Soil climate zone:
-
Coastal Antarctic
- Estimated mean annual temperature:
- 0
°C
- Frozen ground depth:
- 0 cm
- Frozen type:
-
- Frozen comment:
-
Geology
- Geological setting:
-
Patchy till of mixed lithology over bedrock
- Patterned ground:
-
Nil
- Surface weathering or surface features:
-
Boulders subangular to subrounded; upstanding; some slight surface exfoliation
Soil
- Soil parent material:
-
Bouldery till dominated by dolerite
- Previous disturbance:
-
- Soil weathering stage:
- 6
- Soil moisture status:
-
Oceanic subxerous; small snow patches present
- Biological activity:
-
Profile Description
| Horizon | Depth | Description |
|---|
| 481a |
-2
–
0
cm |
surface boulders and sandy gravel, |
| 481b-l |
0
–
110
cm |
olive grey (5Y 4/2) heterogeneous bouldery sandy gravel with sandy clay matrix; loose, |
Sample Data
Physical Data
| Sample name | Depth description | Top (cm) | Base (cm) | Bulk Density | Dry Bulk Density | Gravimetric Moisture | Vol. Moisture (BD=2) |
|---|
| 481a
| 2-0
| -2
| 0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 481b
| 0-10cm
| 0.0
| 10.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 481c
| 10-20cm
| 10.0
| 20.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 481d
| 20-30cm
| 20.0
| 30.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 481e
| 30-40cm
| 30.0
| 40.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 481f
| 40-50cm
| 40.0
| 50.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 481g
| 50-60cm
| 50.0
| 60.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 481h
| 60-70cm
| 60.0
| 70.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 481i
| 70-80cm
| 70.0
| 80.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 481j
| 80-90cm
| 80.0
| 90.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 481k
| 90-100cm
| 90.0
| 100.0
|
|
| No
|
|
| 481l
| 100-110cm
| 100.0
| 110.0
|
|
| 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 |
|---|
| 481a
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 481b
|
7.1
|
6.4
|
5.0
|
4.4
|
0.32
|
12.3
|
5.8
|
0.01
|
13.0
|
.
|
|
| 481c
|
7.7
|
2.7
|
1.8
|
6.5
|
0.4
|
4.6
|
2.2
|
0.01
|
5.11
|
.
|
|
| 481d
|
7.0
|
1.9
|
2.4
|
3.8
|
0.26
|
2.7
|
3.3
|
0.01
|
1.17
|
.
|
|
| 481e
|
7.6
|
1.8
|
2.1
|
4.7
|
0.27
|
2.7
|
1.3
|
0.01
|
3.2
|
.
|
|
| 481f
|
7.0
|
1.7
|
2.0
|
4.5
|
0.25
|
3.0
|
1.7
|
0.01
|
3.42
|
.
|
|
| 481g
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 481h
|
6.9
|
1.4
|
3.5
|
4.2
|
0.16
|
2.5
|
1.3
|
0.01
|
2.71
|
.
|
|
| 481i
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 481j
|
6.9
|
1.0
|
3.4
|
2.8
|
0.08
|
1.8
|
1.5
|
.
|
2.2
|
.
|
|
| 481k
|
|
|
|
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| 481l
|
|
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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 |
|---|
| 481a
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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| 481b
|
| 39.0
| 15.0
| 15.0
| 9.0
| 10.0
| 6.0
| 5.0
| 0.6
| .
|
|
| 481c
|
| 32.0
| 17.0
| 17.0
| 11.0
| 10.0
| 8.0
| 5.0
| 0.4
| .
|
|
| 481d
|
| 30.0
| 14.0
| 18.0
| 12.0
| 12.0
| 7.0
| 5.0
| 0.6
| .
|
|
| 481e
|
| 31.0
| 16.0
| 18.0
| 11.0
| 10.0
| 8.0
| 5.0
| 0.4
| .
|
|
| 481f
|
| 24.0
| 17.0
| 19.0
| 13.0
| 12.0
| 8.0
| 6.0
| 0.6
| .
|
|
| 481g
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| 481h
|
| 26.0
| 15.0
| 18.0
| 13.0
| 12.0
| 7.0
| 8.0
| 0.6
| .
|
|
| 481i
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| 481j
|
| 26.0
| 15.0
| 19.0
| 13.0
| 12.0
| 8.0
| 7.0
| 0.6
| .
|
|
| 481k
|
|
|
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| 481l
|
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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 |
|---|
| 481a
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
:
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| 481b
|
60.0
|
.
|
.
|
8.0
|
8.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
2.0
|
8.0
|
5.0
|
|
:
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| 481c
|
60.0
|
.
|
.
|
15.0
|
.
|
.
|
5.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
4.0
|
6.0
|
10.0
|
|
:
|
| 481d
|
60.0
|
.
|
.
|
10.0
|
10.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
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.
|
.
|
3.0
|
7.0
|
10.0
|
|
:
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| 481e
|
60.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
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.
|
.
|
.
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.
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.
|
5.0
|
3.0
|
10.0
|
|
:
|
| 481f
|
55.0
|
.
|
.
|
10.0
|
10.0
|
15.0
|
5.0
|
.
|
.
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.
|
.
|
4.0
|
6.0
|
10.0
|
|
:
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| 481g
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
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.
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.
|
5.0
|
.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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| 481h
|
60.0
|
.
|
.
|
4.0
|
7.0
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
5.0
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
2.0
|
10.0
|
5.0
|
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:
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| 481i
|
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:
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| 481j
|
60.0
|
.
|
5.0
|
10.0
|
5.0
|
.
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.
|
.
|
.
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.
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.
|
3.0
|
7.0
|
10.0
|
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:
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| 481k
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:
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| 481l
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:
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National Soil Archive Samples
| Sample name | NSA Sample Id | Container type | Fraction type |
|---|
| 481a
|
M22/3255
|
medium
|
coarse
|
| 481a
|
M22/3256
|
White lid small
|
fine
|
| 481b
|
M22/3257
|
large sq
|
coarse
|
| 481b
|
M22/3258
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 481c
|
M22/3259
|
medium
|
coarse
|
| 481c
|
M22/3260
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 481d
|
M22/3261
|
medium
|
coarse
|
| 481d
|
M22/3262
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 481e
|
M22/3263
|
medium
|
coarse
|
| 481e
|
M22/3264
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 481f
|
M22/3265
|
large sq
|
coarse
|
| 481f
|
M22/3266
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 481g
|
M22/3267
|
medium
|
coarse
|
| 481g
|
M22/3268
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 481h
|
M22/3269
|
medium
|
coarse
|
| 481h
|
M22/3270
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 481i
|
M22/3271
|
medium
|
coarse
|
| 481i
|
M22/3272
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 481j
|
M22/3273
|
large sq
|
coarse
|
| 481j
|
M22/3274
|
medium
|
fine
|
| 481k
|
M22/3275
|
large sq
|
coarse
|
| 481k
|
M22/3276
|
White lid small
|
fine
|
| 481l
|
M22/3277
|
large sq
|
coarse
|
| 481l
|
M22/3278
|
medium
|
coarse
|
| 481l
|
M22/3279
|
medium
|
fine
|
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