Browse Data | 1981 - Vestfold Hills

Site Information

Site number:
482
Authors:
J Pickard
Date recorded:
1981/11/11
Reason Sampled:
Soil weathering examination
Description:
Moraine Bay; a moraine transverse ridge; on a ridge crest
Altitude:
18 m
Aspect:
Nil
Slope:
0 °
Location Data
Observer IBC GGC
GPS No
Latitude Longitude DMS 68° 36' S 78° 02' E 68° 36' S 78° 02' E
Latitude Longitude DD -68.600 78.033 -68.600 78.033
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:
Extensive till surface with large boulders; mainly basement rocks
Patterned ground:
Nil
Surface weathering or surface features:
Boulders upstanding; some weakly ventiformed; some spalling;

Soil

Soil parent material:
Sandy gravel till
Previous disturbance:
Soil weathering stage:
Soil moisture status:
Oceanic subxerous; small snow patches present
Biological activity:
Profile Description
HorizonDepthDescription
482a -2 – 0 cm surface boulders and sandy gravel,
482b-g 0 – 60 cm greenish heterogeneous sandy clayey bouldery gravel; rocks decomposing,
482h 60 – 70 cm grey sand lens; few rocks; rocks decomposing,
482i-l 70 – 107 cm heterogeneous massive clay/sand/grave/boulders; rocks decomposing,

Sample Data

Physical Data
Sample nameDepth descriptionTop (cm)Base (cm)Bulk DensityDry Bulk DensityGravimetric MoistureVol. Moisture (BD=2)
482a 2-0 -2 0 No
482b 0-10cm 0.0 10.0 No
482c 10-20cm 10.0 20.0 No
482d 20-30cm 20.0 30.0 No
482e 30-40cm 30.0 40.0 No
482f 40-50cm 40.0 50.0 No
482g 50-60cm 50.0 60.0 No
482h 60-70cm 60.0 70.0 No
482i 70-80cm 70.0 80.0 No
482j 80-90cm 80.0 90.0 No
482k 90-100cm 90.0 100.0 No
482l 100-110cm 100.0 110.0 No
482m 110-120cm 110.0 120.0 No
Sample solution chemistry
Sample namepHNa meq/100gCa meq/100gMg meq/100gK meq/100gCl meq/100gSO4 meq/100gNO3 meq/100gEC mmho/cmSoluble SaltNotes
482a                      
482b 8.5 0.79 0.74 0.85 0.16 1.2 1.3 . 1.62 .  
482c 8.6 0.9 0.2 0.77 0.1 1.3 0.58 . 1.51 .  
482d                      
482e 9.0 1.3 0.45 1.2 0.11 1.7 0.48 . 2.06 .  
482f 8.1 1.2 0.43 1.1 0.1 1.7 0.51 . 1.97 .  
482g 9.0 0.78 0.35 0.86 0.09 1.3 0.47 . 1.2 .  
482h 7.6 0.93 1.3 1.2 0.1 1.4 2.2 . 1.91 .  
482i                      
482j                      
482k 8.6 0.76 0.62 0.95 0.08 1.2 1.1 . 1.4 .  
482l 7.4 0.55 2.2 1.0 0.08 0.76 4.6 . 1.54 .  
482m 8.4 0.46 1.2 0.99 0.07 0.7 1.5 . 1.66 .  
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
482a
482b 22.0 21.0 21.0 14.0 11.0 7.0 4.0 0.4 .
482c 17.0 18.0 24.0 16.0 13.0 8.0 5.0 0.4 .
482d
482e 23.0 19.0 22.0 14.0 11.0 7.0 4.0 0.2 .
482f 34.0 18.0 20.0 11.0 7.0 6.0 4.0 0.4 .
482g 31.0 20.0 24.0 12.0 6.0 4.0 3.0 0.2 .
482h 18.0 17.0 23.0 17.0 12.0 9.0 4.0 0.4 .
482i
482j
482k 22.0 18.0 20.0 14.0 11.0 9.0 5.0 0.2 .
482l 30.0 24.0 21.0 10.0 6.0 5.0 3.0 0.3 .
482m 35.0 18.0 18.0 11.0 8.0 5.0 4.0 0.2 .
Clay Mineralogy
Sample nameMicaIHMHIV - IHMICHLVTHIVCHLSMCHL SMFE - CHLHTQTZFLDHBCALNotes
482a :
482b 60.0 . . 10.0 10.0 . 5.0 . . . . 4.0 10.0 6.0 :
482c 60.0 . 5.0 5.0 5.0 . . . . . . 3.0 10.0 7.0 crist 5:
482d :
482e 70.0 . 10.0 . . 10.0 . . . . . . . 10.0 :
482f :
482g 70.0 . . . . 5.0 5.0 . . . . 5.0 5.0 10.0 :
482h 65.0 . . . 5.0 5.0 5.0 . . . . 5.0 5.0 5.0 crist 5:
482i :
482j :
482k 70.0 . . . . 3.0 2.0 . . . . . 10.0 10.0 crist 5:
482l 70.0 . . . 5.0 3.0 4.0 . . . . 3.0 5.0 5.0 crist 5:
482m 55.0 . . . 10.0 3.0 2.0 . . . . 5.0 5.0 15.0 crist 6:
National Soil Archive Samples
Sample nameNSA Sample IdContainer typeFraction type
482a M22/3395 medium coarse
482a M22/3396 medium fine
482b M22/3397 medium coarse
482b M22/3398 large sq fine
482c M22/3399 medium coarse
482c M22/3400 large sq fine
482d M22/3401 medium coarse
482d M22/3402 medium fine
482e M22/3403 medium coarse
482e M22/3404 medium fine
482f M22/3405 medium coarse
482f M22/3406 medium fine
482g M22/3407 medium coarse
482g M22/3408 medium fine
482h M22/3409 medium coarse
482h M22/3410 medium fine
482i M22/3411 medium coarse
482i M22/3412 medium fine
482j M22/3413 medium coarse
482j M22/3414 medium fine
482k M22/3415 Large rectangle coarse
482k M22/3416 White lid small fine
482l M22/3417 large sq coarse
482l M22/3418 White lid small fine
482m M22/3419 medium coarse
482m M22/3420 White lid small fine

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