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Site Information
Site number:
761
Authors:
GGC, MRB DSS
Date recorded:
1994/01/15
Reason Sampled:
Reference sample for geochemical and soil contamination studies; a grab sample collected from the Heimdall Glacier area of the Asgard Range with no site or profile data available
Description:
Altitude:
1500 m
Aspect:
Slope:
0 °
Location Data
Observer
IBC
GGC
GPS
Latitude Longitude DMS
77° 35' 30" S 161° 50' 0" E
77° 35.5' S 161° 50.0' E
Latitude Longitude DD
-77.592 161.833
-77.592 161.833
Latitude longitude precision DD
0.0015 0.0015
0.004 0.008
Locality
Heimdall Glacier area
Survey
Climate
Soil climate zone:
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:
Soil
Soil parent material:
Previous disturbance:
Soil weathering stage:
6
Soil moisture status:
Biological activity:
Sample Data
Physical Data
Sample name Depth description Top (cm) Base (cm) Bulk Density Dry Bulk Density Gravimetric Moisture Vol. Moisture (BD=2)
761a
2-0cm
-2
0
No
761b
0-2cm
0
2
No
761c
2-10cm
2
10
No
761d
10-20cm
10
20
No
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 Fe2 O3 CaCO3 Notes
761a
761b
761c
761d
Clay Mineralogy
Sample name Mica IHM HIV - IHM ICHL VT HIV CHL SM CHL SM FE - CHL HT QTZ FLD HB CAL Notes
761a
:
761b
:
761c
:
761d
:
National Soil Archive Samples
Sample name NSA Sample Id Container type Fraction type
761a
M22/4443
large
mixed
761a
M22/4444
White lid small
oven dry
761a
M22/4445
medium
fine
761b
M22/4446
large
mixed
761b
M22/4447
White lid small
oven dry
761b
M22/4448
medium
fine
761c
M22/4449
large
mixed
761c
M22/4450
White lid small
oven dry
761c
M22/4451
medium
fine
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