Browse Data | 1994 - Pram Point/Vanda Station

779

Site Information

Site number:: 779

Authors:: IBC,GGC,MRB,DIC

Date recorded:: 1994/01/21

Reason Sampled:: Soil weathering examination

Description:: Top of East Beacon

Altitude:: 2803 m

Aspect:: S

Slope:: 10 °

Location Data
Observer	IBC	GGC
GPS	No
Latitude Longitude DMS	77° 50.2' S 160° 52.5' E	77° 50.2' S 160° 52.5' E
Latitude Longitude DD	-77.8367 160.875	-77.8367 160.875
Latitude longitude precision DD	0.0008 0.004	0.0008 0.004
Locality	East Beacon
Survey	not recorded

Climate

Soil climate zone:: Coastal mountain

Estimated mean annual temperature:: -35 °C

Frozen ground depth:: 0 cm

Frozen type:

Frozen comment:

Geology

Geological setting:: Dolerite outcrop with Beacon sandstone below but sample has sandstone present (windblown quartz grains)

Patterned ground:

Surface weathering or surface features:

Soil

Soil parent material:: Dolerite and sandstone

Previous disturbance:: Nil

Soil weathering stage:: 5 (Campbell & Claridge 1975)

Soil moisture status:: Xerous to subxerous; the soil is moist and soil moisture may partly come from subsurface seepage

Biological activity:

Profile Description
Horizon	Depth	Description
779a	0 – 5 cm	light reddish brown to pinkish grey (2.5Y 6/4-5YR 7/2) granular sand; moderately cohesive; strongly developed vesicular structure; rock particles subrounded to subangular, moderately to strongly stained and many moderately to strongly altered

Sample Data

Physical Data
Sample name	Depth description	Top (cm)	Base (cm)	Bulk Density	Dry Bulk Density	Gravimetric Moisture	Vol. Moisture (BD=2)
779a	0-5	0	5			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	Fe₂O₃	CaCO₃	Notes
779a	0.61

Clay Mineralogy
Sample name	Mica	IHM	HIV - IHM	ICHL	VT	HIV	CHL	SM	CHL SM	FE - CHL	HT	QTZ	FLD	HB	CAL	Notes
779a																:

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