Site Information

Site number:
121
Authors:
IBC, GGC
Date recorded:
1965/01/06
Reason Sampled:
Biological examination
Description:
The southwest end of the Brown Hills on Bastion Hill; an outcrop of dolerite on the north side of Bastion Hill
Altitude:
0 m
Aspect:
Slope:
0 °
Location Data
Observer IBC
GPS No
Latitude Longitude DMS 79° 50' S 158° 18' E
Latitude Longitude DD -79.83 158.300
Latitude longitude precision DD 0.08 0.008
Locality Victoria Land, Trans-antarctic Mountains; at the southern end of the Cook Mountains in the Brown Hills region of the Darwin Glacier
Survey USGS 1:250,000 1963; Carlyon Glacier ST 57-60/13*

Climate

Soil climate zone:
Coastal mountain
Estimated mean annual temperature:
-28 °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:
Nil
Soil weathering stage:
Soil moisture status:
Oceanic subxerous; some snow patches on ridges and snow was currently falling
Biological activity:
Patches of yellow and black lichen

Sample Data

Physical Data
Sample nameDepth descriptionTop (cm)Base (cm)Bulk DensityDry Bulk DensityGravimetric MoistureVol. Moisture (BD=2)
121
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
121 not analysed PartSize : not analysed
Clay Mineralogy
Sample nameMicaIHMHIV - IHMICHLVTHIVCHLSMCHL SMFE - CHLHTQTZFLDHBCALNotes
121 not analysed

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