Browse Data | 1965 - Pensacola Mountains / Ronne Ice Shelf

Site Information

Site number:
177
Authors:
O WILKES
Date recorded:
1965/12/01
Reason Sampled:
Description:
Altitude:
Aspect:
Slope:
Location Data
Observer IBC GGC
GPS
Latitude Longitude DMS 82° 32' S 56° 22' W 82° 32' S 56° 22' W
Latitude Longitude DD -82.533 -56.367 -82.533 -56.367
Latitude longitude precision DD 0.008 0.008 0.008 0.008
Locality
Survey

Climate

Soil climate zone:
Estimated mean annual temperature:
Frozen ground depth:
null 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 nameDepth descriptionTop (cm)Base (cm)Bulk DensityDry Bulk DensityGravimetric MoistureVol. Moisture (BD=2)
177a 2-5cm 2 5 No
177b 7-9cm 7 9 No
177c 10-15cm 10 15 No
Sample solution chemistry
Sample namepHNa meq/100gCa meq/100gMg meq/100gK meq/100gCl meq/100gSO4 meq/100gNO3 meq/100gEC mmho/cmSoluble SaltNotes
177a 9.4 . . . . . . . 0.07 .  
177b 9.3 . . . . . . . 0.1 .  
177c 8.9 0.05 0.9 0.1 0.02 0.06 1.0 0.3 0.27 .  
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
177a 53.1 9.2 4.8 3.1 15.0 14.3 0.3 0.06 .
177b 48.0 8.0 4.0 2.7 18.4 18.5 0.3 0.07 .
177c 39.3 7.5 3.9 2.2 16.9 29.7 0.4 0.06 .
Clay Mineralogy
Sample nameMicaIHMHIV - IHMICHLVTHIVCHLSMCHL SMFE - CHLHTQTZFLDHBCALNotes
177a 25.0 . . . . . 10.0 . . 15.0 . . . . :
177b 60.0 . . . . . 20.0 . . 20.0 . . . . :
177c 60.0 . . . . . 40.0 . . 20.0 . . . . :
National Soil Archive Samples
Sample nameNSA Sample IdContainer typeFraction type
177a M22/1154 medium coarse
177a M22/1155 White lid small fine
177b M22/1156 medium coarse
177b M22/1157 White lid small fine
177c M22/1158 medium coarse
177c M22/1159 White lid small fine

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