Citation:

j.quascirev.2009.07.001

Name: (Table 3) Sedimentology and weathering characteristics of drift units at Reedy Glacier
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Coverage:

Median Latitude: -85.992233 * Median Longitude: -129.850000 * South-bound Latitude: -86.066700 * West-bound Longitude: -132.500000 * North-bound Latitude: -85.920000 * East-bound Longitude: -126.050000

Minimum Elevation: 800.0 m * Maximum Elevation: 2160.0 m

Event(s):

Caloplaca_Hills * Latitude: -86.066700 * Longitude: -131.000000 * Elevation: 800.0 m * Location: Transantarctic Mountains * Method/Device: Multiple investigations (MULT)

Polygon_Spur * Latitude: -85.990000 * Longitude: -126.050000 * Elevation: 2160.0 m * Location: Transantarctic Mountains * Method/Device: Multiple investigations (MULT)

Quartz_Hills * Latitude: -85.920000 * Longitude: -132.500000 * Elevation Start: 1400.0 m * Elevation End: 1700.0 m * Location: Transantarctic Mountains * Method/Device: Multiple investigations (MULT)

Parameter(s):

#	Name	Short Name	Unit	Principal Investigator	Comment
1	Event label	Event
2	Latitude of event	Latitude
3	Longitude of event	Longitude
4	Elevation of event	Elevation	m
5	Lithologic unit/sequence	Unit		Bromley, Gordon RM	drift unit
6	Lithology/composition/facies	Lithology		Bromley, Gordon RM	CsD: clast-supported diamicton; MsD: matrix-supported diamicton; (ms): moderately sorted; (us): unsorted; (sr): silt-rich; (sd): sand-rich; (cr): clay-rich; (sr/sd): (silty-sandy); (gr): gravel rich
7	Depth, relative	Depth rel	m	Bromley, Gordon RM	weathering depth
8	Layer thickness	Thickness	m	Bromley, Gordon RM	deflation pavement
9	Comment	Comment		Bromley, Gordon RM
10	Observation	Obs		Bromley, Gordon RM	cavernous weathering of surface boulders
11	Observation	Obs		Bromley, Gordon RM	planed boulders
12	Observation	Obs		Bromley, Gordon RM	patterned ground
13	Observation	Obs		Bromley, Gordon RM	ghosts (highly rotten clasts lacking structural integrity)
14	Description	Description		Bromley, Gordon RM

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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)

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Data

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1 Event	2 Latitude	3 Longitude	4 Elevation [m]	5 Unit (drift unit)	6 Lithology (CsD: clast-supported diamicto...)	7 Depth rel [m] (weathering depth)	8 Thickness [m] (deflation pavement)	9 Comment	10 Obs (cavernous weathering of surfa...)	11 Obs (planed boulders)	12 Obs (patterned ground)	13 Obs (ghosts (highly rotten clasts ...)	14 Description
Quartz_Hills	-85.9200	-132.5000	1400	Reedy III	(us) CsD	0.0	0.00		No	No	Frost cracks	No	Boulders largely confined to surface. Sand fines with depth.
Quartz_Hills	-85.9200	-132.5000	1400	Reedy A	Boulder	0.0	0.00		No	No	No	No	No fine sediments. Boulders angular and lightly stained.
Quartz_Hills	-85.9200	-132.5000	1400	Reedy B	CsD	0.6	0.20		Minor	No	No	No	Unit thickness ranges from one clast to 1 m, includes pockets of sorted sand.
Quartz_Hills	-85.9200	-132.5000	1400	Reedy C	(us) CSD			weathering depth and deflation pavem. thickness unknown	Moderate	No	No	No	Drift dominated by boulders.
Quartz_Hills	-85.9200	-132.5000	1400	Reedy D	(ms) CsD	0.8	0.10		Extreme	Yes	No	Yes	Deeply stained sand fines with depth. 4 cm salt lens at 10 cm depth, salt flecks common to 15 cm depth.
Quartz_Hills	-85.9200	-132.5000	1400	Reedy E	(sr) MsD	>0.5	0.20		Extreme	Yes	No	Yes	Sand & gravel confined to upper 5 cm and probably products of weathering of surface boulders.
Caloplaca_Hills	-86.0667	-131.0000	800	Reedy III		0.0		no deflation pavement thickness	No	No	No		Unit consists of occasional fresh boulders and cobbles.
Caloplaca_Hills	-86.0667	-131.0000	800	Reedy B				no deflation pavement thickness	Minor	No	No		Surface of frost-shattered boulders, sand and weathering detritus.
Caloplaca_Hills	-86.0667	-131.0000	800	Reedy D					Extensive	No	Yes		Surface formed of deeply stained, angular boulders, weathering detritus and coarse gravel. Boulders exfoliating.
Caloplaca_Hills	-86.0667	-131.0000	800	Reedy E					Extreme	Yes	No		Deflated surface dominated by coarse weathering detritus. Silty sand below surface.
Polygon_Spur	-85.9900	-126.0500	2160	Reedy III					No	No	No	No	Unit consists of occasional fresh boulders and cobbles.
Polygon_Spur	-85.9900	-126.0500	2160	Reedy B	CsD				No	No	No	No	Clast types exotic to lower Polygon Spur. Unit very loose. Salt flecks common to 60 cm.
Polygon_Spur	-85.9900	-126.0500	2160	Reedy C	(us) MsD	0.3	0.20		Moderate	No	No	No	Highly compacted silty-sand matrix to 70 cm. Salt throughout.
Polygon_Spur	-85.9900	-126.0500	2160	Reedy D	(gr) CsD	>1.0			Moderate- Extensive	No	No	No	Matrix tightly packed. Fractured clasts throughout unit. Salt beneath surface boulders.
Polygon_Spur	-85.9900	-126.0500	2160	Reedy E	(sr) MsD	>1.0			Extreme	No	No		Many granite boulders rest on pedestals of underlying sedimentary bedrock protected from wind erosion.
Polygon_Spur	-85.9900	-126.0500	2160	Red	(sr/sd) MsD	>1.0	0.05		No	No	Relict frost cracks	No	Matrix varies from silt to silt-rich gravel. Exotic clasts on surface and throughout depth.
Polygon_Spur	-85.9900	-126.0500	2160	Horlick Unit 5	(cr) MsD			no deflation pavement thickness	No	No	No		Surface dominated by weathered clay and exotic clasts. Clay highly compacted. Granite and large boulders absent.
Polygon_Spur	-85.9900	-126.0500	2160	Cirque I	CsD				No	No	Frost cracks	No	Unit overlies buried glacier ice.
Polygon_Spur	-85.9900	-126.0500	2160	Cirque II	(sd) MsD	>0.5	0.10		No	No	Polygons (>2 m)	No	Unit overlies buried glacier ice. Surface of small, moderately stained and exfoliating boulders.
Polygon_Spur	-85.9900	-126.0500	2160	Cirque III	(sd) MsD	>0.5	0.10		No	No	Polygons (>2 m)	No	Unit overlies buried glacier ice. Greater abundance of surface boulders. Fresher clasts in frost cracks.