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Spodic soils — refer to a diagnostic subsurface horizon defined by the illuvial accumulation of organic matter. Iron oxide can be present or absent, and the soil is generally derived from a sandy parent material. Spodic may also refer to the taxonomic soil… … Wikipedia
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Mazatlán — For the dredger laid down as SS Mazatlan, see SS Tuxpam. Mazatlán … Wikipedia
podzol — [päd′säl΄, päd′sôl΄päd′zäl΄, päd′zôl΄] n. 〚< Russ podzol〛 a type of light colored, relatively infertile soil, poor in lime and iron, found typically in coniferous forests in cool, humid regions: also podsol [päd′säl΄, päd′sôl΄] podzolic… … Universalium
spodosol — /spod euh sawl , sol /, n. an acidic forest soil of low fertility, common to the cool, humid areas of North America and Eurasia. [1955 60; < Gk spodó(s) wood ash + SOL] * * * ▪ soil type one of the 12 soil orders in the U.S. Soil Taxonomy (soil) … Universalium
Primary Diagnostic Horizons — ▪ Table Primary diagnostic horizons of soil U.S. Soil Taxonomy defining features FAO soil group system See as table: Epipedons histic thick organic layer histic . mollic thick, dark, neutral to alkaline mollic ochric pale or thin ochric .… … Universalium
Brown podzolic — soils are a subdivision of the Podzolic soils in the British soil classification. Although classed with podzols because they have an iron rich, or spodic horizon, they are, in fact intermediate between podzols and Brown earths. They are common on … Wikipedia
spodosol — noun A type of soil that has a spodic horizon; includes most podsols … Wiktionary
Podzol — Podsol, Spodosol a stagnopodzol in upland Wales Used in: WRB, USDA soil taxonomy, others … Wikipedia
Andosol — (von jap. an do, ‚schwarzer Boden‘ und lat. sol, ‚Boden‘) ist eine der 32 Referenz Bodengruppen der World Reference Base for Soil Ressources (WRB). Die Gruppe umfasst vor allem Böden, die aus der Asche von Vulkanen entstanden sind. Unter sauren… … Deutsch Wikipedia
