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63 Cards in this Set
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Alfisol (ALF) |
Pedifer-Al and Fe enriched |
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Andisol (AND) |
Andic-volcanic |
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Aridisol (ID) |
Arid-dry soil |
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Entisol (ENT) |
Recent- little or no profile development |
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Inceptisol (EPT) |
Inception-young; horizons beginning to develop |
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Mollisol (OLL) |
Mollis-soft |
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Oxisol (OX) |
Oxide-enriched with oxides |
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Spodosol (OD) |
Podozol-wood ash horizon |
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Ultisol (UTL) |
Ultimate- maximum leaching |
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Vertisol (ERT) |
Invert-to turn; crack |
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Histosol (IST) |
Histos-tissue; high fiber content |
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Acr |
Extreme Weathering |
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Al |
high aluminum |
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Alb |
presence of an albic |
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Anhy |
very dry |
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Aqu |
Aquatic conditions |
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Arg |
An argillic |
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Calc |
A calcic horizon |
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Cry |
Cold |
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Dur |
A Duripan |
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Dystr, dys |
Low base saturation |
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Endo |
ground water table |
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Epi |
Perched water table |
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Eutr, eu |
high base saturation |
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ferr |
presence of iron |
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fibr |
least decomposed stage |
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fluv |
floodplain |
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fol |
presence of fagipan |
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fulv |
dark brown, presence of organic carbon, |
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gyps |
presence of gypsic horizon |
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gloss |
tongued |
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hal |
salty |
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hapl |
minimum horizon |
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hem |
intermediate stage of decompostion |
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hist |
presence of organic matter |
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hum |
presences of humus |
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hydr |
presences of water |
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kand |
1:1 layer silicate clays |
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luv |
Illuvial (washed, leached) |
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melan |
black from organic carbon |
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moll |
soft from mollic |
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natr |
presence of natric horizon |
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ochr |
presence of ochric horizon |
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PALE |
excessive development |
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petr |
a cemented horizon |
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plac |
presence of a thin pan |
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plagg |
presence of a plaggen |
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plinth |
presence of plinthite |
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psamm |
sand texture |
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quartz |
high quartz content |
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rhod |
dark red color |
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sal |
presence of a salic horizon |
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sapr |
most decomposed stage |
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somb |
a dark horizon |
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spagn |
presence of sphagnum |
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sulf |
sulfides or their oxidation products |
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torr |
torric (hot and dry) regime |
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ud |
udic (humid) moisture |
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umbr |
presence of umbric |
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ust |
presence of ustic moisture regime |
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verm |
wormy or mixed by |
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vitr |
presence of glass |
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Xer |
xeric (dry) Moisture |
