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Fig. 13.7
Inceptisol,
suborder Aquept. Histic
epipedon (humus A horizon
consisting partly of peat)
covers the albic horizon
containing legendary signs of
gleying with a transition to a
mottled region that is
regularly periodically
waterlogged. The
bottom
gray-blue
part of the profi le is
indicative of permanent
waterlogging (WRB:
Gleysol)
Fig. 13.8
Mollisol, suborder
Ustoll. A deep mollic
epipedon (humus A horizon)
that gradually transforms into
calcium-rich loess - the
parent material (C horizon).
WRB: Chernozem
