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Table 4.7 Contd...
Glossic /with tongues
Greyic /grey
Grumic /granular
structure
Gypsic /with CDH
Gypsiric /with gypsum
Haplic /typical
Hemic /semifibrous
Histic /with CDH
Hortic /with CDH
Humic /relatively rich in C
Hydragric /cultivated as
Hydric /strong
wetland (reduction)
retention of water
Hydrophobic /hydrophobic
Hyperalic /Al > 50% on
Hypercalci c/CaCO 3
exch. complex
> 50%
Hypergypsic /gypsum > 50%
Hyperochric /light-coloured,
Hyperskeletic /<20%
foliated and crusted on
fine earth
the surface
Hypocalcic /Ca-poor calcic
Hypogypsic /poor in
Hypoluvic /slightly
horizon
gypsum
enriched in clay
Irragric /with CDH
Lamellic/ lamellar clay
Laxic /low bulk
density
Leptic /hard rock within 1 m
Lignic /with pieces of
Limnic /lacustrine
wood
origin
Linic /with geomembrane
Lithic /rock within
Lixic /Argic with
10 cm
CEC < 24 and base
saturation > 50%
Luvic /Argic with CEC > 24
Magnesic /Ca/Mg < 1
Manganiferric /Fe
and base saturation > 50%
+ Mn
Mazic /massive and hard
Melanic /with CDH
Mesotrophic /base
saturation < 75%
Mollic /with CDH
Natric /with CDH
Nitic /with CDH
Novic /more or less buried
Ombric /saturated by
Ornithic /> 15 cm of
rainwater
bird droppings
Ortsteinic /indurated
Oxyaquic /saturated with
Pachic /Thick Mollic
Spodic horizon
oxygenated water
or Umbric horizon
Pellic /dark on the surface
Petric /cemented
Petrocalcic /with CDH
Petroduric /with CDH
Petrogleyic /cemented by iron
Petrogypsic /with CDH
Petroplinthic /with CDH
Petrosalic /cemented by salts
Pisoplinthic /with CDH
Placic /cemented by Fe,
Plaggic /with CDH
Plinthic /with CDH
OM and/or Al
Posic /pH KCl pH wat > 0
Profondic /with thick Argic
Protic /no clear
horizon
horizonation
Puffic /with a crust pushed
Reductaquic /reducing cond-
Reductic /reduction in
up by salts
itions above frozen horizon
artificial conditions
Regic /without buried
Rendzic /Mollic horizon over
Rheic /saturated by
horizon
calcareous material
groundwater
Rhodic /3.5YR or redder
Rubic /10YR or redder
Ruptic /lithological
discontinuity
Table 4.7 Contd...
 
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