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1Development and significance of the great soil groups of the United States

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  • Title: ➤  Development and significance of the great soil groups of the United States
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  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 40
  • Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
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  • Publish Location: Washington, D.C

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  • First Year Published: 1936
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: Yes
  • Access Status: Public

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    Parent material

    Parent material is the underlying geological material (generally bedrock or a superficial or drift deposit) in which soil horizons form. Soils typically

    Soil

    (elevation, orientation, and slope of terrain), organisms, and the soil's parent materials (original minerals) interacting over time. It continually undergoes

    Soil formation

    periods. Soil develops through a series of changes. The starting point is weathering of freshly accumulated parent material. A variety of soil microbes

    Orthent

    are soils defined in USDA soil taxonomy as entisols that lack horizon development[clarification needed] due to either steep slopes or parent materials that

    Soil color

    within a soil profile indicates a change in the soil parent material or mineral origin. Dark brown or black colors typically indicate that the soil has a

    Catena (soil)

    same underlying parent material. A mature catena is in equilibrium as the processes of deposition and erosion are in balance. The term soil catena is used

    Landform

    "Anthropogenic Landforms and Soil Parent Materials". In Howard, Jeffrey (ed.). Anthropogenic Soils. Progress in Soil Science. Cham: Springer International

    Major soil deposits of India

    seven soil deposits in India. They are alluvial soil, black soil, red soil, laterite soil, or arid soil, and forest and mountainous soil, marsh soil. These

    Land

    "Anthropogenic Landforms and Soil Parent Materials". In Howard, Jeffrey (ed.). Anthropogenic Soils. Progress in Soil Science. Cham: Springer International

    Active layer

    to the sun with coarse-textured parent materials (vegetation). When there is not sufficient heat to thaw the frozen soil completely, permafrost forms. The