What is Argic horizon?

(argillic horizon) A subsurface soil horizon, at least one-tenth the thickness of the overlying horizon, that is identified by the illuvial (see illuviation) accumulation of silicate clays.

What is an Albic horizon?

The albic horizon is defined in soil taxonomy (ST; Soil Survey Staff, 1999, Soil Survey Staff, 2014) as an eluvial, diagnostic subsurface horizon that is 1 cm or more thick and that has 85% or more albic materials. The albic horizon is underlain by an argillic, cambic, kandic, natric, or spodic horizon, or a fragipan.

What is Andic horizon?

The andic horizon (from Japanese An, dark, and Do, soil) is a horizon resulting from moderate weathering of mainly pyroclastic deposits. However, they may also be found in association with non-volcanic materials (e.g. loess, argilites and ferralitic weathering products).

What is eluvial and Illuvial?

In soil science, eluviation is the transport of soil material from upper layers of soil to lower levels by downward percolation of water across soil horizons, and accumulation of this material (illuvial deposit) in lower levels is called illuviation.

What does this soil mean BHS?

Bh or Bhs horizon means a B horizon with an accumulation of illuvial, amorphous, dispersible organic matter and sesquioxides. The sesquioxide component coats sand and silt particles. The symbol “h” is. Sample 1.

What is illuviation and eluviation?

Eluviation is the downward percolation of water through soil horizons that transports soil content from upper layers to lower levels, and illuviation is the deposition of this material (illuvial deposit) in lower levels.

What is the eluvial zone?

A soil horizon formed due to eluviation is an eluvial zone or eluvial horizon. In a typical soil profile, the eluvial horizon refers to a light-colored zone located either at the lower part of the A horizon or within a distinct horizon below the A, where the process is most intense and rapid.

What is C horizon soil?

Notes: C-horizons are glacial or post-glacial material in the Northeast. C layers: are commonly referred to as the substratum. These are layers, excluding bedrock, that are little affected by soil forming processes and have changed very little if any since the time they were deposited.

What is anoxic soil?

Anoxia is the absence of oxygen, so an anoxic environment is one that has no oxygen available. When we talk about anoxic environments, we are often referring to an aquatic environment with no dissolved oxygen or an underground environment (like soil or rock deep beneath the surface) without oxygen.

What is Inceptisols soil?

Inceptisols (from Latin inceptum, “beginning”) are soils that exhibit minimal horizon development. They are more developed than Entisols, but still lack the features that are characteristic of other soil orders.

What is Alfisols and Ultisols?

Alfisols have undergone only moderate leaching. By definition, they have at least 35% base saturation, meaning calcium, magnesium, and potassium are relatively abundant. This is in contrast to Ultisols, which are the more highly leached forest soils having less than 35% base saturation.

What is Inceptisol soil?

What is soil illuviation?

: accumulation of dissolved or suspended soil materials in one area or horizon as a result of eluviation from another.