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Entisols
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6. mixed, mesic
Xeric Torripsamment
(Quincy series)
This soil formed in fine-grained eolian sand. The C2 horizon
contains lenses of very fine sand within the fine sand, reflecting
the tendency of wind-blown materials to be sorted in transit.
The only soil development expressed in this soil is a 2-cm-thick A horizon. The
soil contains very little clay and organic matter, both of which serve as
particle binding agents. As a result, the soil is structureless
and loose.
For more information about Quincy soils, click here.
(scale is in decimeters)
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Examples:
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1.
Udifluvent landscape
east-central Louisiana |
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2.
Typic Udifluvent SW Wisconsin |
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3.
Xerorthent landscape
northern Idaho |
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4.
Lithic Xerorthent
northern Idaho |
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5.
Torripsamment landscape
southern Idaho |
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6.
Xeric Torripsamment
southern Idaho |
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7.
Udipsamment landscape
northern Michigan |
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8.
Typic Udipsamment
northern Michigan |
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9.
Torriorthent landscape
southern Idaho |
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10.
Typic Torriorthent
southern Idaho |
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