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7. sandy, mixed Aquic Haplocryod

This soil has formed in sandy glacial outwash found along the margins of Priest Lake. It supports hemlock, western redcedar, and subalpine fir overstory with a mat of Sphagnum understory. The E horizon has a pH of 3.5-4.0 and contains 85% sand; the BC and C horizons contain 98+% sand. This soil has a high water table and contains redoximorphic features in the BC horizon.

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  Examples:
1. Aeric Alaquod
North Carolina
2. Durorthod landscape
northern Michigan
3. Typic Durorthod
northern Michigan
4. Haplocryod landscape
northern Idaho
5. Andic Haplocryod
northern Idaho
6. Haplocryod landscape
northern Idaho
7. Aquic Haplocryod
northern Idaho

8. Kauri landscape
 New Zealand
9. Egg-cup Spodosol
 New Zealand
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