Formative Elements For Names Of Great Groups Flashcards
Acr
Extreme weathering
Agr
Agric horizon
Alb
Albic horizon
And
Ando like
Anthr
Anthropic epipedon
Aqu
Wetness
Arg
Argillic horizon
Calc
Calcic horizon
Camb
Cambic horizon
Chrom
High chroma
Cry
Cold
Dur
Duripan
Dystr, dys
Low base saturation
Eutr, eu
High base saturation
Ferr
Iron
Frag
Fragipan
Fragloss
See frag and gloss
Gibbs
Gibbsite
Gloss
Tongued
Hal
Salty
Hapl
Minimum horizon
Hum
Humus
Hydr
Water
Luo, lu
Illuvial
Moll
Mollic epipedon
Nadur
See natry and dur
Natr
Nitric horizon
Ochr
Ochric epipedon
Pale
Old development
Pell
Low chroma
Plac
Thin pan
Plag
Plaggen horizon
Plinth
Plinthite
Quartz
High quartz
Rendz
Rendzina like
Rhod
Dark-red colors
Sal
Salic horizon
Sider
Free iron oxides
Shpagno
Sphagum moss
Torr
Usually dry
Trop
Continually warm
Ud
Humid climates
Umbe
Imbric epipedon
Ust
Dry climate, usually hot in summer
Verm
Wormy, or mixed by animals
Vitr
Glass
Xer
Annual dry season
Sombr
Dark horizon