Formative Elements For Names Of Great Groups Flashcards by meryll lustado | Brainscape

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Acr

A

Extreme weathering

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Agr

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Agric horizon

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Alb

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Albic horizon

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And

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Ando like

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Anthr

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Anthropic epipedon

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Aqu

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Wetness

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Arg

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Argillic horizon

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Calc

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Calcic horizon

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Camb

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Cambic horizon

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Chrom

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High chroma

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Cry

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Cold

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Dur

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Duripan

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Dystr, dys

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Low base saturation

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Eutr, eu

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High base saturation

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Ferr

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Iron

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Frag

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Fragipan

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Fragloss

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See frag and gloss

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Gibbs

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Gibbsite

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Gloss

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Tongued

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Hal

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Salty

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Hapl

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Minimum horizon

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Hum

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Humus

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Hydr

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Water

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Luo, lu

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Illuvial

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Moll

A

Mollic epipedon

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Nadur

A

See natry and dur

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Natr

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Nitric horizon

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Ochr

A

Ochric epipedon

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Pale

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Old development

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Pell

A

Low chroma

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Plac

A

Thin pan

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Plag

A

Plaggen horizon

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Plinth

A

Plinthite

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Quartz

A

High quartz

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Rendz

A

Rendzina like

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Rhod

A

Dark-red colors

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Sal

A

Salic horizon

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Sider

A

Free iron oxides

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Shpagno

A

Sphagum moss

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Torr

A

Usually dry

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Trop

A

Continually warm

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Ud

A

Humid climates

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Umbe

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Imbric epipedon

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Ust

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Dry climate, usually hot in summer

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Verm

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Wormy, or mixed by animals

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Vitr

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Glass

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Xer

A

Annual dry season

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Sombr

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Dark horizon