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Soils Flashcards

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Gore

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pink granite sand in Beaujolais

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Roche Pourrie

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‘rotten rock’ volcanic schist in Morgon

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Gres de Vosges

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local pink sandstone in Alsace

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Arzelle

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decomposed mica in Condrieu

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Galets (Roules)

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large round stones in CDP smoothed by glacial/fluvial

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Albariza

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white chalky soil in Jerez

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Barro(s)

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Clay soils in Iberia (Bairrada, Extremadura, Jerez)

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Arenas

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sandy soils in Jerez

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Llicorella

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black slate and quartz in Priorat

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Croupes

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deep mounds of gravel in Bordeaux, deepest in Pauillac

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Graves

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stony, gravel soils in Graves, esp Pessac-Leognan

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Boulbenes

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Mix of sand, gravel, & clay. Fine, silaceous soil that’s tough to work. Entre-Duex-Mers.

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Tuffeau

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chalky, fine grained limestone in Loire

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Tufa

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volcanic soil in CA. Also limestone in Orvieto, IT.

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Crasse de Fer

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Iron-rich bands of sand in St. Emilion/Pomerol

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Gunzian Gravels

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alluvial soil in St. Emilion

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Malmesbury Group

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metamorphic. created sandstone, granite, etc. Found across South Africa.

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Greywacke

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sedimentary sandstone. Found in NZ, some Germany, and South Africa.

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Kimmeridgian Marl

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limestone based calcareous clay. In England and Burgundy

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Belemnite & Micraster Chalk

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found in Champagne

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Galestro

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rocky, schistous clay in Tuscany

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Goldridge Loam

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decomposed ancient seabed. Fine & sandy. Found in Sonoma, especially Russian River Valley.

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Willakenzie

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silty, loamy colluvium in Ribbon Ridge

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Jory

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volcanic clay in Dundee Hills

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Terra Rossa

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sedimentary with iron deposits in Australia & La Mancha

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Black Dog

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sandy loam in Rutherglen

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