Soil Order Characteristics

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Brief description of the characteristics of soil orders
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Highly weathered, would be found in a tropical rainforest Oxisols
Coarse-textured, acid parent materials, would be found under a coniferous forest Spodosols
Clay accumulation, found in warm to tropical climates, such as Georgia Ultisols
Found in cool to hot humid areas, often develop under native deciduous forests Alfisols
Has a humus-rich surface horizon, forms under prairie grasses Mollisols
Goes through periods of drying and wetting, shrink-swell clays Vertisols
Water deficiency is a major characteristic, is usually alkaline Aridisols
One or more thick layers of organic soil material, ranges from peat to muck Histosols
Found in cold temperatures for much of the year, little profile development Gelisols
Usually formed on volcanic ash and cinders Andisols
Beginning of a B horizon, little other profile development Inceptisols
Very little profile development, extremely diverse group of soils Entisols

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