Calcisols
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Calcisols occur in regions with distinct dry seasons, as well as in dry areas where carbonate-rich groundwater comes near the surface.
Characteristics
Soils having a (petro-)calcic horizon (horizon with accumulation of secondary calcium carbonates). In addition, they have no diagnostic horizons other than an ochric or cambic horizon, a calcareous argic horizon, or a gypsic horizon beneath a petrocalcic horizon.
Calcisol with cemented calcium carbonate layer near to the surface in a desert environment, USA (Yermi-Epipetric Calcisol)
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