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Mineral soils

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004133

A soil consisting predominantly of, and having its properties determined predominantly by inorganic matter. Usually containing less than 20 percent organic matter but sometimes containing an organic surface layer up to 30 centimeters thick.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004133
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
ReferencesSchwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoChemical soil types
TranslationsSpanish: suelos minerales
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004133",
  "term": "Mineral soils",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A soil consisting predominantly of, and having its properties determined predominantly by inorganic matter. Usually containing less than 20 percent organic matter but sometimes containing an organic surface layer up to 30 centimeters thick.",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "chemical soil types"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "suelos minerales"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/mineral-soils/"
}

Record 4,077 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.