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Argillic Horizon

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-002089

An argillic horizon is normally a subsurface horizon with a significantly higher percentage of phyllosilicate clay than the overlying soil material. It shows evidence of clay illuviation. The argillic horizon forms below the soil.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-002089
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesUSDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil Taxonomy: A Basic System of Soil Classification for Making and Interpreting Soil Surveys (1999)
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002089",
  "term": "Argillic Horizon",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "An argillic horizon is normally a subsurface horizon with a significantly higher percentage of phyllosilicate clay than the overlying soil material. It shows evidence of clay illuviation. The argillic horizon forms below the soil.",
  "references": [
    "USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil Taxonomy: A Basic System of Soil Classification for Making and Interpreting Soil Surveys (1999)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/argillic-horizon/"
}

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