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Calcic horizon

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-003961

The calcic horizon is an illuvial horizon in which secondary calcium carbonate or other carbonates have accumulated to a significant extent.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-003961
FieldEnvironment
SubjectNatural environments
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-003961",
  "term": "Calcic horizon",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Calcic Horizon",
  "definition": "The calcic horizon is an illuvial horizon in which secondary calcium carbonate or other carbonates have accumulated to a significant extent.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "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/calcic-horizon/"
}

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