Glossic Horizon

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-012362",
  "term": "Glossic Horizon",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The glossic horizon (Gr. glossa, tongue) develops as a result of the degradation of an argillic, kandic, or natric horizon from which clay and free iron oxides are removed. A glossic horizon generally occurs between an overlying albic horizon and an underlying argillic, kandic, or natric horizon or fragipan. It can lie between an argillic, cambic, or kandic horizon and a fragipan.",
  "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/glossic-horizon/"
}