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                 Simplified Key to the Reference Soil Groups
                             Argic and nitic horizons 23  yes  yes  Calcisols Calcic or petrocalcic horizon  Nitisols  no  no  yes  24  Retisols  properties  Retic  yes  Ferralsols Ferralichorizon  no  no  yes  25  yes Argic horizon with   Acrisols  Planosols Abrupt textural change <24, BS <50%  CEC c  no  no  yes  26 Argic horizon with   yes  Lixisols  <24  CEC c Stagnosols  properties  Stagnic  no  yes  27  no Argic horizon with   Alisols  >60%  >24, Al sat CEC c  yes  or blackish mollic  Chernic  no  Chernozems  horizon  yes  28  Argic horizon with   Luvisols  no  >24  CEC c  yes  horizon  Brownish mollic  Kastanozems  no  and secondary CaCO 3  yes  29  Cambiso











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                            Histosols  Anthrosols  Technosols  Cryosols  Leptosols  Solonetz   Vertisols   Solonchaks  Gleysols  Andosols  Podzols     Plinthosols







                          yes       yes        yes       yes         yes         yes        yes         yes         yes      yes        yes         yes


                           Organic matter >40 cm   deep  no  modifications  Human  no  Artefacts  no  horizon  Cryic  no  Depth <25 cm  no  horizon  Natric  no  horizon >35% clay vertic  no  horizon  Salic  no  Gleyic properties  no  Andic and vitric horizons  no  horizon  Spodic  no  or petroplinthite  Plinthite  within 25 cm
















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