Soil Orders

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<p>Gelisols</p>

Gelisols

Soils with permafrost within 2m of the soil surface

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<p>Histosols</p>

Histosols

Organic soils (>20% organic matter)

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<p>Spodosols</p>

Spodosols

Acid forest soils with a subsurface accumulation of metal-humus complexes

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<p>Andisols</p>

Andisols

Soils formed in volcanic ash

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<p>Oxisols</p>

Oxisols

Intensely weathered soils of tropical and subtropical environments

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<p>Vertisols</p>

Vertisols

Clayey soils with high shrink/swell capacity

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Aridisols

Soils or arid environments with subsurface horizon developments

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Ultisols

Strongly leached soils with subsurface clay accumulation and <35% base saturation

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Mollisols

Grassland soils with high base saturation

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Alfisols

Moderately leached soils with subsurface day accumulation and > or = 35% base saturation

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Inceptisols

Soils with weakly developed subsurface horizons

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Entisols

Brand new soils with almost no horizons