Plinthite: Pedestals capped by plinthite, ironstone, and quartz pebbles

Pedestals capped by plinthite nodules, ironstone concretions, or quartz pebbles in a severely eroded plinthite soil.

 

For more information about describing and sampling soils, visit:

www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/guides-and-instructions/field...

or Chapter 3 of the Soil Survey manual:

www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2022-09/The-Soil-Su...

 

For additional information on "How to Use the Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils" (video reference), visit:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_hQaXV7MpM

 

For additional information about soil classification using USDA-NRCS Soil Taxonomy, visit:

www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/guides-and-instructions/keys-...

or;

www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/guides-and-instructions/soil-...

 

For more information about a plinthic horizon, visit;

www.researchgate.net/publication/242649722_Rationale_for_...

or;

www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S00167061220043...

 

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