Gypsitorrert SD
A soil profile of a Gypsitorrert in Sudan. The white streaks in the subsoil are accumulations of gypsum. (Soil Survey Staff. 2015. Illustrated guide to Soil Taxonomy. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Soil Survey Center, Lincoln, Nebraska)
Gypsitorrerts have a gypsic (gypsum accumulation) subsoil horizon that has its upper boundary within a depth of 100 cm. They occur in arid areas of the world where the parent materials have a high content of gypsum. A high shrink-swell potential and the gypsum content limit many construction activities (urban development) unless measures that counteract the shrinking and swelling and the dissolution of gypsum are applied. These soils occur in the southwestern United States.
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Gypsitorrert SD
A soil profile of a Gypsitorrert in Sudan. The white streaks in the subsoil are accumulations of gypsum. (Soil Survey Staff. 2015. Illustrated guide to Soil Taxonomy. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Soil Survey Center, Lincoln, Nebraska)
Gypsitorrerts have a gypsic (gypsum accumulation) subsoil horizon that has its upper boundary within a depth of 100 cm. They occur in arid areas of the world where the parent materials have a high content of gypsum. A high shrink-swell potential and the gypsum content limit many construction activities (urban development) unless measures that counteract the shrinking and swelling and the dissolution of gypsum are applied. These soils occur in the southwestern United States.
For additional information about soil classification, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/survey/cla...