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FERRALITIC SOIL [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
DEF

A humid, tropical soil formed by the leaching of silica and bases by mildly acidic or neutral solutions and characterized by a large content of iron oxide.

OBS

A ferralitic soil has a silica/sesquioxide ratio of less than 2 ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
DEF

Sol de climat chaud humide ayant subi une altération poussée des matériaux primaires sur une épaisseur importante et dans lequel les oxydes de fer et d'aluminium libérés sont fortement concentrés.

CONT

Sous climat tropical, l'accumulation d'oxydes ferriques donne, dans les sols ferrallitiques, des cuirasses très dures, à structure massive, pisolithique ou scoriacée.

OBS

sol latéritique : Terme désuet.

Spanish

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