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HORIZON OXIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Geology
OBS

[An oxic horizon is] A highly-weathered diagnostic subsurface horizon from which most of the combined silica has been removed leaving a mixture dominated by hydrous oxide clays with some 1:1 type silicate minerals and quartz present.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Géologie
CONT

«Parmi les horizons de profondeur,» les principaux sont : [...] «l'horizon oxique»: horizon d'accumulation de sesquioxydes des sols latéritiques [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencia del suelo
  • Geología
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