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20 or more consecutive days; or |
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30 or more cumulative days. |
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CEEH. Other Haplorthods that have:
1. Within 200 cm of the mineral soil surface, an argillic or kandic horizon; and
2. Saturation with water in one or more layers within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface in normal years for either or both:
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20 or more consecutive days; or |
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30 or more cumulative days. |
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CEEI. |
Other Haplorthods that have fragic soil properties |
either: |
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1. In 30 percent or more of the volume of a layer 15 cm or more thick that has its upper boundary within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface; or
2. In 60 percent or more of the volume of a layer 15 cm or more thick.
Fragic Haplorthods
CEEJ. Other Haplorthods that have both:
1. Saturation with water in 1 or more layers within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface in normal years for either or both:
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20 or more consecutive days; or |
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30 or more cumulative days; and |
2. Below the spodic horizon but not below an argillic horizon, lamellae (two or more) within 200 cm of the mineral soil surface.
Lamellic Oxyaquic Haplorthods
CEEK. Other Haplorthods that, below the spodic horizon but not below an argillic horizon, have lamellae (two or more) within 200 cm of the mineral soil surface.
Lamellic Haplorthods
CEEL. Other Haplorthods that are saturated with water in one or more layers within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface in normal years for either or both:
1. 20 or more consecutive days; or
2. 30 or more cumulative days.
Oxyaquic Haplorthods
CEEM. Other Haplorthods that have andic soil properties throughout horizons that have a total thickness of 25 cm or more within 75 cm either of the mineral soil surface or of the top of an organic layer with andic soil properties, whichever is shallower.
Andic Haplorthods
CEEN. Other Haplorthods that have, within 200 cm of the mineral soil surface, an argillic or kandic horizon that has a base saturation (by sum of cations) of 35 percent or more in some part.
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CEEO. |
Other Haplorthods that have an argillic or kandic |
horizon within 200 cm of the mineral soil surface. |
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CEEP. |
Other Haplorthods that have a spodic horizon that has |
one of the following:
1. Atexture class of very fine sand, loamy very fine sand, or finer and all of the following:
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A thickness of 10 cm or less; and |
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A weighted average of less than 1.2 percent organic |
carbon; and |
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Within the upper 7.5 cm, either or both a moist color |
value or chroma of 4 or more (crushed and smoothed sample); or
2. Atexture class of loamy fine sand, fine sand, or coarser and either or both a moist color value or chroma of 4 or more (crushed and smoothed sample) in the upper 2.5 cm.
Entic Haplorthods
CEEQ. Other Haplorthods.
Typic Haplorthods
Placorthods
Key to Subgroups
CEAA. All Placorthods (provisionally).
Typic Placorthods
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Ultisols
Key to Suborders
HA. Ultisols that have aquic conditions for some time in normal years (or artificial drainage) in one or more horizons within 50 cm of the mineral soil surface and one or both of the following:
1. Redoximorphic features in all layers between either the lower boundary of an Ap horizon or a depth of 25 cm from the mineral soil surface, whichever is deeper, and a depth of 40 cm and one of the following within the upper 12.5 cm of the argillic or kandic horizon:
a. Redox concentrations and 50 percent or more redox depletions with chroma of 2 or less either on faces of peds or in the matrix; or
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50 percent or more redox depletions with chroma of 1 |
or less either on faces of peds or in the matrix; or |
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Distinct or prominent redox concentrations and 50 |
percent or more hue of 2.5Y or 5Y in the matrix and also a thermic, isothermic, or warmer soil temperature regime; or
2. Within 50 cm of the mineral soil surface, enough active ferrous iron to give a positive reaction to alpha,alphadipyridyl at a time when the soil is not being irrigated.
Aquults, p. 283
HB. Other Ultisols that have one or both of the following:
1. 0.9 percent (by weighted average) or more organic carbon in the upper 15 cm of the argillic or kandic horizon; or
2. 12 kg/m2 or more organic carbon between the mineral soil surface and a depth of 100 cm.
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HC. |
Other Ultisols that have a udic soil moisture regime. |
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Udults, p. 290 |
HD. |
Other Ultisols that have an ustic soil moisture regime. |
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Ustults, p. 298 |
HE. |
Other Ultisols. |
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Xerults, p. 302 |
Aquults
Key to Great Groups
HAA. Aquults that have one or more horizons within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface in which plinthite either forms a continuous phase or constitutes one-half or more of the volume.
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HAB. |
OtherAquults that have a fragipan within 100 cm of the |
mineral soil surface. |
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Fragiaquults, p. 285 |
HAC. |
OtherAquults that have an abrupt textural change |
between the ochric epipedon or albic horizon and the argillic or kandic horizon and have a saturated hydraulic conductivity of 0.4 cm/hr (1.0 µm/sec) or slower (moderately low or lower Ksat class) in the argillic or kandic horizon.
Albaquults, p. 284
HAD. OtherAquults that:
1. Do not have a densic, lithic, paralithic, or petroferric contact within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface; and
2. Have a kandic horizon; and
3. Within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface, either:
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With increasing depth, do not have a clay decrease |
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Have 5 percent or more (by volume) clay depletions |
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on faces of peds in the layer that has a 20 percent lower |
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clay content and, below that layer, a clay increase of 3 |
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percent or more (absolute) in the fine-earth fraction. |
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Kandiaquults, p. 285 |
HAE. |
OtherAquults that have a kandic horizon. |
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Kanhaplaquults, p. 286 |
HAF. |
OtherAquults that: |
1. Do not have a densic, lithic, paralithic, or petroferric contact within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface; and
2. Within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface, either:
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With increasing depth, do not have a clay decrease |
of 20 percent or more (relative) from the maximum clay |
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content; or |
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Have 5 percent or more (by volume) clay depletions |
on faces of peds in the layer that has a 20 percent lower |
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clay content and, below that layer, a clay increase of 3 |
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percent or more (absolute) in the fine-earth fraction. |
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Paleaquults, p. 286 |
HAG. |
OtherAquults that have an umbric or mollic epipedon. |
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Umbraquults, p. 287 |
HAH. |
OtherAquults that have episaturation. |
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Epiaquults, p. 284 |
HAI. OtherAquults. |
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Endoaquults, p. 284 |
Albaquults
Key to Subgroups
HACA. Albaquults that have one or both of the following:
1. Cracks within 125 cm of the mineral soil surface that are 5 mm or more wide through a thickness of 30 cm or more for some time in normal years and slickensides or wedgeshaped peds in a layer 15 cm or more thick that has its upper boundary within 125 cm of the mineral soil surface; or
2. Alinear extensibility of 6.0 cm or more between the mineral soil surface and either a depth of 100 cm or a densic, lithic, or paralithic contact, whichever is shallower.
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HACB. |
OtherAlbaquults that have a kandic horizon. |
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Kandic Albaquults |
HACC. |
OtherAlbaquults that have 50 percent or more |
chroma of 3 or more in one or more horizons between either |
the A or Ap horizon or a depth of 25 cm from the mineral soil surface, whichever is deeper, and a depth of 75 cm.
Aeric Albaquults
HACD. OtherAlbaquults.
Typic Albaquults
Endoaquults
Key to Subgroups
HAIA. Endoaquults that have a texture class (fine-earth fraction) of coarse sand, sand, fine sand, loamy coarse sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand throughout a layer extending
from the mineral soil surface to the top of an argillic horizon at a depth of 50 to 100 cm.
Arenic Endoaquults
HAIB. Other Endoaquults that have a texture class (fine-earth fraction) of coarse sand, sand, fine sand, loamy coarse sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand throughout a layer extending from the mineral soil surface to the top of an argillic horizon at a depth of 100 cm or more.
Grossarenic Endoaquults
HAIC. Other Endoaquults that have 50 percent or more chroma of 3 or more in one or more horizons between either the A or Ap horizon or a depth of 25 cm from the mineral soil surface, whichever is deeper, and a depth of 75 cm.
Aeric Endoaquults
HAID. Other Endoaquults.
Typic Endoaquults
Epiaquults
Key to Subgroups
HAHA. Epiaquults that have one or both of the following:
1. Cracks within 125 cm of the mineral soil surface that are 5 mm or more wide through a thickness of 30 cm or more for some time in normal years and slickensides or wedge-shaped peds in a layer 15 cm or more thick that has its upper boundary within 125 cm of the mineral soil surface; or
2. Alinear extensibility of 6.0 cm or more between the mineral soil surface and either a depth of 100 cm or a densic, lithic, or paralithic contact, whichever is shallower.
Vertic Epiaquults
HAHB. Other Epiaquults that have both of the following: 1. Fragic soil properties either:
a. In 30 percent or more of the volume of a layer 15 cm or more thick that has its upper boundary within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface; or
b. In 60 percent or more of the volume of a layer 15 cm or more thick; and
2. 50 percent or more chroma of 3 or more in one or more horizons between either the A or Ap horizon or a depth of 25 cm from the mineral soil surface, whichever is deeper, and a depth of 75 cm.
Aeric Fragic Epiaquults
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loamy sand, or loamy fine sand throughout a layer extending from the mineral soil surface to the top of an argillic horizon at a depth of 50 to 100 cm.
Arenic Epiaquults
HAHD. Other Epiaquults that have a texture class (fine-earth fraction) of coarse sand, sand, fine sand, loamy coarse sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand throughout a layer extending from the mineral soil surface to the top of an argillic horizon at a depth of 100 cm or more.
Grossarenic Epiaquults
HAHE. Other Epiaquults that have fragic soil properties either:
1. In 30 percent or more of the volume of a layer 15 cm or more thick that has its upper boundary within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface; or
2. In 60 percent or more of the volume of a layer 15 cm or more thick.
Fragic Epiaquults
HAHF. Other Epiaquults that have 50 percent or more chroma of 3 or more in one or more horizons between either the A or Ap horizon or a depth of 25 cm from the mineral soil surface, whichever is deeper, and a depth of 75 cm.
Aeric Epiaquults
HAHG. Other Epiaquults.
Typic Epiaquults
Fragiaquults
Key to Subgroups
HABA. Fragiaquults that have 50 percent or more chroma of 3 or more in one or more horizons between either the A or Ap horizon or a depth of 25 cm from the mineral soil surface, whichever is deeper, and the fragipan.
Aeric Fragiaquults
HABB. Other Fragiaquults that have 5 percent or more (by volume) plinthite in one or more horizons within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface.
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HABC. |
Other Fragiaquults that have a mollic or umbric |
epipedon. |
Umbric Fragiaquults |
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Other Fragiaquults. |
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Kandiaquults
Key to Subgroups
HADA. Kandiaquults that have an ECEC of 1.5 cmol(+)/kg clay or less (sum of bases extracted with 1N NH4OAc pH 7, plus 1N KCl-extractableAl) in one or more horizons within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface.
Acraquoxic Kandiaquults
HADB. Other Kandiaquults that:
1. Have a texture class (fine-earth fraction) of coarse sand, sand, fine sand, loamy coarse sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand throughout a layer extending from the mineral soil surface to the top of a kandic horizon at a depth of 50 to 100 cm; and
2. Have 5 percent or more (by volume) plinthite in one or more horizons within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface.
Arenic Plinthic Kandiaquults
HADC. Other Kandiaquults that:
1. Have a texture class (fine-earth fraction) of coarse sand, sand, fine sand, loamy coarse sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand throughout a layer extending from the mineral soil surface to the top of a kandic horizon at a depth of 50 to 100 cm; and
2. Have a mollic or umbric epipedon.
Arenic Umbric Kandiaquults
HADD. |
Other Kandiaquults that have a texture class (fine- |
earth fraction) of coarse sand, sand, fine sand, loamy coarse |
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sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand throughout a layer |
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extending from the mineral soil surface to the top of a kandic |
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horizon at a depth of 50 to 100 cm. |
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Arenic Kandiaquults |
HADE. |
Other Kandiaquults that have a texture class (fine- |
earth fraction) of coarse sand, sand, fine sand, loamy coarse |
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sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand throughout a layer |
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extending from the mineral soil surface to the top of a kandic |
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horizon at a depth of 100 cm or more. |
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Grossarenic Kandiaquults |
HADF. |
Other Kandiaquults that have 5 percent or more (by |
volume) plinthite in one or more horizons within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface.
Plinthic Kandiaquults
HADG. Other Kandiaquults that have 50 percent or more chroma of 3 or more in one or more horizons between either
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the A or Ap horizon or a depth of 25 cm from the mineral soil surface, whichever is deeper, and a depth of 75 cm.
Aeric Kandiaquults
HADH. |
Other Kandiaquults that have a mollic or umbric |
epipedon. |
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HADI. |
Other Kandiaquults. |
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Kanhaplaquults
Key to Subgroups
HAEA. Kanhaplaquults that have, throughout one or more horizons with a total thickness of 18 cm or more within 75 cm of the mineral soil surface, one or more of the following:
1. Afine-earth fraction with both a bulk density of 1.0 g/cm3 or less, measured at 33 kPa water retention, and Al plus 1/2 Fe percentages (by ammonium oxalate) totaling more than 1.0; or
2. More than 35 percent (by volume) particles 2.0 mm or larger in diameter, of which more than 66 percent is cinders, pumice, and pumicelike fragments; or
3. Afine-earth fraction containing 30 percent or more particles 0.02 to 2.0 mm in diameter; and
a. In the 0.02 to 2.0 mm fraction, 5 percent or more volcanic glass; and
b. [(Al plus 1/2 Fe, percent extracted by ammonium oxalate) times 60] plus the volcanic glass (percent) is equal to 30 or more.
Aquandic Kanhaplaquults
HAEB. Other Kanhaplaquults that have 5 percent or more (by volume) plinthite in one or more horizons within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface.
Plinthic Kanhaplaquults
HAEC. Other Kanhaplaquults that have both of the following:
1. 50 percent or more chroma of 3 or more in one or more horizons between either the A or Ap horizon or a depth of 25 cm from the mineral soil surface, whichever is deeper, and a depth of 75 cm; and
2. A mollic or umbric epipedon.
Aeric Umbric Kanhaplaquults
HAED. Other Kanhaplaquults that have 50 percent or more chroma of 3 or more in one or more horizons between either the A or Ap horizon or a depth of 25 cm from the mineral soil surface, whichever is deeper, and a depth of 75 cm.
Aeric Kanhaplaquults
HAEE. |
Other Kanhaplaquults that have a mollic or umbric |
epipedon. |
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Other Kanhaplaquults. |
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Paleaquults
Key to Subgroups
HAFA. Paleaquults that have one or both of the following:
1. Cracks within 125 cm of the mineral soil surface that are 5 mm or more wide through a thickness of 30 cm or more for some time in normal years and slickensides or wedgeshaped peds in a layer 15 cm or more thick that has its upper boundary within 125 cm of the mineral soil surface; or
2. Alinear extensibility of 6.0 cm or more between the mineral soil surface and either a depth of 100 cm or a densic, lithic, or paralithic contact, whichever is shallower.
Vertic Paleaquults
HAFB. Other Paleaquults that:
1. Have a texture class (fine-earth fraction) of coarse sand, sand, fine sand, loamy coarse sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand throughout a layer extending from the mineral soil surface to the top of an argillic horizon at a depth of 50 to 100 cm; and
2. Have 5 percent or more (by volume) plinthite in one or more horizons within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface.
Arenic Plinthic Paleaquults
HAFC. Other Paleaquults that:
1. Have a texture class (fine-earth fraction) of coarse sand, sand, fine sand, loamy coarse sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand throughout a layer extending from the mineral soil surface to the top of an argillic horizon at a depth of 50 to 100 cm; and
2. Have a mollic or umbric epipedon.
Arenic Umbric Paleaquults
HAFD. Other Paleaquults that have a texture class (fine-earth fraction) of coarse sand, sand, fine sand, loamy coarse sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand throughout a layer extending from the mineral soil surface to the top of an argillic horizon at a depth of 50 to 100 cm.
Arenic Paleaquults
HAFE. Other Paleaquults that have a texture class (fine-earth fraction) of coarse sand, sand, fine sand, loamy coarse sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand throughout a layer extending

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from the mineral soil surface to the top of an argillic horizon at a depth of 100 cm or more.
Grossarenic Paleaquults
HAFF. Other Paleaquults that have 5 percent or more (by volume) plinthite in one or more horizons within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface.
Plinthic Paleaquults
HAFG. Other Paleaquults that have 50 percent or more chroma of 3 or more in one or more horizons between either the A or Ap horizon or a depth of 25 cm from the mineral soil surface, whichever is deeper, and a depth of 75 cm.
Aeric Paleaquults
HAFH. Other Paleaquults that have a mollic or umbric epipedon.
Umbric Paleaquults
HAFI. Other Paleaquults.
Typic Paleaquults
Plinthaquults
Key to Subgroups
HAAA. Plinthaquults that have a kandic horizon or a CEC (by 1N NH4OAc pH 7) of less than 24 cmol(+)/kg clay in 50 percent or more (by volume) of the argillic horizon if less than 100 cm thick or of its upper 100 cm.
Kandic Plinthaquults
HAAB. Other Plinthaquults.
Typic Plinthaquults
Umbraquults
Key to Subgroups
HAGA. Umbraquults that have 5 to 50 percent (by volume) plinthite in one or more horizons within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface.
Plinthic Umbraquults
HAGB. Other Umbraquults.
Typic Umbraquults
Humults
Key to Great Groups
HBA. Humults that have a sombric horizon within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface.
Sombrihumults, p. 290
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HBC. |
Other Humults that: |
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1. Do not have a densic, lithic, paralithic, or petroferric |
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contact within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface; and |
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2. Have a kandic horizon; and |
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3. Within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface, either: |
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a. With increasing depth, do not have a clay decrease |
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of 20 percent or more (relative) from the maximum clay |
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content; or |
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b. Have 5 percent or more (by volume) skeletans on |
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faces of peds in the layer that has a 20 percent lower clay |
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content and, below that layer, a clay increase of 3 percent |
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or more (absolute) in the fine-earth fraction. |
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HBD. |
Other Humults that have a kandic horizon. |
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Kanhaplohumults, p. 289 |
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Other Humults that: |
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contact within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface; and |
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2. Within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface, either: |
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b. Have 5 percent or more (by volume) skeletans on |
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faces of peds in the layer that has a 20 percent lower clay |
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content and, below that layer, a clay increase of 3 percent |
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or more (absolute) in the fine-earth fraction. |
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Haplohumults that have a lithic contact within 50 cm |
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moist, of 4 or more and chroma of 2 or less, accompanied by both redox concentrations and aquic conditions for some time in normal years (or artificial drainage); and
2. Throughout one or more horizons with a total thickness of 18 cm or more within 75 cm of the mineral soil surface, a fine-earth fraction with both a bulk density of 1.0 g/cm3 or less, measured at 33 kPa water retention, and Al plus
1/2 Fe percentages (by ammonium oxalate) totaling more than 1.0.
Aquandic Haplohumults
HBFC. Other Haplohumults that have, in one or more subhorizons within the upper 25 cm of the argillic horizon, redox depletions with a color value, moist, of 4 or more and chroma of 2 or less, accompanied by both redox concentrations and aquic conditions for some time in normal years (or artificial drainage).
Aquic Haplohumults
HBFD. Other Haplohumults that have, throughout one or more horizons with a total thickness of 18 cm or more within
75 cm of the mineral soil surface, a fine-earth fraction with both a bulk density of 1.0 g/cm3 or less, measured at 33 kPa water retention, and Al plus 1/2 Fe percentages (by ammonium oxalate) totaling more than 1.0.
Andic Haplohumults
HBFE. Other Haplohumults that have 5 percent or more (by volume) plinthite in one or more horizons within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface.
Plinthic Haplohumults
HBFF. Other Haplohumults that in normal years are saturated with water in one or more layers within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface for either or both:
1. 20 or more consecutive days; or 2. 30 or more cumulative days.
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HBFG. |
Other Haplohumults that have an ustic soil moisture |
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Ustic Haplohumults |
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Other Haplohumults that have a xeric soil moisture |
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Xeric Haplohumults |
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Other Haplohumults. |
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Kandihumults
Key to Subgroups
HBCA. Kandihumults that meet all of the following:
1. Throughout one or more horizons with a total thickness of 18 cm or more within 75 cm of the mineral soil surface, have a fine-earth fraction with both a bulk density of 1.0 g/cm3 or less, measured at 33 kPa water retention, and Al plus 1/2 Fe percentages (by ammonium oxalate) totaling more than 1.0; and
2. In one or more horizons within 75 cm of the mineral soil surface, have redox concentrations, a color value, moist, of 4 or more, and hue that is 10YR or yellower and becomes redder with increasing depth within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface; and
3. In normal years are saturated with water in one or more layers within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface for either or both:
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30 or more cumulative days. |
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HBCB. |
Other Kandihumults that have both of the following: |
1. Throughout one or more horizons with a total thickness of 18 cm or more within 75 cm of the mineral soil surface, a fine-earth fraction with both a bulk density of 1.0 g/cm3 or less, measured at 33 kPa water retention, and Al plus 1/2 Fe percentages (by ammonium oxalate) totaling more than 1.0; and
2. An ustic soil moisture regime.
Ustandic Kandihumults
HBCC. Other Kandihumults that have, throughout one or more horizons with a total thickness of 18 cm or more within
75 cm of the mineral soil surface, a fine-earth fraction with both a bulk density of 1.0 g/cm3 or less, measured at 33 kPa water retention, and Al plus 1/2 Fe percentages (by ammonium oxalate) totaling more than 1.0.
Andic Kandihumults
HBCD. Other Kandihumults that have, in one or more subhorizons within the upper 25 cm of the kandic horizon, redox depletions with a color value, moist, of 4 or more and chroma of 2 or less, accompanied by both redox concentrations and aquic conditions for some time in normal years (or artificial drainage).
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HBCE. Other Kandihumults that:
1. Have, in one or more horizons within 75 cm of the mineral soil surface, redox concentrations, a color value, moist, of 4 or more, and hue that is 10YR or yellower and becomes redder with increasing depth within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface; and
2. In normal years are saturated with water in one or more layers within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface for either or both:
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30 or more cumulative days. |
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Ombroaquic Kandihumults |
HBCF. |
Other Kandihumults that have 5 percent or more (by |
volume) plinthite in one or more horizons within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface.
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HBCG. |
Other Kandihumults that have an ustic soil moisture |
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Ustic Kandihumults |
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HBCH. |
Other Kandihumults that have a xeric soil moisture |
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Xeric Kandihumults |
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HBCI. |
Other Kandihumults that have an anthropic epipedon. |
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Anthropic Kandihumults |
HBCJ. |
Other Kandihumults. |
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Kanhaplohumults
Key to Subgroups
HBDA. Kanhaplohumults that have a lithic contact within 50 cm of the mineral soil surface.
Lithic Kanhaplohumults
HBDB. Other Kanhaplohumults that have both of the following:
1. An ustic soil moisture regime; and
2. Throughout one or more horizons with a total thickness of 18 cm or more within 75 cm of the mineral soil surface, a fine-earth fraction with both a bulk density of 1.0 g/cm3 or less, measured at 33 kPa water retention, and Al plus 1/2 Fe percentages (by ammonium oxalate) totaling more than 1.0.
Ustandic Kanhaplohumults
HBDC. Other Kanhaplohumults that have, throughout one or more horizons with a total thickness of 18 cm or more within
75 cm of the mineral soil surface, a fine-earth fraction with both a bulk density of 1.0 g/cm3 or less, measured at 33 kPa water retention, and Al plus 1/2 Fe percentages (by ammonium oxalate) totaling more than 1.0.
Andic Kanhaplohumults
HBDD. Other Kanhaplohumults that have, in one or more subhorizons within the upper 25 cm of the kandic horizon, redox depletions with a color value, moist, of 4 or more and chroma of 2 or less, accompanied by both redox concentrations and aquic conditions for some time in normal years (or artificial drainage).
Aquic Kanhaplohumults
HBDE. Other Kanhaplohumults that:
1. Have, in one or more horizons within 75 cm of the mineral soil surface, redox concentrations, a color value, moist, of 4 or more, and hue that is 10YR or yellower and becomes redder with increasing depth within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface; and
2. In normal years are saturated with water in one or more layers within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface for either or both:
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Palehumults |
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2. Throughout one or more horizons with a total thickness of 18 cm or more within 75 cm of the mineral soil surface, a fine-earth fraction with both a bulk density of 1.0 g/cm3 or less, measured at 33 kPa water retention, and Al plus 1/2 Fe percentages (by ammonium oxalate) totaling more than 1.0.
Aquandic Palehumults
HBEB. Other Palehumults that have, throughout one or more horizons with a total thickness of 18 cm or more within 75 cm of the mineral soil surface, a fine-earth fraction with both a bulk density of 1.0 g/cm3 or less, measured at 33 kPa water retention, and Al plus 1/2 Fe percentages (by ammonium oxalate) totaling more than 1.0.
Andic Palehumults
HBEC. Other Palehumults that have, in one or more subhorizons within the upper 25 cm of the argillic horizon, redox depletions with a color value, moist, of 4 or more and chroma of 2 or less, accompanied by both redox concentrations and aquic conditions for some time in normal years (or artificial drainage).
Aquic Palehumults
HBED. Other Palehumults that have 5 percent or more (by volume) plinthite in one or more horizons within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface.
Plinthic Palehumults
HBEE. Other Palehumults that in normal years are saturated with water in one or more layers within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface for either or both:
1. 20 or more consecutive days; or 2. 30 or more cumulative days.
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HBEF. |
Other Palehumults that have an ustic soil moisture |
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Ustic Palehumults |
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HBEG. |
Other Palehumults that have a xeric soil moisture |
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Xeric Palehumults |
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Plinthohumults
Key to Subgroups
HBBA. All Plinthohumults.
Typic Plinthohumults
Sombrihumults
Key to Subgroups
HBAA. All Sombrihumults.
Typic Sombrihumults
Udults
Key to Great Groups
HCA. Udults that have one or more horizons within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface in which plinthite either forms a continuous phase or constitutes one-half or more of the volume.
Plinthudults, p. 298
HCB. Other Udults that have a fragipan within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface.
Fragiudults, p. 291
HCC. Other Udults that:
1. Do not have a densic, lithic, paralithic, or petroferric contact within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface; and
2. Have a kandic horizon; and
3. Within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface, either:
a. With increasing depth, do not have a clay decrease of 20 percent or more (relative) from the maximum clay content; or
b. Have 5 percent or more (by volume) skeletans on faces of peds in the layer that has a 20 percent lower clay content and, below that layer, a clay increase of 3 percent or more (absolute) in the fine-earth fraction.
Kandiudults, p. 293
HCD. Other Udults that have a kandic horizon.
Kanhapludults, p. 295
HCE. Other Udults that:
1. Do not have a densic, lithic, paralithic, or petroferric contact within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface; and
2. Within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface, either:
a. With increasing depth, do not have a clay decrease of 20 percent or more (relative) from the maximum clay content; or
b. Have 5 percent or more (by volume) skeletans on faces of peds in the layer that has a 20 percent lower clay content and, below that layer, a clay increase of 3 percent or more (absolute) in the fine-earth fraction.
Paleudults, p. 296