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example 1

Hydrudand landscape
Island of Hawaii, Hawaii

These soils have very high water holding capacities and are used extensively for crop production.

Crops seen in this photo include taro and sugar cane.
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  Examples:
1. Hydrudand landscape
Hawaii
2. Acrudoxic Hydrudand
3. Melanudand landscape
Costa Rica
4. Melanudand
Costa Rica
5. Vitrixerand landscape
northern Idaho
6. Volcanic ash
from Mt. Mazama Oregon
7. Typic Vitrixerand
northern Idaho
8. eroded Cryand landscape
Iceland
9. Cryand
Iceland
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please contact Dr. Paul McDaniel  at the Soil Science Division,
University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-2339.