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Melanudand landscape
Costa Rica

Melanudands are found on the upper slopes of the Volcan Turrialba in the central highlands of Costa Rica. They have extremely high organic matter contents and water-holding capacity. Most are used for production of specialty crops and pasture.
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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
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.