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Ultisols

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example 7

fine-loamy, kaolinitic, thermic Plinthic Kandiudult
(Dothan series)


The distinguishing feature of this Georgia soil is the subsoil plinthite found in the lower part of the profile. Plinthite is commonly found in Ultisols developed on older, stable landscapes. Through repeated wetting and drying cycles, plinthite can harden irreversibly to ironstone hardpans or aggregates.

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  Examples:
1. Umbraquult
Coastal Plain of North Carolina
2. Typic Hapludult
western Arkansas
3. Kanhapludult landscape
North Carolina
4. Typic Kanhapludult
North Carolina
5. Kandiudult landscape
North Carolina
6. Typic Kandiudult

North Carolina
7. Plinthic Kandiudult
Georgia
8. Plinthite blocks
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University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-2339.