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Mineral soils that have 30% or more clay, deep wide cracks when dry, and either gilgai microrelief, intersecting slickensides, or wedge-shaped structural aggregates tilted at an angle from the horizon. (An order in the U. S. system of soil taxonomy. )
- Sõnaliik: noun
- Valdkond/domeen: Earth science
- Category: Soil science
- Company: Soil Science Society of America
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