Plinthosols | |
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Groundwater Laterite, Plinthaquox (USDA) | |
Used in | WRB |
WRB code | PT |
Key process | Accumulation of Fe under hydromorphic conditions |
Parent material | basic rock, Fe |
Climate | wet tropics |
Plinthosols are iron-rich soils characterized by the presence of plinthite, petroplinthite or pisoliths.