andisol

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Etymology

From Japanese 暗 (an, “dark”) + 土 (do, “soil”)[1] and Latin solum (“soil”).

Noun

andisol (plural andisols)

  1. A kind of soil formed in volcanic ash and containing high proportions of glass and amorphous colloidal materials, including allophane, imogolite, and ferrihydrite.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Soil Survey Staff (2022), Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 13th Edition‎[1], USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service

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