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Architecture: soil profile
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The vertical section of a soil, 1, showing the nature and sequence of the various layers, as developed by deposition or weathering, or both.

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A vertical sequence of recognizable horizons resulting from the development of a soil over time. Different soils have slightly different profiles because of local conditions and processes. A typical profile would comprise the following horizons or zones: organic horizons (L, F, H, and O); mixed mineral and organic horizons (A); eluvial horizon (E); horizons of accumulation (B); rock undergoing alteration horizon (C). Soils that are periodically waterlogged may also have a gleyed horizon (G).
 
 

 

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