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Aridisols(soil) Is found in the desert. It is has a very light complexion, but is very nutrient based. The problem is it has too much nutrients, which make it rocky sandy.

Oxisol(soil) Is a tropical rainforest soil. This wet soil has a reddish color with a texture of clay. This soil has little nutrients, because all the nutrients is pick up by the foliage or plant life in a matter of weeks.

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