Types of Soil PDF
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This document provides a visual representation of different types of soil, their characteristics and origins. It's a helpful resource for learning about the various classifications of soil, including alluvial, lacustrine, and colluvial soils, as well as others such as red soil, loam soil and more.
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Deposited from the suspention in running water...
Deposited from the suspention in running water Found near the banks of river Chemically weathered volcanic ash Alluvial soil Transported Soil Contains high percentage of montmorillonite Bentonite Soil Used as lubricant Deposited from the suspension of still water of lake Lacustrine soil Transported Soil Residual Soil formed from Besalt Dark in color Transported Soil, TA: Wind Contains excess of montmorillonite Black Cotton Soil Aeoline Soil Used for growing cotton Uniformly graded wind blown silt Mixture of fine grained inorganic soil and black decomposed organic matter Slightly cemented by calcium compounds and montmorillonite Found in marshy/ Swampy area after overflow of water Muck Soil Loess soil Also referred as collapsable soil Highly organic soil Transported Soil, TA: ICE Soils Glacial soil Consist black decomposed organic matter Peat Soil Transported Soil, TA: Gravity Peat + Muck Cumulose Soil Colluvial Soil Also referred as "Talus" Develops on crystalline igneous rock Finely grained calcium carbonated soil of marine origin Found in area of less rainfall in eastern ghats and western ghats Red Soil Marl Soil Formed due to decomposition of plant and bones of animal Mixture of clay, silt and Sand Formed due to leaching (washing out of siliceous compound and deposition of ferric Loam Soil oxide and aluminium oxide) Laterite Soil Found in hilly regions of eastern ghats and western ghats Black, Sticky and Highly Plastic Soil Gumbo Soil Fine grained slightly cemented volcanic ash Tuff soil Transported by wind or water
