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S_GROUP3 AND G_GROUP3 - Soil Subgroup and Great Group 3rd Edition

Characters before the dot (.) go into the S_GROUP3 field. Characters after the dot go into the G_GROUP3 field.

S_GROUP3 AND G_GROUP3 may be - if KIND is N or U. Otherwise, must be on the allowable list.


Brunisolic Order
Chernozemic Order
Cryosolic Order
Gleysolic Order
Luvisolic Order
Organic Order
Podzolic Order
Regosolic Order
Solonetzic Order
Vertisolic Order

ALLOWABLE LIST


MELANIC BRUNISOL

 -.-        Not Applicable
 O.MB       Orthic Melanic Brunisol                               
 E.MB       Eluviated Melanic Brunisol                         
 GL.MB      Gleyed Melanic Brunisol                
  GLE.MB     Gleyed Eluviated Melanic Brunisol                  

EUTRIC BRUNISOL

 -.-        Not Applicable
 O.EB       Orthic Eutric Brunisol                             
 E.EB       Eluviated Eutric Brunisol                          
 GL.EB      Gleyed Eutric Brunisol                             
 GLE.EB     Gleyed Eluviated Eutric Brunisol                   

SOMBRIC BRUNISOL

 -.-        Not Applicable
 O.SB       Orthic Sombric Brunisol                            
 E.SB       Eluviated Sombric Brunisol                         
 DU.SB      Duric Sombric Brunisol                             
 GL.SB      Gleyed Sombric Brunisol                            
 GLE.SB     Gleyed Eluviated Sombric Brunisol                  

DYSTRIC BRUNISOL

 -.-        Not Applicable
 O.DYB      Orthic Dystric Brunisol                            
 E.DYB      Eluviated Dystric Brunisol                         
 DU.DYB     Duric Dystric Brunisol                             
 GL.DYB     Gleyed Dystric Brunisol                            
 GLE.DYB    Gleyed Eluviated Dystric Brunisol                  

BROWN CHERNOZEM

 -.-        Not Applicable
 O.BC        Orthic Brown Chernozem                                       
 R.BC        Rego Brown Chernozem                                         
 CA.BC       Calcareous Brown Chernozem                                   
 E.BC        Eluviated Brown Chernozem                                    
 SZ.BC       Solonetzic Brown Chernozem                                   
 V.BC        Vertic Brown Chernozem 
 GL.BC       Gleyed Brown Chernozem                                       
 GLR.BC      Gleyed Rego Brown Chernozem                                  
 GLCA.BC     Gleyed Calcareous Brown Chernozem                            
 GLE.BC      Gleyed Eluviated Brown Chernozem                             
 GLSZ.BC     Gleyed Solonetzic Brown Chernozem                           
 GLV.BC      Gleyed Vertic Brown Chernozem

DARK BROWN CHERNOZEM

 -.-        Not Applicable
 O.DBC       Orthic Dark Brown  Chernozem                                 
 R.DBC       Rego Dark Brown Chernozem                                    
 CA.DBC      Calcareous Dark Brown Chernozem                              
 E.DBC       Eluviated Dark Brown Chernozem                               
 SZ.DBC      Solonetzic Dark Brown Chernozem                              
 V.DBC       Vertic Dark Brown Chernozem
 GL.DBC      Gleyed Dark Brown Chernozem                                  
 GLR.DBC     Gleyed Rego Dark Brown Chernozem                             
 GLCA.DBC    Gleyed Calcareous Dark Brown Chernozem                       
 GLE.DBC     Gleyed Eluviated Dark Brown Chernozem                        
 GLSZ.DBC    Gleyed Solonetzic Dark Brown Chernozem                       
 GLV.DBC     Gleyed Vertic Dark Brown Chernozem

BLACK CHERNOZEM

 -.-        Not Applicable
 O.BLC       Orthic Black Chernozem                                       
 R.BLC       Rego Black Chernozem                                         
 CA.BLC      Calcareous Black Chernozem                                  
 E.BLC       Eluviated Black Chernozem                                    
 SZ.BLC      Solonetzic Black Chernozem                                   
 V.BLC       Vertic Black Chernozem
 GL.BLC      Gleyed Black Chernozem                                       
 GLR.BLC     Gleyed Rego Black Chernozem                                  
 GLCA.BLC    Gleyed Calcareous Black Chernozem                            
 GLE.BLC     Gleyed Eluviated Black Chernozem                             
 GLSZ.BLC    Gleyed Solonetzic Black Chernozem                            
 GLV.BLC     Gleyed Vertic Black Chernozem

DARK GRAY CHERNOZEM

 -.-        Not Applicable
 O.DGC       Orthic Dark Gray Chernozem                                   
 R.DGC       Rego Dark Gray Chernozem                                     
 CA.DGC      Calcareous Dark Gray Chernozem                                    
 SZ.DGC      Solonetzic Dark Gray Chernozem                               
 V.DGC       Vertic Dark Gray Chernozem 
 GL.DGC      Gleyed Dark Gray Chernozem                                   
 GLR.DGC     Gleyed Rego Dark Gray Chernozem                              
 GLCA.DGC    Gleyed Calcareous Dark Gray Chernozem                        
 GLSZ.DGC    Gleyed Solonetzic Dark Gray Chernozem                        
 GLV.DGC     Gleyed Vertic Dark Gray Chernozem

TURBIC CRYOSOL

 -.-        Not Applicable
 OE.TC       Orthic Eutric Turbic Cryosol                              
 OD.TC       Orthic Dystric Turbic Cryosol
 BRE.TC      Brunisolic Eutric Turbic Cryosol                          
 BRD.TC      Brunisolic Dystric Turbic Cryosol
 R.TC        Regosolic Turbic Cryosol                                
 GL.TC       Gleysolic Turbic Cryosol                           
 HE.TC       Histic Eutric Turbic Cryosol
 HD.TC       Histic Dystric Turbic Cryosol
 HR.TC       Histic Regosolic Turbic Cryosol

STATIC CRYOSOL

 -.-        Not Applicable
 OE.SC       Orthic Eutric Static Cryosol                              
 OD.SC       Orthic Dystric Static Cryosol
 BRE.SC      Brunisolic Eutric Static Cryosol                          
 BRD.SC      Brunisolic Dystric Static Cryosol
 L.SC        Luvisolic Static Cryosol
 R.SC        Regosolic Static Cryosol                                
 GL.SC       Gleysolic Static Cryosol                           
 HE.SC       Histic Eutric Static Cryosol
 HD.SC       Histic Dystric Static Cryosol
 HR.SC       Histic Regosolic Static Cryosol                          

ORGANIC CRYOSOL

 -.-        Not Applicable
 FI.OC      Fibric Organic Cryosol                             
 ME.OC      Mesic Organic Cryosol                              
 HU.OC      Humic Organic Cryosol                              
 TFI.OC     Terric Fibric Organic Cryosol                      
 TME.OC     Terric Mesic Organic Cryosol                       
 THU.OC     Terric Humic Organic Cryosol                       
 GC.OC      Glacic Organic Cryosol                             

HUMIC GLEYSOL

 -.-        Not Applicable
 O.HG       Orthic Humic Gleysol                               
 R.HG       Rego Humic Gleysol                                 
 FE.HG      Fera Humic Gleysol                                 
 SZ.HG      Solonetzic Humic Gleysol                           
 V.HG       Vertic Humic Gleysol

GLEYSOL

 -.-        Not Applicable
 O.G        Orthic Gleysol                                     
 R.G        Rego Gleysol                                       
 FE.G       Fera Gleysol                                       
 SZ.G       Solonetzic Gleysol                                 
 V.G        Vertic Gleysol

LUVIC GLEYSOL

 -.-        Not Applicable
 O.LG       Orthic Luvic Gleysol                               
 HU.LG      Humic Luvic Gleysol                                
 FE.LG      Fera Luvic Gleysol                                 
 FR.LG      Fragic Luvic Gleysol                               
 SZ.LG      Solonetzic Luvic Gleysol                           
 V.LG       Vertic Luvic Gleysol

GRAY BROWN LUVISOL

 -.-        Not Applicable
 O.GBL      Orthic Gray Brown Luvisol                          
 BR.GBL     Brunisolic Gray Brown Luvisol                      
 PZ.GBL     Podzolic Gray Brown Luvisol                        
 V.GBL      Vertic Gray Brown Luvisol
 GL.GBL     Gleyed Gray Brown Luvisol                          
 GLBR.GBL   Gleyed Brunisolic Gray Brown Luvisol               
 GLPZ.GBL   Gleyed Podzolic Gray Brown Luvisol                 
 GLV.GBL    Gleyed Vertic Gray Brown Luvisol

GRAY LUVISOL

 -.-        Not Applicable
 O.GL       Orthic Gray Luvisol                                
 D.GL       Dark Gray Luvisol                                  
 BR.GL      Brunisolic Gray Luvisol                            
 PZ.GL      Podzolic Gray Luvisol                              
 SZ.GL      Solonetzic Gray Luvisol                            
 FR.GL      Fragic Gray Luvisol                                
 V.GL       Vertic Gray Luvisol
 GL.GL      Gleyed Gray Luvisol                                
 GLD.GL     Gleyed Dark Gray Luvisol                           
 GLBR.GL    Gleyed Brunisolic Gray Luvisol                     
 GLPZ.GL    Gleyed Podzolic Gray Luvisol                       
 GLSZ.GL    Gleyed Solonetzic Gray Luvisol                     
 GLFR.GL    Gleyed Fragic Gray Luvisol                         
 GLV.GL     Gleyed Vertic Gray Luvisol

FIBRISOL

 -.-        Not Applicable
 TY.F       Typic Fibrisol                                     
 ME.F       Mesic Fibrisol                                     
 HU.F       Humic Fibrisol                                     
 LM.F       Limnic Fibrisol                                     
 CU.F       Cumulic Fibrisol                                    
 T.F        Terric Fibrisol                                    
 TME.F      Terric Mesic Fibrisol                              
 THU.F      Terric Humic Fibrisol                              
 HY.F       Hydric Fibrisol

MESISOL

 -.-        Not Applicable
 TY.M       Typic Mesisol                                      
 FI.M       Fibric Mesisol                                     
 HU.M       Humic Mesisol                                      
 LM.M       Limnic Mesisol                                      
 CU.M       Cumulic Mesisol                                     
 T.M        Terric Mesisol                                     
 TFI.M      Terric Fibric Mesisol                              
 THU.M      Terric Humic Mesisol                               
 HY.M       Hydric Mesisol                                     

HUMISOL

 -.-        Not Applicable
 TY.H       Typic Humisol                                      
 FI.H       Fibric Humisol                                     
 ME.H       Mesic Humisol                                      
 LM.H       Limnic Humisol                                      
 CU.H       Cumulic Humisol                                     
 T.H        Terric Humisol                                     
 TFI.H      Terric Fibric Humisol                              
 TME.H      Terric Mesic Humisol                               
 HY.H       Hydric Humisol                                                                     

FOLISOL

 -.-        Not Applicable
 HE.FO      Hemic Folisol                                      
 HI.FO      Histic Folisol                                     
 HU.FO      Humic Folisol                                      
 LI.FO      Lignic Folisol                                     

HUMIC PODZOL

 -.-        Not Applicable
 O.HP       Orthic Humic Podzol                                
 OT.HP      Ortstein Humic Podzol                              
 P.HP       Placic Humic Podzol                                
 DU.HP      Duric Humic Podzol                                 
 FR.HP      Fragic Humic Podzol                                

FERRO-HUMIC PODZOL

 -.-        Not Applicable
 O.FHP      Orthic Ferro-Humic Podzol                          
 OT.FHP     Ortstein Ferro-Humic Podzol                        
 P.FHP      Placic Ferro-Humic Podzol                          
 DU.FHP     Duric Ferro-Humic Podzol                           
 FR.FHP     Fragic Ferro-Humic Podzol                          
 LU.FHP     Luvisolic Ferro-Humic Podzol                       
 SM.FHP     Sombric Ferro-Humic Podzol                         
 GL.FHP     Gleyed Ferro-Humic Podzol                          
 GLSM.FHP   Gleyed Sombric Ferro-Humic Podzol                  
 GLOT.FHP   Gleyed Ortstein Ferro-Humic Podzol                 

HUMO-FERRIC PODZOL

 -.-        Not Applicable
 O.HFP      Orthic Humo-Ferric Podzol                          
 OT.HFP     Ortstein Humo-Ferric Podzol                        
 P.HFP      Placic Humo-Ferric Podzol                          
 DU.HFP     Duric Humo-Ferric Podzol                           
 FR.HFP     Fragic Humo-Ferric Podzol                          
 LU.HFP     Luvisolic Humo-Ferric Podzol                       
 GL.HFP     Gleyed Humo-Ferric Podzol                          
 GLSM.HFP   Gleyed Sombric Humo-Ferric Podzol                  
 SM.HFP     Sombric Humo-Ferric Podzol                         
 GLOT.HFP   Gleyed Ortstein Humo-Ferric Podzol                 

REGOSOL

 -.-        Not Applicable
 O.R        Orthic Regosol                                     
 CU.R       Cumulic Regosol                                    
 GL.R       Gleyed Regosol                                     
 GLCU.R     Gleyed Cumulic Regosol                             

HUMIC REGOSOL

 -.-        Not Applicable
 O.HR       Orthic Humic Regosol                               
 CU.HR      Cumulic Humic Regosol                              
 GL.HR      Gleyed Humic Regosol                               
 GLCU.HR    Gleyed Cumulic Humic Regosol                       

SOLONETZ

 -.-        Not Applicable
 B.SZ       Brown Solonetz                                     
 DB.SZ      Dark Brown Solonetz                                
 BL.SZ      Black Solonetz                                     
 A.SZ       Alkaline Solonetz                                  
 GLB.SZ     Gleyed Brown Solonetz                              
 GLDB.SZ    Gleyed Dark Brown Solonetz                         
 GLBL.SZ    Gleyed Black Solonetz                              

SOLODIZED SOLONETZ

 -.-        Not Applicable
 B.SS       Brown Solodized Solonetz                           
 DB.SS      Dark Brown Solodized Solonetz                      
 BL.SS      Black Solodized Solonetz                           
 DG.SS      Dark Gray Solodized Solonetz                       
 G.SS       Gray Solodized Solonetz                            
 GLB.SS     Gleyed Brown Solodized Solonetz                    
 GLDB.SS    Gleyed Dark Brown Solodized Solonetz               
 GLBL.SS    Gleyed Black Solodized Solonetz                    
 GLDG.SS    Gleyed Dark Gray Solodized Solonetz                
 GLG.SS     Gleyed Gray Solodized Solonetz                     

SOLOD

 -.-        Not Applicable
 B.SO       Brown Solod                                        
 DB.SO      Dark Brown Solod                                   
 BL.SO      Black Solod                                        
 DG.SO      Dark Gray Solod                                    
 G.SO       Gray Solod                                         
 GLB.SO     Gleyed Brown Solod                                 
 GLDB.SO    Gleyed Dark Brown Solod                            
 GLBL.SO    Gleyed Black Solod                                 
 GLDG.SO    Gleyed Dark Gray Solod                             
 GLG.SO     Gleyed Gray Solod 

Vertic Solonetz

 -.-        Not Applicable
 BV.SZ       Brown Vertic Solonetz                                        
 DBV.SZ      Dark Brown Vertic Solonetz                                    
 BLV.SZ      Black Vertic Solonetz                                         
 GLBV.SZ     Gleyed Brown Vertic Solonetz                                  
 GLDBV.SZ    Gleyed Dark Brown Vertic Solonetz                             
 GLBLV.SZ    Gleyed Black Vertic Solonetz                                 

Vertisol

 -.-        Not Applicable
 O.V         Orthic Vertisol                                  
 GL.V        Gleyed Vertisol                             
 GLC.V       Gleysolic Vertisol                                 

Humic Vertisol

 -.-        Not Applicable
 O.HV        Orthic Humic Vertisol                                  
 GL.HV       Gleyed Humic Vertisol                             
 GLC.HV      Gleysolic Humic Vertisol                                 

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