Calcareous Brown Chernozem (CA.BC)

Common horizon sequence: Ah, Bmk, Cca or Ck

These soils have the general properties of the Chernozemic order and the Brown Chernozem great group. They differ from Orthic Brown Chernozems by having a B horizon from which primary alkaline earth carbonates have not been removed completely (Bmk). Otherwise, they have the general properties of Orthic Brown Chernozems.

Note: Diagnostic horizons are underlined.

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