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Parent Material Calcareous Class

Attribute definition
Attribute Label CALC
Title Parent Material Calcareous Class
Description Parent Material Calcareous Class
Classes Calcareous Nature: 5 classes. First used in SLC 1.0.


Classes
Code Class Description
0 Noncalcareous

No CaCO3 detectable with dilute HCl.

1 Weakly

1-5% CaCO3 equivalents (weak effervescence with dilute HCl).

2 Strongly

6-40% CaCO3 equivalents (moderate to strong effervescence with dilute HCl).

3 Extremely

>40% CaCO3 equivalents (very strong effervescence with dilute HCl).

# Not applicable

Not applicable (water, rock, ice).

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