Eluviated Melanic Brunisol (E.MB)
Common horizon sequence: LF, Ah, Ae or Aej, Bm or Btj, Ck or C
These soils have the general properties specified for soils of the Brunisolic order and the Melanic Brunisol great group. They differ from Orthic Melanic Brunisols by having an eluvial horizon, Ae or Aej, at least 2 cm thick. The underlying horizon may be a Btj with thin clay skins on some surfaces or, less commonly, a Bfj. Otherwise, they have the diagnostic properties of Orthic Melanic Brunisols.
Note: Diagnostic horizons are underlined.