Calcareous Black Chernozem (CA.BLC)
Common horizon sequence: Ah, Bmk, Cca or Ck
These soils have the general properties of the Chernozemic order and the Black Chernozem great group. They differ from Orthic Black 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 Black Chernozems.
Note: Diagnostic horizons are underlined.