Terric Humic Organic Cryosol (THU.OC)

Common horizon sequence: Oh, Ohz, Cz

These Organic Cryosols are identified by the following properties:

  1. They have a mineral contact within 1 m of the surface, or the mineral layer is greater than 30 cm thick with an upper boundary within 1 m of the surface.
  2. They are composed dominantly of humic material above the mineral contact.

Note: Diagnostic horizons are underlined.

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