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Humic Mesisol (HU.M)

Common horizon sequence: Of, Om or Oh, Om, Oh, Om

Soils of this subgroup have the general properties specified for the Organic order and the Mesisol great group. They differ from Typic Mesisols by having a subdominant humic layer thicker than 25 cm in the middle or bottom tiers. They may also have a subdominant fibric layer.

Note: Diagnostic horizons are underlined.

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