Gypsisol

A gipsysol (GY) can be defined through :

• a gypsic or petrogypsic horizon within 100 cm from the soil surface

or :

• 15 percent (by volume) or more gypsum, which has accumulated under hydromorphic conditions, averaged over a depth of 100 cm

and :

• no diagnostic horizons other than an ochric or cambic horizon, an argic horizon permeated with gypsum or calcium carbonate, a vertic, calcic or petrocalcic horizon underlying the gypsic horizon

Possible qualifiers

For each RSG, there are some possible prefix and suffix qualifiers :

Prefix qualifiers		Suffix qualifiers
Petric Hypergypsic Hypogypsic Arzic Technic Hyperskeletic Leptic Vertic Endosalic Endogleyic Petroduric Duric Petrocalcic Calcic Luvic Haplic		Ruptic Sodic Hyperochric Takyric Yermic Aridic Skeletic Arenic Siltic Clayic Transportic Novic

Source

• The FAO website