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Revision as of 11:54, 7 October 2009
A leptosol (LP) can be defined through :
- a limit in depth by continuous hard rock within 25 cm from the soil surface
or :
- overlying material with a calcium carbonate equivalent of more than 40 percent within 25 cm from the soil surface
or :
- less than 10 percent (by weight) fine earth to a depth of 75 cm or more from the soil surface
and :
- no diagnostic horizons other than a mollic, ochric, umbric, yermic or vertic horizon
Source
- The FAO website