Alisol

An alisol (AL) can be defined through :

• an argic horizon, which has a cation exchange capacity (by 1 M NH₄OAc) of 24 cmol_c kg^-1 clay or more, either starting within 100 cm from the soil surface, or within 200 cm from the soil surface if the argic horizon is overlain by loamy sand or coarser textures throughout

and :

• alic properties in the major part between 25 and 100 cm from the soil surface

and :

• no diagnostic horizons other than an ochric, umbric, albic, andic, ferric, nitic, plinthic or vertic horizon

Possible qualifiers

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

Prefix qualifiers		Suffix qualifiers
Hyperalic Lamellic Cutanic Albic Technic Leptic Vertic Fractiplinthic Petroplinthic Pisoplinthic Plinthic Gleyic Vitric Andic Nitic Stagnic Umbric Haplic		Anthric Fragic Manganiferric Ferric Abruptic Ruptic Alumic Humic Hyperdystric Epieutric Turbic Gelic Oxyaquic Greyic Profondic Hyperochric Nudiargic Densic Skeletic Arenic Siltic Clayic Rhodic Chromic Transportic Novic

Source

• The FAO website