Calcaric material (WRB)
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Calcaric material is one of the diagnostic materials used, in the WRB system, to discriminate some soils from others.
Description
Calcaric material (from Latin calcarius) effervescences strongly with 1 M HCl in most of the fine earth. It applies to material that contains 2 percent or more calcium carbonate equivalent.
RSG in which calcaric material can be observed
See also
- The FAO reference text, (2007 version)
