Calcisol

A calcisol (CL) can be defined through :

• a calcic or petrocalcic horizon within 100 cm of the surface

and :

• no diagnostic horizons other than an ochric or cambic horizon, an argic horizon which is calcareous, a vertic horizon, or a gypsic horizon underlying a petrocalcic horizon

Possible qualifiers

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

Prefix qualifiers		Suffix qualifiers
Petric Hypercalcic Hypocalcic Technic Hyperskeletic Leptic Vertic Endosalic Endogleyic Gypsic Luvic Lixic Haplic		Ruptic Sodic Takyric Yermic Aridic Hyperochric Densic Skeletic Arenic Siltic Clayic Chromic Transportic Novic

Source

• The FAO website