Glossary:C Horizon

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C Horizon
A subsurface soil horizon consisting of unconsolidated or partly consolidated, partially weathered parent material. Usually the C horizon is mineral in nature, and is directly overlain by a B, or occasionally an A, soil horizon.

Related Words: A horizon, B horizon, Parent material

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