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Order: Chernozemic
Great Group: Brown Chernozem

Subgroup Description
Gleyed Vertic Brown Chernozem
(GAA)
CCCBrown Chernozems that have a slickenside horizon within 1 m of the mineral soil surface and faint to distinct mottles within 50 cm of the mineral soil surface

Full Description

Vertic Brown Chernozem
(GAB)
Other Brown Chernozems that have a slickenside horizon within 1 m of the mineral soil surface

Full Description

Gleyed Solonetzic Brown Chernozem
(GAC)
Other Brown Chernozems that have a Bnj, Bnjtj, or Btnj horizon and faint to distinct mottles within 50 cm of the mineral soil surface

Full Description

Solonetzic Brown Chernozem
(GAD)
Other Brown Chernozems that have a Bnj, Bnjtj, or Btnj horizon

Full Description

Gleyed Eluviated Brown Chernozem
(GAE)
Other Brown Chernozems that have an eluvial horizon or horizons (Ahe, Ae, or Aej) at least 2 cm in thickness, usually underlain by a Btj or Bt horizon, and faint to distinct mottles within 50 cm of the mineral soil surface

Full Description

Eluviated Brown Chernozem
(GAF)
Other Brown Chernozems that have an eluvial horizon or horizons (Ahe, Ae, or Aej) at least 2 cm in thickness, usually underlain by a Btj or Bt horizon

Full Description

Gleyed Calcareous Brown Chernozem
(GAG)
Other Brown Chernozems that have a Bmk horizon at least 5 cm in thickness and faint to distinct mottles within 50 cm of the mineral soil surface

Full Description

Calcareous Brown Chernozem
(GAH)
Other Brown Chernozems that have a Bmk horizon at least 5 cm in thickness

Full Description

Gleyed Rego Brown Chernozem
(GAI)
Other Brown Chernozems that either lack a B horizon or have a B horizon <5 cm in thickness and have faint to distinct mottles within 50 cm of the mineral soil surface

Full Description

Rego Brown Chernozem
(GAJ)
Other Brown Chernozems that either lack a B horizon or have a B horizon <5 cm in thickness

Full Description

Gleyed Brown Chernozem
(GAK)
Other Brown Chernozems that have faint to distinct mottles within 50 cm of the mineral soil surface

Full Description

Orthic Brown Chernozem
(GAL)
Other Brown Chernozems

Full Description

Source: The Canadian System of Soil Classification, Third Edition. 1998.


 

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