Inceptisols

Inceptisols

Inceptisols are a soil order in USDA soil taxonomy. They form quickly through alteration of parent material. They are older than entisols. They have no accumulation of clays, Fe, Al or organic matter. They have an Ochric or Umbric horizon and a cambic subsurface horizon.

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