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Luvisol

Soils having an argic horizon (a subsurface horizon with a distinct higher clay content than the overlying horizon) with a cation exchange capacity equal to or more than 24 cmolc per kg clay throughout.

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Distribution of LUVISOLS

LUVISOLS distribution map

Endocalcic Luvisol, Hungary
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