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A - K. Volcanic soils Rainfall The Central region The Yucatán. Soils . In the tropical areas of southern Mexico , lat- eritic soils predominate . Throughout southeastern Mexico , leaching produces infertile reddish or yellow soils high ...
A - K. Volcanic soils Rainfall The Central region The Yucatán. Soils . In the tropical areas of southern Mexico , lat- eritic soils predominate . Throughout southeastern Mexico , leaching produces infertile reddish or yellow soils high ...
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... Soils . All types of clay minerals have been reported in soils . Allophane , imogolite , hydrated halloysite , and hal- loysite are dominant components in ando soils , which are the soils developed on volcanic ash . Smectite is usually ...
... Soils . All types of clay minerals have been reported in soils . Allophane , imogolite , hydrated halloysite , and hal- loysite are dominant components in ando soils , which are the soils developed on volcanic ash . Smectite is usually ...
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... soil . Since then , soil classification has come to depend on the unique character- istics of soils and their horizons . The current system of soil classification , called soil taxonomy , involves hierarchical groupings of soils based ...
... soil . Since then , soil classification has come to depend on the unique character- istics of soils and their horizons . The current system of soil classification , called soil taxonomy , involves hierarchical groupings of soils based ...
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