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NALT Full

Fields of Study
geology
soil parent materials

Preferred term

soil parent materials

Type

Topic

Definition

The unconsolidated, chemically weathered mineral or organic matter from which the upper layers (i.e., where living roots are primarily found) of soil develop.
Source: Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

geology

Related concepts

In other languages

elementos primarios del suelo

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/42771

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