Meaning of mollic | Babel Free

Definitions

Dark (having a color value and chroma of 3 or less when moist), with minimum organic carbon content, and high concentration of calcium carbonate.

not-comparable

Equivalents

Examples

“A histic epipedon consisting of mineral soil material can also be part of a mollic or umbric epipedon.”

“Beside the need⟳ for stronger criteria for the mollic horizons an “intermediate” horizon between the mollic and the ochric is proposed, for better differentiation between agricultural soils and to provide⟳ useful information for regional and global carbon calculations.”

“The maximum depth to mollic colors can become⟳ thinner in a soil profile over time due to erosion, compaction, decomposition of organic matter⟳, or gleying.”

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