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disusun oleh : tim Klinik Lingkungan dan Mitigasi Bencana Fakultas Geografi Universitas Gadjah Mada
The epipedon (Gr. epi, over, upon, and pedon, soil) is ahorizon that forms at or near the surface and in which most ofthe rock structure has been destroyed. It is darkened by organic matter or shows evidence of eluviation, or both. Rock structure as used here and in other places in this taxonomy includes fine stratification (less than 5 mm) in unconsolidated sediments(eolian, alluvial, lacustrine, or marine) and saprolite derived from consolidated rocks in which the unweathered minerals and pseudomorphs of weathered minerals retain their relative positions to each other.
Any horizon may be at the surface of a truncated soil. The following section, however, is concerned with eight diagnostic horizons that have formed at or near the soil surface. These horizons can be covered by a surface mantle of new soil material. View full article »
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