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mollisol
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Mollisol
Mollisols
are a soil order in
USDA soil taxonomy
. Mollisols form in semi-arid to semi-humid areas, typically under a
grassland
cover. They are most commonly found in the mid-latitudes, namely in
North America
, mostly east of the
Rocky Mountains
, in
South America
in
Argentina
(
Pampas
) and
Brazil
, and in
Asia
in
Mongolia
and the
Russian
Steppes
. Their
parent material
is typically base-rich and calcareous and include
limestone
,
loess
, or wind-blown
sand
. The main processes that lead to the formation of grassland Mollisols are melanisation,
decomposition
,
humification
and
pedoturbation
.
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