WRB 98 Soil Groups
| Code | Soil type | Brief description |
|---|---|---|
| AC | Acrisol | Red, brown or yellow coloured soil, develops in areas of intense weathering, has a clay rich B horizon |
| AB | Albeluvisol | |
| AL | Alisol | |
| AN | Andosol | Soil developed from volcanic material, are young immature soils, characteristics depend on type of volcanic material |
| AT | Anthrosol | |
| AR | Arenosol | Sandy soil with no more profile development than a A horizon |
| CL | Calcisol | Soil with a substantial secondary accumulation of lime |
| CM | Cambisol | Transformation of soil matter (Fe particularly) in situ without moving in profile. Mostly brownish color. |
| CH | Chernozem | Fertile black-coloured soil containing a high percentage of humus, phosphoric acids, phosphorus and ammonia |
| CR | Cryosol | Soil in permafrost areas, exhibits cryoturbation and is usually rich in organic matter |
| DU | Durisol | Soil of some arid and semi-arid environments, contains cemented secondary silica |
| FR | Ferralsol | Red to yellow soil rich in iron and aluminium, common in temperate to tropical humid areas |
| FL | Fluvisol | Soil developed above flood plain sediments, A horizon is commonly directly above C horizon |
| GL | Gleysol | |
| GY | Gypsisol | |
| HS | Histosol | Soil consisting primarily of organic materials, common in wetlands |
| KS | Kastanozem | |
| LP | Leptosol | Shallow soil over bedrock, calcareous material or a deeper soil that is gravelly or stony, common in mountains |
| LX | Lixisol | |
| LV | Luvisol | |
| NT | Nitisol | |
| PH | Phaeozem | Sod organic-accumulative |
| PL | Planosol | |
| PT | Plinthosol | |
| PZ | Podzol | Soil that presents significant podzolization, common in coniferous forests |
| RG | Regosol | |
| SC | Solonchak | |
| SN | Solonetz | |
| UM | Umbrisol | Soil with a dark topsoil and in which organic matter has accumulated significantly within the mineral surface soil |
| VR | Vertisol | Shows significant and recurrent swelling with water, high content of expansive clay |
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