Black soil may refer to:
- Chernozem, fertile black soils found in eastern Europe, Russia and the Canadian prairies
- Vertisol, dark cracking soils with a high clay content found between 50° N and 45° S of the equator
- Terra preta (Portuguese,) “black earth” or soil of Amazon river basin
Famous quotes containing the words black and/or soil:
“Sometimes we see a cloud that’s dragonish,
A vapor sometimes like a bear or lion,
A towered citadel, a pendant rock,
A forked mountain, or blue promontory
With trees upon ‘t that nod unto the world
And mock our eyes with air. Thou hast seen these signs;
They are black vesper’s pageants.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Green, green is El Aghir. It has a railway station,
And the wealth of its soil has borne many another fruit:
A mairie, a school and an elegant Salle de Fetes.
Such blessings, as I remarked, in effect, to the waiter,
Are added unto them that have plenty of water.”
—Norman Cameron (b. 1905)