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Latosol

A suborder of zonal soils including soils formed under forested, tropical, humid conditions and characterised by low silica-sesquioxide ratios of the clay fractions, low base-exchange capacity, low activity of the clay, low content of most primary minerals, low content of soluble constituents, a high degree of aggregate stability, and usually having a red color.

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