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Andisol vs Aridisol - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between andisol and aridisol

is that andisol is a kind of soil formed in volcanic ash and containing high proportions of glass and amorphous colloidal materials, including allophane, imogolite and ferrihydrite while aridisol is (us soil taxonomy) a soil of the kind that dominates deserts and xeric shrublands, having a very low concentration of organic matter and little water.

andisol

English

(wikipedia andisol)

Alternative forms

* andosol

Noun

(en noun)
  • A kind of soil formed in volcanic ash and containing high proportions of glass and amorphous colloidal materials, including allophane, imogolite and ferrihydrite.

    • aridisol

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia aridisol)
  • (US soil taxonomy) A soil of the kind that dominates deserts and xeric shrublands, having a very low concentration of organic matter and little water.