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cemented
cemented Applied to massive, infilled, and indurated mineral soil: such soil has a hard and often brittle consistency because soil particles are joined together by cementing substances, e.g. calcium carbonate, silica, iron and aluminium oxide, or humus. Cemented soil usually appears as a highly distinctive and resistant horizon. Compare CEMENT; and CEMENTATION.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "cemented." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "cemented." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-cemented.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "cemented." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-cemented.html |
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cemented
cemented Applied to massive, infilled, and indurated mineral soil: such soil has a hard and often brittle consistency because soil particles are joined together by cementing substances, e.g. calcium carbonate, silica, iron and aluminium oxide, or humus. Cemented soil usually appears as a highly distinctive and resistant horizon.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "cemented." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "cemented." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-cemented.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "cemented." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-cemented.html |
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cemented
cemented Applied to massive, infilled, and indurated mineral soil: such soil has a hard and often brittle consistency because soil particles are joined together by cementing substances, e.g. calcium carbonate, silica, iron and aluminium oxide, or humus. Cemented soil usually appears as a highly distinctive and resistant horizon.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "cemented." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "cemented." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-cemented.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "cemented." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-cemented.html |
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