Umbrept

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Umbrept [′əm‚brept]

(geology)

A suborder of the Inceptisol soil order; has dark A horizon more than 10 inches (25 centimeters) thick, brown B horizons, and slightly paler C horizons; soil is strongly acid, and clay minerals are crystalline; occurs in cool or temperate climates.

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