lithosol

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lithosol [′lith·ə‚sȯl]

(geology)

A group of shallow soils lacking well-defined horizons and composed of imperfectly weathered fragments of rock.

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No references found			It takes the lichens and mosses to hold these lithosols. Integration of RS-GIS techniques for Catchment Area Treatment ... by Lodhi, Mahendra Singh; Agrawal, Devendra Kumar / International Journal of Applied Environmental Sciences Lithology comprises schists, quartzites, and tertiary 'rana' deposits, over which develop Lithosols and Humic and Distric Cambissols. The impact of soil water repellency on soil hydrological and ... by Coelho, C.O.A.; Laouina, A.; Regaya, K.; Ferreira, A.J.D.; Carvalho, T.M.M.; Chaker, M.; Naafa, R.; / Australian Journal of Soil Research The lithosols consist of recently weathered rock fragments on steep slopes and are found in both the north and south of the island. Fortified castles on Okinawa Island during the Gusuku Period, AD ... by LADEFOGED, THEGN N.; PEARSON, RICHARD / Antiquity			lithograph lithographic film lithographic limestone lithographic plate lithographic stone lithographic texture Lithography lithol red lithologic map lithologic unit Lithology lithometeor lithomorphic lithopedion lithophagous lithophile Lithophile Elements lithophone lithophysa lithophyte Lithophytes lithopone lithosere Lithosiderite Lithosiidae lithosol lithospar Lithosphere lithostatic pressure lithostratic unit lithostratigraphic unit lithostratigraphy lithostrotum opus lithostyle lithotomy lithotope lithotripsy lithotype Lithuania Lithuania Independence Day Lithuania Restoration of Statehood Day Lithuania State Day Lithuania, Grand Duchy of Lithuanian Lithuanian Agricultural Academy Lithuanian Art Museum Lithuanian Black and White Cattle Lithuanian Blackhead Sheep Lithuanian Castle Lithuanian Council Lithuanian Draft Horse			Lithophragma affinis Lithophragma parviflorum Lithophyll Lithophysa Lithophysa Lithophysae Lithophyse Lithophyse lithophyte lithophyte Lithophytes Lithophytes lithophytic lithophytic lithophytic plant Lithophytous lithopone lithopone lithopones lithopones Lithoprobe Seismic Processing Facility lithops Lithopterna lithos lithoscope Lithosere Lithoseres Lithosian lithosiderite Lithosiidae lithosol lithosols lithosols lithospar Lithospermum Lithospermum Lithospermum arvense Lithospermum canescens Lithospermum caroliniense Lithospermum officinale lithosphere lithosphere Lithospheric Lithospheric Lithospheric Seismic Profile in Britain Lithostat lithostatic Lithostatic pressure lithostratic unit lithostratigraphic lithostratigraphic lithostratigraphic unit lithostratigraphy lithostratigraphy Lithostrotia lithostrotum opus lithostyle Lithotabs Lithotint Lithotome Lithotomic

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