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B horizon
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B horizon [′bē hə′rīz·ən]
(geology)
The zone of accumulation in soil below the A horizon (zone of leaching). Also known as illuvial horizon; subsoil; zone of accumulation; zone of illuviation.


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The changes can be caused by compaction, horizontal tillage, wheel tracks, weather-induced collapsed soils or naturally occurring changes in soil horizons.
Hole LSD-1 intersected a 13-metre thick limonitic soil horizon containing jasperoid fragments averaging 3.
On the Totua license a surface sampling program of 500 samples of 2 kg each from the B soil horizon, with the entire sample utilized for the fire assay of a 30 g sample will be carried out.
 
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