Describe lateralization process of leaching

      

Describe lateralization process of leaching.

  

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Dana
Takes place in areas with warm humid climate with a wet and dry season.
During the wet season, the base minerals on top layer dissolve in rain water and percolates in solution form from top soil to sub soil.
The dissolved minerals precipitates and get deposited in horizon B.
Insoluble minerals precipitates and get deposited in horizon B.
This makes the top soil to harden and from a reddish-brown soil with a hard crust known as laterite/latosols

Dana05 answered the question on August 16, 2019 at 13:21


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