Solonchak
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Solonchak is pale or grey soil
type found in arid to subhumid, poorly drained conditions. The word is Russian for "salt marsh
" in turn from Russian sol (соль), "salt
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Soil
Soil is a natural body consisting of layers of mineral constituents of variable thicknesses, which differ from the parent materials in their morphological, physical, chemical, and mineralogical characteristics...
type found in arid to subhumid, poorly drained conditions. The word is Russian for "salt marsh
Salt marsh
A salt marsh is an environment in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and salt water or brackish water, it is dominated by dense stands of halophytic plants such as herbs, grasses, or low shrubs. These plants are terrestrial in origin and are essential to the stability of the salt marsh...
" in turn from Russian sol (соль), "salt
Salt
In chemistry, salts are ionic compounds that result from the neutralization reaction of an acid and a base. They are composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically neutral...
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