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- Type of light-colored soil found
- predominantly under coniferous forests and
- moorlands in cool regions where rainfall
- exceeds evaporation. The constant downward
- movement of water leaches nutrients from the
- upper layers, making podzols poor
- agricultural soils. The leaching of minerals
- such as iron, lime and alumina leads to the
- formation of a bleached zone, often also
- depleted of clay. These minerals can
- accumulate lower down the soil profile to
- form a hard, impermeable layer which
- restricts the drainage of water through the
- soil.
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