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rendzina
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ren·dzi·na  (rn-jn)
n.
A dark soil that develops under grass on limestone and chalk.
[Polish rdzina.]
rendzina [rɛnˈdziːnə]
n
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) a dark interzonal type of soil found in grassy or formerly grassy areas of moderate rainfall, esp on chalklands
[from Polish]
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[FIGURE 1 OMITTED] [FIGURE 2 OMITTED] [FIGURE 3 OMITTED] [FIGURE 4 OMITTED] [FIGURE 5 OMITTED] The colluvial material deposited at Lihula appears to be from mollic epipedons of Rendzinas of calcareous till origin from the neighbouring areas.
Gleysols on sandy deposits of the Litorina Sea underlain by Histosol ... by Reintam, Loit; Moora, Tanel; Raukas, Anto / Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences
But, especially since the 1940s, viticulture has expanded off the platform onto suitable well drained soils, including some Terra Rossa, but also onto related Rendzinas and other soils.
The Coonawarra: a viticultural frontier? Or just a case of sour ... by Smith, Derek / The Globe
Changes in forest rendzinas and Cambisols during three decades.
Current primary pedogenesis on Devonian sandstone in southern ... by Reintam, Loit / Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Geology
 
 
 
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