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Leon Soil

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[A profile of a Leon soil.]The Leon series consists of very deep, poorly drained and very poorly drained, sandy soils that have a Bh horizon within a depth of 30 inches. These soils formed in sandy marine sediments of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain. They are in areas of flatwoods, in depressions, in low areas on uplands, on stream terraces, and in tidal areas. Slopes range from 0 to 5 percent.

Taxonomic class: Sandy, siliceous, thermic Aeric Alaquods     

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