petrocalcic

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What does petrocalcic mean?

Of or relating to a kind of soil horizon formed when secondary calcium carbonates or other carbonates accumulate in the subsoil to the extent that the soil becomes cemented into a hardpan.

Where does petrocalcic come from?

From petro- + calcic.

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