(Brown) Solodized Solonetz 

Solodized Solonetz have an Ae horizon and hard columnar Bnt horizon. They have distinct Ae horizon at least 2 cm thick. They are associated with grass and forb vegetation and a subarid to semiarid climate. 

The parent materials are mostly glacial in origin ranging from glacial till to lacustrine and most are calcareous. 

Selected properties:

They have 

1. Ah, Ahe or Ap horizon with color values higher than 4.5 dry and chromas higher than 1.5 dry 

2. no indications of mottlings. 

Common horizon sequence: Ah, Ae, Bnt or Bn, Csk 

 

Soil Profile Description and Chemical and Physical Properties