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  1. ENVIRONMENT|natural environment|natural resources|soil resources · SCIENCE|natural and applied sciences|earth sciences|soil science|soil chemistry

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    IATE #1623126
    máthairábhar Reference Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
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    máthairábhar ithreach Reference Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
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    parent material | soil parent material | soil-parent material | substrate | substratum | substratum layer
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    Definition "geological deposit derived from superficial deposits or bedrock over, and within which, a soil develops" Reference "COM-Terminology Coordination, based on: R. Lawley, B. Rawlins., A. Tye., G. Wildman. 'The soil-parent material database: A User Guide' (15.3.2024). BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY"
    Comment 1) It is the mineral or rock material on and/or from which soils are formed during pedogenesis2) The nature of the parent material strongly influences soil properties such as texture, pH, fertility, and mineralogy. For example, coarse-grained, quartz-rich parent material such as glacial outwash generates soils that are often gravelly and with a coarse (sandy) texture.