SCIENCE|natural and applied sciences|earth sciences|soil science|soil type
- cailceasal Tagairt Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
- ga
- Calcisol
- en
- Sainmhíniú "soil characterised by a layer of translocated (migrated) calcium carbonate—whether soft and powdery or hard and cemented—at some depth in the soil profile" Tagairt "COM-EN, based on: Encyclopaedia Britannica > Science > Earth Science, Geologic Time & Fossils > Earth Sciences > Calcisol (19.10.2020)"
- Nóta They are usually well-drained soils with fine to medium texture, and they are relatively fertile because of their high calcium content. Their chief use is for animal grazing. Occupying about 6.4 percent of the continental land surface of the Earth, these soils are typically encountered in arid or Mediterranean climatic zones (southwestern United States, central and southern Argentina, central China, northern Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula).