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| − | + | '''Eluviation''' is the movement of material in true solution of colloidal suspension from one place to another within the [[soil]]. Soil horizons that have lost material through eluviation are eluvial; those that have received material are illuvial. | |
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| + | [http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Help/A-Z_Index/index.asp USDA Index] | ||
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Revision as of 12:11, July 1, 2010
Eluviation is the movement of material in true solution of colloidal suspension from one place to another within the soil. Soil horizons that have lost material through eluviation are eluvial; those that have received material are illuvial.