Abstract
Plinthite (Gr. plinthos, brick) is defined in ST as an iron-rich, humus-poor mixture of clay with quartz and other minerals. It commonly occurs as dark red redoximorphic concentrations formed in platy, polygonal, or reticulate patterns. Upon exposure to repeated wetting and drying, plinthite changes irreversibly to an ironstone hardpan or to irregular aggregates, particularly if it is exposed to the sun. The lower boundary of a plinthite zone generally is diffuse or gradual, but it may be abrupt at a lithologic discontinuity.
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Bockheim, J.G. (2014). Soils with Plinthite. In: Soil Geography of the USA. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06668-4_25
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