Synonym: Phaeozem
Neutral black soil forms by the substantial accumulation of humus and water in temperate semi-humid steppe meadow vegetation. Its parent material is loess-like clay sediments, which are viscous but uniform in texture. It normally has no lime reaction. The humus layer is tongue-shaped and contains white silica powder, brown-black iron-manganese nodules and rust-coloured markings. It can be found in the central Heilongjiang and Jilin Provinces in northeast China.
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(2020). Black Soil. In: Chen, A., Ng, Y., Zhang, E., Tian, M. (eds) Dictionary of Geotourism. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2538-0_178
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