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Altamira soil profile

Altamira Soil

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[A profile of an Altamira soil.]The Altamira series consists of deep, well drained, moderately permeable soils that formed in material that weathered from soft limestone bedrock. These soils are on hills. Slopes range from 2 to 60 percent.

Taxonomic class: Coarse-loamy, carbonatic, isohyperthermic Typic Haplocalcids