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Describe calcification as a leaching process in soil formation.

Describe calcification as a leaching process in soil formation.

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Kavungya
- Process involving formation of soil rich in carbonate horizon B and C
- Process occur in areas where evaporation exceed precipitation and the parent rock in rich in calcium carbonate
- As evaporation take place, the concentration of salts and bases in the soil solutions increases
- The dissolved substances rise through capillary actions then precipitates in horizon B and calcium bicarbonate change into carbonates forming a crust of calcium compounds within the same profile
Kavungya answered the question on May 28, 2019 at 12:38

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