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Soil

Scope note

Includes unconsolidated material on the earth's surface formed by the weathering of rock and that portion of the earth's surface that can support plant life.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300014330

Equivalent Terms used

soils

Created

13yrs ago

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