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Multilingual Technical Dictionary (MTD)
1625. E Horizon : Is a mineral horizon showing a concentration of sand and silt fractions high in resistant minerals, resulting from a loss of silicate clay, iron or aluminum or some combination of them. E horizons are usually eluvial horizons which underlie on H, O, or A horizons. Their colour is generally lighter than that of the surface soil.

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1625. Horizon E : Horizon minéral appauvri en fer et/ou en minéraux argileux phylliteux et/ou en aluminium avec concentration relative en sable et limons formés de quartz ou d`autres minéraux résistants. C`est un horizon d`éluviation qui se localise généralement sous l`horizon H, O ou A. Il est normalement de couleur plus claire que celle de l`horizon sous-jacent.

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