Where Is Illuviation Found?

Illuviation occurs when water moves through the soil. It moves small particles of clay, iron, humus, calcium carbonate, and other minerals with it. These particles are deposited in the subsoil or in zones just beneath the surface. These areas are known as illuvial zones.

What is illuviation of soil?

Illuviation, Accumulation of dissolved or suspended soil materials in one area or layer as a result of leaching (percolation) from another. Usually clay, iron, or humus wash out and form a line with a different consistency and color.

Which zone of soil is known as the zone of illuviation?

Illuvial deposits of clays, oxides, and organics accumulate in subsoil as distinctive soil horizons classified as "B horizons" or "zones of illuviation".

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