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What are the 12 Different Soils on the Soil Triangle?

Published in Soil Science 1 min read

Actually, the soil triangle deals with soil texture based on percentages of sand, silt, and clay. There are not 12 soils on the soil triangle itself, but the reference mentions 12 soil orders which are different. The 12 soil orders, which is likely what the user is asking about, are:

  • Entisols
  • Inceptisols
  • Andisols
  • Mollisols
  • Alfisols
  • Spodosols
  • Ultisols
  • Oxisols
  • Gelisols
  • Histosols
  • Aridisols
  • Vertisols

Therefore, the question is reframed from soils on the soil triangle to the 12 soil orders.

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