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noun- Accumulation of dissolved or suspended soil materials in one area or horizon.

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  • The B horizon is a mineral soil layer which is strongly influenced by illuviation.
  • The deposition of fine mineral particles or dissolved substances in a lower soil layer is called illuviation.
  • Generally, these horizons result from the processes of chemical weathering, eluviation, illuviation, and organic decomposition.
  • Good drainage enhances an number of pedogenic processes of illuviation and eluviation that are responsible for the development of soil horizons.
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