illuviated

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The B horizon may be colored by oxides of iron and aluminum or by calcium carbonate illuviated from the A horizon.

Soil 2008
Its main identifying traits are a poorly decomposed organic layer, an eluviated A horizon, and a B horizon with illuviated organic matter, aluminum, and iron.

Soil 2008