Psamment

Summary

• In USA soil taxonomy, a Psamment is defined as an Entisol which consists basically of unconsolidated sand deposits, often found in shifting sand dunes but also in areas of very coarse-textured parent material subject to millions of years of weathering. This latter case is characteristic of the Guiana Highlands of northern South America.

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Related Topics

• Northern South America
• Parent material
• South America
• USA soil taxonomy

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