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pedocal
In geology, an unleached soil that develops in arid or semiarid regions and that is characterized by an accumulation or concentration of carbonates, usually calcium carbonate.

Pedocals are common in arid or semiarid regions where the rate of evaporation is greater than the rate of leaching.

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