eluvial

eluvial is a term used in geology and soil science and means "washed out" or washed out by natural processes. The following phenomena are possible:

• the enrichment of certain substances through the removal ( leaching ) of the surrounding material originally associated with them. A typical example is the formation of "eluvial soaps ".
• the depletion of certain substances and minerals due to their leaching from the surrounding matrix. Typical for this: The chemical leaching of certain minerals from the soil horizon .

See also

• illuvial

Web links

• Soils - origin, meaning and function (accessed on September 2, 2019)
• Soil profile investigation, classification system, definitions of terms, application examples (accessed on September 2, 2019)
• Basics of Soil Science (accessed on September 2, 2019)
• NEW FINDINGS ON PERIGLACIAN LOCATIONS AND PEDOGENESIS IN THE HESSIAN SPESSART. (accessed on September 2, 2019)