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Rendzina
thumb|Rendzina soil (Castelltallat) thumb|Rendzina soil on the Maastrichtian Chalk in Kozubów Landscape Park, Poland Rendzina (or rendsina) is a soil type recognized in various soil classification systems, including those of Britain and Germany as well as some obsolete systems. They are humus-rich shallow soils that are usually formed from carbonate- or occasionally sulfate-rich parent material. Rendzina soils are often found in karst and mountainous regions.
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thumb|Rendzina soil (Castelltallat) thumb|Rendzina soil on the Maastrichtian Chalk in Kozubów Landscape Park, Poland Rendzina (or rendsina) is a soil type recognized in various soil classification systems, including those of Britain and Germany as well as some obsolete systems. They are humus-rich shallow soils that are usually formed from carbonate- or occasionally sulfate-rich parent material. Rendzina soils are often found in karst and mountainous regions.
The term rendzina originated via Russian from the Polish rędzina (the word "rędzina" comes from the old Polish word "rzędzić" (to speak, to drone).