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Slide 4B

Slide:  Slide 4b
This shows the process of B horizon sapping. The B horizon becomes very wet and the soil disperses. Eventually the A horizon will collapse. The bleached sections of the profile are caused by the leaching of colour minerals, mostly iron and aluminium.