Table 3. Minerals That Distinguish Soil Mineral Assemblages and Representative Soil Series in the South Region.

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Soil Mineral Assemblages	Dominant Minerals	Representative series   OSD  from  Iowa State Stat Lab
Monorthic	Kaolinite, HIV1	Cecil, Norfolk, Marlboro, Goldsboro
Juventic	Kaolinite, HIV, mica gibbsite,goethite,feldspars,	Dekalb, Shelocta, Dewey, Waynesboro, Decatur
Sesquimonorthic	Kaolinite, HIV, gibbsite, hematite, goethite	Dothan, Davidson, Hiwassee, Greenville, Red Bay
Sesquijuventic	Kaolinite, HIV, gibbsite, hematite, goethite, feldspars, mica	Edneytown, Edneyville, Evard, Soco, Stecoah, Porters, Tuckasegee
Biorthic	Vermiculite, mica, kaolinite, mixed-layer systems	Frederick, Baxter, Enders, Montevallo
Smectic	Smectite, vermiculite, mica	Houston Black, Lake Charles, Sharkey, Houston
Parasmectic	Kaolinite, smectite, mica, vermiculite	Enon, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Sacul, Luverne, Maury, Winnsboro
Quartzismectic	Quartz, smectite, kaolinite	Clarksville, Razort, Nixa
Calcaric	Calcite, smectite, mica, Mixed-layer systems	Sumter, Maytag, Victoria
Organic	NA	NA

¹Hydroxy-Al Interlayered Vermiculite (a di-octahedral chlorite with a di-octahederal interlayer)

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