Soil Atlas B — Mineral subsoil horizon
B

Horizon master symbol

Mineral subsoil horizon

Subsoil altered by weathering, brunification or material accumulation; e.g. Bv (browned), Bt (clay-enriched), Bs (sesquioxide-enriched).

KA3 KA4 KA5 KA6

KA3–KA5

107

KA6

19

Symbols in DB

115

Examples: Bv Bt Bs Bh

Related suffixes

  • h

    humic, enriched with humus

    e.g. Ah

    KA3 KA4 KA5 KA6
  • t

    clay-enriched by illuviated clay

    e.g. Bt

    KA3 KA4 KA5 KA6
  • v

    weathered/browned, brunified and clay-loam altered or weathered

    e.g. Bv, Cv

    KA3 KA4 KA5 KA6
  • s

    sesquioxide-enriched, enriched with iron/aluminium oxides

    e.g. Bs

    KA3 KA4 KA5 KA6

Profiles with this horizon

72
RP_JGU_OOW_01
KA5 · LL
RP_JGU_LBW_02
KA5 · BB
2026KPG05P02
KA6 · BB
2026KPG04P02
KA6 · BB
He-Fda-01 Danzwiesen DOI
KA5
He-KS-04 Frankenhausen DOI
KA5
NS-BER-01 DOI
KA5
He-MR-02 Caldern DOI
KA5
He-MR-01 Caldern DOI
KA5
He-KS-01 Frankenhausen DOI
KA5
He-GIS-07 Salzböden DOI
KA5
He-GIS-06 Salzböden DOI
KA5
He-GIS-05 DOI
KA5
He-FRA-05 Oppershofen DOI
KA5
He-FRA-03 Oppershofen DOI
KA5
He-FRA-02 Niederdorfelden DOI
KA5
He-Fda-03 Steens DOI
KA5
He-DAR-13 Hohlweg Erbach DOI
KA5
He-FRA-06 Oppershofen DOI
KA5
He-KS-02 Frankenhausen DOI
KA5
2025KPG02P01 DOI
KA5 · BB
2025KPG03P01 DOI
KA5 · BB
2025KPG04P01 DOI
KA5 · BB
2024KPG04P01
KA5 · RQ

The first 24 profiles are shown.