Cambisol
Sign in to savethumb|Calcaric Cambisol (Humic) profile in Des'a forest in Ethiopia A Cambisol in the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB) is a soil in the beginning of soil formation. The horizon differentiation is weak. This is evident from weak, mostly brownish discolouration and/or structure formation in the soil profile. thumb|400px|right|Distribution of Cambisols Cambisols are developed in medium and fine-textured materials derived from a wide range of rocks, mostly in alluvial, colluvial and aeolian deposits.
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thumb|Calcaric Cambisol (Humic) profile in Des'a forest in Ethiopia A Cambisol in the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB) is a soil in the beginning of soil formation. The horizon differentiation is weak. This is evident from weak, mostly brownish discolouration and/or structure formation in the soil profile. thumb|400px|right|Distribution of Cambisols Cambisols are developed in medium and fine-textured materials derived from a wide range of rocks, mostly in alluvial, colluvial and aeolian deposits.
Most of these soils make good agricultural land and are intensively used. Cambisols in temperate climates are among the most productive soils on earth.