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Also known as the zone of accumulation and enriched in clay, iron oxides, carbonate, silica, or other material leached from overlying horizons.

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Chemicals leached from the A and E horizons collect in the B horizon, or subsoil, which is often referred to as the "zone of accumulation."
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