V E R SION 4 beta, 25/09/2001.Code for dominant parent material of the STU.

Plot date: 02/10/2001

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consolidated�clastic�sedimentary rocks

conglomerate

breccia

psammite or arenite

sandstone

calcareous sandstone

ferruginous sandstone

clayey sandstone

quartzitiic sandstone/orthoquartzite

arkose

pelite, lutite or argilite

claystone/mudstone

siltstone

facies bound rock

flysch

molasse

calcareous rocks

limestone

hard limestone

soft limestone

marly limestone

chalky limestone

detrital limestone

dolomite

marl

gypsiferous marl

chalk

acid to intermediate plutonic rocks

granite

diorite

basic plutonic rocks

gabbro

acid to intermediate volcanic rocks

rhyolite

andesite

basic to ultrabasic volcanic rocks

basalt

pyroclastic rocks (tephra)

tuff/tuffstone

(meta� )shale/argilite

slate

acid regional metamorphic rocks

micaschist

gneiss

greenschist

serpentinite

calcareous regional metamorphic rocks

tectogenetic metamorphism rocks or cataclasmicmetamorphismunconsolidated deposits (alluvium, weatheringresiduum and slope deposits)marine and estuarine sands

holocene coastal sand with shells

marine and estuarine clays and silts

pre�quaternary clay and silt

tertiary clay

quaternary clay and silt

fluvial sands and gravels

river terrace sand or gravel

river terrace sand

fluvial clays, silts and loams

terrace clay and silt

river loam

floodplain clay and silt

lake deposits

residual and redeposited loams from silicate rocks

residual loam

stony loam

clayey loam

residual and redeposited clays from calcareousrocksresidual clay

clay with flints

ferruginous residual clay

calcareous clay

stony clay

slope deposits

colluvial deposit

unconsolidated glacial deposits/glacial drift

morainic deposits

boulder clay

glaciofluvial deposits

outwash sand, glacial sand

eolian deposits

loess

loamy loess

sandy loess

eolian sands

dune sand

cover sand

organic materials

peat (mires)

slime and ooze deposits

Non soils

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