Pedalfer = humid, acidic, leached soil.
Pedocal = dry, alkaline, no leaching.
SEDIMENT LOOP
Sediment = accumulation of rock and mineral particles.
Clastic = broken rock fragments.
Nonclastic = chemically formed.
Process = alteration → transportation → deposition → lithification.
Water sorts sediment.
Conglomerate = rounded.
Breccia = angular.
Sandstone = sand.
Shale = clay, most abundant.
Farther from shore = finer sediment.