Appendix 2
List of codes and equivalent class names
| CODE | CLASS | CODE | CLASS |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA | RED | FW | FAUNIC |
| AB | BROWN | FX | LUTACEOUS |
| AC | YELLOW | FY | EPICALCAREOUS |
| AD | GREY | FZ | ENDOCALCAREOUS |
| AE | BLACK | GA | EPIACIDIC |
| AF | DYSTROPHIC | GB | EPICALCAREOUS-ENDOHYPERSODIC |
| AG | MESOTROPHIC | GC | MELACIC-RETICULATE |
| AH | EUTROPHIC | GD | PEATY-PLACIC |
| AI | ACIDIC | GE | FERRIC-PETROFERRIC |
| AJ | ACIDIC-MOTTLED | GF | REGOLITHIC |
| AK | ANDIC | GG | EPISODIC-ENDOACIDIC |
| AL | AERIC | GH | EPISODIC-EPICALCAREOUS |
| AM | AQUIC | GI | EPISODIC-ENDOCALCAREOUS |
| AN | ANTHROPOSOLS | GJ | EPICALCAREOUS-ENDOACIDIC |
| AO | ARENIC | GK | EPIACIDIC-MOTTLED |
| AP | ARGIC | GL | ENDOACIDIC-MOTTLED |
| AQ | ARGILLACEOUS | GM | ENDOCALCAREOUS-ENDOHYPERSODIC |
| AR | BASIC | GN | EPIHYPERSODIC-ENDOACIDIC |
| AS | BAUXITIC | GO | EPIHYPERSODIC-ENDOCALCAREOUS |
| AT | BLEACHED | GP | MAGNESIC-NATRIC |
| AU | BLEACHED-ACIDIC | GQ | EPISODIC-GYPSIC |
| AV | BLEACHED-FERRIC | GR | RUDOSOLIC |
| AW | BLEACHED-LEPTIC | GS | EPIPEDAL |
| AX | BLEACHED-MAGNESIC | GT | TENOSOLIC |
| AY | BLEACHED-MANGANIC | GU | HUMOSE-CALCAREOUS |
| AZ | BLEACHED-MOTTLED | GV | LUTIC |
| BA | BLEACHED-SODIC | GW | FERRIC-ACIDIC |
| BB | BLEACHED-VERTIC | GX | MANGANIC-ACIDIC |
| BC | CALCAREOUS | GY | HUMOSE-ACIDIC |
| BD | CALCIC | GZ | BLEACHED-ORTHIC |
| BE | CHERNIC | HA | MELANIC-SODIC |
| BF | CHERNIC-LEPTIC | HB | MOTTLED-SODIC |
| BG | CHROMOSOLIC | HC | FERRIC-SODIC |
| BH | CRUSTY | HD | RUDACEOUS |
| BI | DENSIC | HE | ENDOCALCAREOUS-MOTTLED |
| BJ | DURIC | HF | TEPHRIC |
| BK | PEDARIC | HG | CARBIC |
| BL | ENDOACIDIC | HH | CLASTIC |
| BN | EPISODIC | HI | COLLUVIC |
| BP | ENDOHYPERSODIC | HJ | LITHOSOLIC |
| BR | EPIHYPERSODIC | HK | SUPRAVESCENT |
| BT | EXTRATIDAL | HL | EPISULPHIDIC |
| BU | FERRIC | HM | EPISULPHIDIC-PETROCALCIC |
| BV | ARENACEOUS | HN | DENSIC-PLACIC |
| BW | FIBRIC | HO | ACIDIC-SODIC |
| BX | FLUVIC | HP | PALIC-ACIDIC ^ |
| BY | FRAGIC | HQ | OCHRIC-ACIDIC ^ |
| BZ | GYPSIC | HR | CUMULIC |
| CA | CALCAROSOL | HS | HORTIC |
| CB | CALCAROSOLIC | HT | GARBIC |
| CC | HALIC | HU | URBIC |
| CD | HAPLIC | HV | DREDGIC |
| CE | HEMIC | HW | SPOLIC |
| CF | HISTIC | HX | SCALPIC |
| CG | HUMIC | HY | HYDROSOL |
| CH | CHROMOSOL | HZ | ASHY |
| CI | HUMIC/HUMOSESQUIC | IA | INCEPTIC |
| CJ | HUMIC/SESQUIC | IB | EPIBASIC |
| CK | HUMOSE | IC | CETERIC |
| CL | HUMOSE-MAGNESIC | ID | SUBPEATY |
| CM | HUMOSE-MOTTLED | IE | EFFERVESCENT |
| CN | HUMOSE-PARAPANIC | IF | FOLIC |
| CO | HUMOSEQUIC | IG | HUMOSESQUIC/SESQUIC |
| CP | HYPERVESCENT | IH | HUMIC/ALSILIC |
| CQ | HYPERCALCIC | IJ | MODIC |
| CR | HYPERNATRIC | IK | HISTIC-SULFIDIC ^ |
| CS | HYPERSALIC | IL | SESQUI-NODULAR * |
| CU | EPIHYPERSODIC-EPIACIDIC | IM | CALCENIC * |
| CV | HYPOCALCIC | IN | RED-ORTHIC * |
| CW | INTERTIDAL | IO | BROWN-ORTHIC * |
| CX | KUROSOLIC | IP | YELLOW-ORTHIC * |
| CY | LEPTIC | IQ | GREY-ORTHIC * |
| CZ | LITHIC | IR | BLACK-ORTHIC * |
| DA | LITHOCALCIC | IS | FERRIC-RETICULATE * |
| DB | MAGNESIC | IT | FUSIC+ |
| DC | MANGANIC | IU | SUBTIDAL+ |
| DD | MARLY | IV | SUBAQUEOUS+ |
| DE | DERMOSOL | IW | MONSULFIDIC-SULFURIC+ |
| DF | MASSIVE | IX | MONOHYPERSULFIDIC+ |
| DG | MELACIC | IY | HISTIC-HYPERSULFIDIC+ |
| DH | MELACIC-MAGNESIC | IZ | HYPERSULFIDIC+ |
| DI | MELACIC-MOTTLED | JA | MONOHYPOSULFIDIC+ |
| DJ | MELACIC-PARAPANIC | JB | HISTIC-HYPOSULFIDIC+ |
| DK | MELANIC | JC | HYPOSULFIDIC+ |
| DL | MELANIC-BLEACHED | JD | AQUIC-SULFURIC+ |
| DM | MELANIC-MOTTLED | JE | AQUIC-HYPERSULFIDIC+ |
| DN | MELANIC-VERTIC | JF | FERRIC-ENDOHYPERSODIC+ |
| DO | MELLIC | JG | MANGANIC-ENDOHYPERSODIC+ |
| DP | MESONATRIC | JH | FERRIC-ENDOCALCAREOUS+ |
| DQ | MOTTLED | JI | MANGANIC-ENDOCALCAREOUS+ |
| DR | SUBHUMOSE | KA | KANDOSOL |
| DS | ORTHIC ^ | KU | KUROSOL |
| DT | OXYAQUIC | OR | ORGANOSOL |
| DU | PARALITHIC | PO | PODOSOL |
| DV | PARAPANIC | RU | RUDOSOL |
| DW | PEATY | SO | SODOSOL |
| DX | PEATY-PARAPANIC | TE | TENOSOL |
| DY | PEDAL | VE | VERTOSOL |
| DZ | PETROCALCIC | YY | CLASS UNDETERMINED |
| EA | PETROFERRIC | ZZ | NO AVAILABLE CLASS |
| EB | PIPEY | ||
| EC | PLACIC | FAMILY CRITERIA | |
| ED | REDOXIC | - | NOT RECORDED |
| EE | RENDIC | ||
| EF | RETICULATE | A OR A1 HORIZON THICKNESS | |
| EG | SALIC | A | THIN |
| EH | SAPRIC | B | MEDIUM |
| EI | SELF-MULCHING | C | THICK |
| EJ | SEMIAQUIC | D | VERY THICK |
| EK | SESQUIC | ||
| EL | SHELLY | GRAVEL OF SURFACE AND A1 HORIZON | |
| EM | SILPANIC | E | NON GRAVELLY |
| EN | SNUFFY | F | SLIGHTLY GRAVELLY |
| EO | SODIC | G | GRAVELLY |
| EP | EPISODIC-EPIACIDIC | H | MODERATELY GRAVELLY |
| EQ | SODOSOLIC | I | VERY GRAVELLY |
| ER | STRATIC | ||
| ES | SUBNATRIC | A1 HORIZON TEXTURE | |
| ET | SUBPLASTIC | J | PEATY |
| EU | SULPHIDIC | K | SANDY |
| EV | SULPHURIC | L | LOAMY |
| EW | SUPRATIDAL | M | CLAY LOAMY |
| EX | VERTIC | N | SILTY |
| EY | HUMOSE-BLEACHED | O | CLAYEY |
| EZ | MELACIC-BLEACHED | ||
| FB | SUPRACALCIC | B HORIZON MAXIMUM TEXTURE | |
| FC | MELANIC-CALCAREOUS | K | SANDY |
| FD | NATRIC | L | LOAMY |
| FE | FERROSOL | M | CLAY LOAMY |
| FF | SUBMELACIC | N | SILTY |
| FG | SUBMELANIC | O | CLAYEY |
| FH | PALIC ^ | P | GRANULAR (Organosols only) |
| FI | OCHRIC ^ | ||
| FJ | HYPERGYPSIC | ||
| FK | FERRIC-DURIC | CLAY CONTENT (Vertosols only) | |
| FL | GYPSIC-SUBPLASTIC | Q | FINE |
| FM | EPICALCAREOUS-EPIHYPERSODIC | R | MEDIUM FINE |
| FN | MOTTLED-SUBNATRIC | S | VERY FINE |
| FO | MOTTLED-MESONATRIC | ||
| FP | MOTTLED-HYPERNATRIC | SOIL DEPTH | |
| FQ | DERMOSOLIC | T | VERY SHALLOW |
| FR | KANDOSOLIC | U | SHALLOW |
| FS | TERRIC | V | MODERATE |
| FU | MELACIC-BASIC | W | DEEP |
| FV | MELANIC-ACIDIC | X | VERY DEEP |
| Y | GIANT |
* introduced in the Revised Edition
+ introduced in Second Edition
^ no longer used