Leaching ( pedology ) - wikipedia Leaching ( pedology ) For other uses, see Leaching. In pedology, leaching is the loss of mineral and organic solutes due to very heavy rainfall, high temperature and percolation. It is a mechanism of soil formation distinct from the soil forming process of eluviation, which is the loss of mineral and organic colloids. Leached and elluviated materials tend to be lost from topsoil and deposited in subsoil. A soil horizon accumulating leached and eluviated materials is referred to as a zone of illuviation. Laterite soil, which develops in regions with high temperature and heavy rainfall, is an example of this process in action. See also Bioleaching Biomineralisation Leaching ( agriculture ) Groundwater recharge Soil salinity control Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leaching_(pedology)&oldid=737690259 '' Categories : Economic geology Sedimentology Soil science Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 4 September 2016, at 12 : 39. About Wikipedia

Question: which type of soil is formed by leaching process
Answer: Laterite