Calcigypsids have an accumulation of both calcium carbonate (CaCO3) and equivalents (calcic horizon) and gypsum-CaSO4.2H2O (gypsic horizon) within 1 meter from the soil surface. Most of these soils are sandy and have little suitability for irrigated agriculture due to their high soil gypsum contents (NE023).
Calcigypsids cover 14,181 hectares, or about 0.2% of the UAE.
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