Holocene pedogenic calcrete occurs in terra rossa soil clustered on plant roots.
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It is composed of rhizoliths, fossilized microorganisms and biogenic calcite.
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Nature of the bedrocks, climate and biological activity controlled its development.
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It is considered as terrestrial thrombolitic microbialites.
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It is formed during successive wet and dry seasons within a Mediterranean climate.
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