Question

why are desert soil rich in soil contant

Answer 1

The lack of soil moisture keeps minerals from leaching out of the soils, and can even create cement like horizons near the soil surface. Most desert soils are called Aridisols (dry soil). ... They also occur in floodplains after a spring flood, which is why they can occur in the desert.Most desert soils are called Aridisols (dry soil). However, in really dry regions of the Sahara and Australian outback, the soil orders are called Entisols. Entisols are new soils, like sand dunes, which are too dry for any major soil horizon development.