''Terra fusca'' (black earth) is one of the two main soils of the

Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the e ...

region, the other being ''

terra rossa Terra rossa (Italian for "red soil") is a well-drained, reddish, clayey to silty soil with neutral pH conditions and is typical of the Mediterranean region. The reddish color of terra rossa is the result of the preferential formation of hematite ...

'' (red earth). ''Terra fusca'' is found mainly in forested areas and has limestone as a key ingredient. It is non-acidic as the limestone cancels any acidity. It is also referred to as Cromi-calceric cambisol.

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