"DURI"@en . . . . . . "Duricrust"@en . "Duricrust"@en . . "Duricrust - A type of residual deposit. It is a general term for a hard crust on the surface of, or layer in, the upper horizons of a soil in a semiarid climate. It is an indurated product of surface and near-surface processes formed by cementation or replacement of bedrock, weathering deposits, unconsolidated sediments, soil or other materials produced by low-temperature physiochemical processes. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/03, section 13.6; RR/99/04, appendix 2."@en . "stable"@en .