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Noun: hardpan  'haa(r)d,pan
  1. Crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions
    "The farmer's plough couldn't penetrate the hardpan beneath the topsoil";
    - caliche

Derived forms: hardpans

Type of: dirt, soil

Encyclopedia: Hardpan