subsoil

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Brazil holds a trump card in tariff negotiations with the United States: its subsoil is rich in rare earth minerals coveted by manufacturers in a sector dominated by China.

From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025

After scraping you’ll likely be left with subsoil, layers of clay or sand, that lack the life-giving nutrients plants require.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025

Excavators are then used to dig out the top soil and subsoil.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2024

If you dig a burial pit into the subsoil, when you take the dead out and backfill it, the soil will be a different color.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 2, 2024

Much, too, depends on the nature of the subsoil, the quake’s duration, the frequency and severity of aftershocks, and the physical setting of the affected area.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson