2006-11-27 06:09:33 · 3 answers · asked by thecrystalmethod1 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Saprolite ? -- a soft, earthy, clay-rich thoroughly decomposed rock formed in place by chemical weathering of igneous or metamorphic rocks
C-horizon (soils) ? -- partially disintegrated parent material and mineral particles are in this horizon. C horizons may also be called "parent material".
Overburden ? - engineering term for anything not bedrock
Oh, yeah, generally decomposed rocks are called soils. Maybe I'm being too specific.
2006-11-27 08:49:54 · answer #1 · answered by Patchy O'Squirrel 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I always just called it weathered bedrock knowing that at some depth bedrock would be relatively unweathered
2006-11-27 16:17:42 · answer #2 · answered by JimZ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Decomposed rock, although it usually contains other substances, is commonly referred to as soil. so the answer to your question is "farmland"
2006-11-27 16:48:44 · answer #3 · answered by JIMBO 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋