Question

how does the parent rock affect soil character?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Finely textured parent materials tend to weather into finely textured soils. Coarsely textured parent materials tend to weather into coarsely textured soils.

Darker minerals tend to yield more fertile soils.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Parent material affects soil fertility in many ways. First, the type of parent material determines which minerals (link to mineralogy) will predominate in the soil. ... When parent rock material is exposed to the atmosphere or when organic matter and/or minerals are deposited on the earth's surface, soil formation begins