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Which soil types formed from already existing rocks​

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Soil parent material is mainly weathered rock. Parent material can be sedimentary rocks, igneous rocks or geologically young sediments that overlie the bedrocks. Soil type depends on the parent material from which it was formed. Soil formed from weathered granite rocks becomes sand.
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