Rankers
Resting on bedrock within 30cms depth.
Characteristics of Rankers
- Shallow rocks with solid or fragmented non-calcareous rocks within 30cm depth
- Where rock occurs within 10cm of land surface, soils are re-classified as LITHOSOLS
- Soils predominate in mountain or hilly terrain or on glacially eroded rocky terrain
- Soil have an organic or organo-mineral surface horizon but generally lack a subsoil
- Soils are generally very stony with angular stones widespread
- Soils often present on steep terrain in association with outcropping rock