# Paralithic

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A '''paralithic''' [horizon](/source/Horizon_(geology)) is a [weathered](/source/Weathering) layer of [bedrock](/source/bedrock). The term comes from the [Greek](/source/Greek_language) words ''para'', meaning "akin to", and ''lithic'', meaning "stony".

==References==
*{{cite journal|last=Pietrasiak|first=Nicole|title=Mineralogy of a Paralithic Horizon (Well Weathered Bedrock) in the Mojave Desert|journal=The 2008 Joint Annual Meeting|date=7 October 2008|url=http://a-c-s.confex.com/crops/2008am/webprogram/Paper45737.html}}
*{{cite encyclopedia|last1=Soil Survey Staff|title=Paralithic contact|encyclopedia=Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 2010|date=2010|publisher=Agriculture Department|location=Washington|isbn=9780160854279|page=26|edition=11th}}
*{{cite encyclopedia|last1=Soil Survey Staff|title=Paralithic material|encyclopedia=Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 2010|date=2010|publisher=Agriculture Department|location=Washington|isbn=9780160854279|page=26|edition=11th}}

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