# parent material

> underlying geological material in which soil horizons form

**Wikidata**: [Q431543](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q431543)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parent_material)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/parent-material


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)