1) Time
Where soil formation has taken a longer time the soils are generally deep and well developed. The soils here can be classified as
mature or young according to time taken to form
2) Nature of the parent rock
The parent rock is weathered to form soil, the rock influences the chemical, physical and mineral composition of the soil
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