noun
- a type of soil that is thin, rocky, and poorly developed, typically found on steep slopes or in areas with little weathering
Usage: soil science; technical term
Examples
- The mountainous region was characterized by lithosol, making agriculture difficult.
- Lithosol forms in areas where erosion rates exceed soil formation rates.
- The steep hillside contained mostly lithosol with exposed bedrock.
- Geologists identified the thin lithosol layer as evidence of recent glaciation.
- Vegetation on lithosol tends to be sparse and adapted to rocky conditions.