Rankers are soils developed over non-calcareous material, usually rock.
They are regarded in some soil classifications as lithomorphic soils, a group which also includes rendzinas, similar soils over calcareous material.
They are often called A/C soils, as the topsoil or A horizon is immediately over a C horizon (unaltered parent material).
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