Saprolite
![A represents soil; B represents laterite, a regolith; C represents saprolite, a less-weathered regolith; beneath C is bedrock.](/Images/godic/202502/09/Estructura-suelo2055.jpg")
![Saprolite is not as weathered as laterite; there is a continuum from the upper layer of saprolite to laterite.](/Images/godic/202502/09/Laterite-saprolite_cross_section2055.PNG")
Saprolite is a chemically weathered rock. Saprolites form in the lower zones of soil profiles and represent deep weathering of the bedrock surface. In most outcrops its color comes from ferric compounds. Deeply weathered profiles are widespread on the continental landmasses between latitudes 35°N and 35°S.