This is a general name for all calcareous and foraminiferous matrices that are rendzina soils. If it is possible to identify the date of the foraminifera to the Upper Cretaceous, then the material should instead be related to the petro-fabric calcareous-upper-cretaceous-foraminiferous-rendzina-soil. If the foraminifera are undatable, then the material should be related to this petrofabric. Rendzina soils develop as a result of erosion and attrition processes mainly on Senonian and Eocene chalk and Cenomanian marl formations. They are very common throughout the hilly and mountainous regions of the eastern Mediterranean, where average annual precipitation is 400–900 mm (Dan et al. 1975; Ravikovitch 1981: 87–101; Singer 2007: 103–123).

Rendzina soils are widely distributed in Israel, the Lebanon and Syria. In Israel, these soils cover broad areas, mainly along the Judean-Samarian ridges, along the Carmel ridge (mainly the Menashe region) and throughout the Galilee. Rendzinas also occur in the upper Shephelah. The use of rendzina soil as raw material for ceramic products is widely attested throughout all periods, mainly in the Shephelah and in northern Israel.