Su`per·ja'cent adjective [ Latin superjacens , present participle of superjacere ; super above + jacere to lie.] Situated immediately above; as, superjacent rocks. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/242
Superjacent: Lying just above or upon. Overlying. The opposite of superjacent is subjacent. Other related terms include adjacent and circumjacent. From super-, above, over + the Latin jacere, to lie = to lie above. Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=40136