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Deutsche Laterit {m} Synonyme

Englische laterite Synonyme

laterite Definition

Laterite
(n.) An argillaceous sandstone, of a red color, and much seamed

laterite Bedeutung

laterite a red soil produced by rock decay, contains insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminum oxides
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Laterite is a soil and rock type rich in iron and aluminium and is commonly considered to have formed in hot and wet tropical areas. Nearly all laterites are of rusty-red coloration, because of high iron oxide content. They develop by intensive and prolonged weathering of the underlying parent rock. Tropical weathering is a prolonged process of chemical weathering which produces a wide variety in the thickness, grade, chemistry and ore mineralogy of the resulting soils. The majority of the land area containing laterites is between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.