Laterite is a soil type rich in iron and aluminium and is commonly considered to have formed in hot and wet tropical areas. Nearly all laterites are of...
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Microhyla laterite or laterite narrow-mouthed frog is a species of frog discovered in Karnataka, India in 2016. It is known from ephemeral ponds forming...
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Angadippuram Laterite is a notified National Geo-heritage Monument in Angadippuram town in Malappuram district in the southern Indian state of Kerala,...
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Lateritic nickel ore deposits (redirect from Nickel laterite ore)
in humid conditions causes nickel resources to form inside nickel laterites. Laterites are formed by the breakdown of minerals which then leach into groundwater...
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Gravel road (redirect from Laterite road)
Africa and parts of Asia and South America, laterite soils are used to build dirt roads. However laterite, called murram in East Africa, varies considerably...
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Major soil deposits of India (section Laterite soils)
soil deposits in India. They are alluvial soil, black soil, red soil, laterite soil, or arid soil, and forest and mountainous soil, marsh soil. These...
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Trapezites waterhousei (redirect from Laterite Ochre)
Trapezites waterhousei is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Western Australia. The wingspan is about 25 mm. The larvae feed on Xerolirion...
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Uttaresvara Siva Temple (redirect from Uttaresvara Precinct laterite temple)
Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India. The tank is enclosed by embankments made of dressed laterite blocks. The tank is a natural spring with an outlet channel leading into...
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intense weathering results in a continuous transition from saprolite to laterite. Saprolites form in the lower zones of soil horizons and represent deep...
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meter. The base of the temple is made of laterite stone and upper part is made with bricks. Built on a laterite plinth, it is an impressive square building...
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Ctenotus fallens (redirect from West-coast laterite ctenotus)
The West-coast laterite ctenotus (Ctenotus fallens) is a species of skink found in Western Australia. Craig, M.; Lloyd, R.; Gaikhorst, G.; Sanderson, C...
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The important soil types found in the basin are black soils, red soils, laterite and lateritic soils, alluvium, mixed soils, red and black soils and saline...
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Santhal Family (Bengali: সাঁওতাল পরিবার) is a cement and laterite mortar sculpture by Indian sculptor and painter, Ramkinkar Baij. Often cited as his magnum...
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history, Terrey Hills is noted as the "laterite capital" of the Sydney Basin for those interested in how laterite forms (which has commonly been taken as...
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Rare-earth mineral (section Laterite clays)
form ionic bonds. Bastnäsite deposits are found in China and the USA. Laterite is considered to be a soil type which holds a significant amount of aluminium...
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Koh Ker (section Entrance pavilion and laterite towers)
artefacts are found.[citation needed] Laterite, sandstone and brick were used as construction materials in Koh Ker. Laterite and sandstone of excellent quality...
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colonial architecture is preserved in Matheran. The roads are made of red laterite earth. Matheran was identified by Hugh Poyntz Malet, the then district...
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on top like a table. The predominant soils of Tamil Nadu are red loam, laterite, black, alluvial and saline. Red soil, with a higher iron content, occupies...
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famous for the unique terracotta temples made from the locally available laterite stones. The Malla rulers were Vaishnavites and built the famous terracotta...
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Eucalyptus lateritica (redirect from Laterite mallee)
Eucalyptus lateritica, commonly known as laterite mallee, is a species of mallee that is endemic to a small area in the south-west of Western Australia...
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the kings palace, laterite and clay were the main raw material used in its construction. One of the places from which the laterite blocks were mined can...
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Atharanala (Odia: ଅଠରନଳା) - a historic laterite stone bridge over the Madhupur or Musa stream at the entrance to the city of Puri, Odisha (India) on Puri...
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Bidar district (section Laterite)
aluminium. The laterite cappings over the bedrock range in thickness of 15 metres (49 ft) to 60 metres (200 ft).: 29 The best development of laterite can be...
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and intertrappean deposits and the tertiary and recent laterites and alluvial deposits. Laterite cappings that are found in many districts over the Deccan...
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India Parent range Western Ghats Geology Age of rock Cenozoic Mountain type Flood basalt Type of rock Basalt and Laterite Climbing Easiest route Hiking...
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Retrieved 24 October 2020. Overstreet, William Courtney (1977). Tertiary laterite of the As Sarat Mountains, Asir Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Vol...
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built in the 10th century in laterite and stone, 45 kilometres south of Tbaeng Meanchey Kork Beng temple: a ruined laterite and sandstone temple built between...
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rainforests and Marsh Geology Age of rock Cenozoic Type of rock Basalt, Laterite and Limestone UNESCO World Heritage Site Criteria Natural: ix, x Reference...
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kaolinite or gibbsite. This produces the distinctive tropical soil known as laterite. The ultimate weathering product is bauxite, the principal ore of aluminium...
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itself in the large scale of the construction, in the widespread use of laterite, in the face-towers at each of the entrances to the city and in the naga-carrying...
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