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Record 1 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Geology
DEF

A lightly weathered mixture of sesquioxides of iron and aluminum with quartz and other diluents which occur as red mottles and which changes irreversibly to hard pan upon alternate wetting and drying.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Géologie
DEF

C'est le matériau que l'on appelle habituellement latérite. Il est constitué par un mélange d'argile décomposée et de quartz, riche en sesquioxydes et pauvre en humus.

Spanish

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