Regolith

thumb|Reddish-brown bauxite thumb|Bauxite with Penny (United States coin)|US penny for comparison thumb|QEMSCAN mineral maps of bauxite ore-forming [[pisoliths]]

thumb|upright|Traditional laterite temple in Kerala thumb|upright|alt=This monument is constructed of laterite brickstones. It commemorates Buchanan who first described laterite at this site.|Monument of laterite brickstones at Angadipuram, [[Kerala, India, which commemorates where laterite was first described and discussed by Buchanan-Hamilton in 1807]]

thumb|Surface of asteroid 433 Eros

finely grained regolith on the Moon

accumulation of angular, coarse-grained fragments resulting from the granular disintegration of crystalline rocks

thumb|right|250px|alt=This is a diagram and related photograph of soil layers from bedrock to soil.|A represents soil; B represents [[laterite, a regolith; C represents saprolite, a less-weathered regolith; beneath C is bedrock.]]

fine regolith found on the surface of Mars