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Laterita
Sign in to savethumb|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]]
Laterite is a type of reddish rock or brick material that has been used historically in construction, particularly in regions like Kerala, India. It gained scientific attention in the early 1800s when the Scottish geologist Buchanan-Hamilton first formally described and studied it at a site in Kerala.
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- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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La laterita es el suelo propio de las regiones cálidas, caracterizado por la pobreza en sílice y su elevada cantidad de hierro, alúmina y/u otros minerales. Las costras lateríticas se deben a la meteorización de la capa superficial del suelo, es decir, a la acción in situ de los agentes meteorológicos (lluvia, insolación, viento, acción de los seres vivos, etc.).
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