how is laterite soil formed
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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 (laterization) 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.
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Main reason of laterite soils formation is due to intense leaching.
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The soil develops in areas with high tempertaure and heavy rainfall this is result of intense leaching due to heavy rain.
Humus content of soil is low because of micro organism particularly the decomposers ,like bacteria get destroyes due to temperature.
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