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Term of the Road Dictionary

laterite

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Materials Soils and Aggregates
  • Definition : Formed as a residual product of the weathering of rocks in tropical climates, partially consolidated natural granular material, red or brown in colour, with high contents of iron oxides and aluminium hydroxide.

Laterit

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Baustoffe Erdreich und Gesteinskörnung
  • Definition : Gebildet als ein Nebenprodukt der Verwitterung von Fels in tropischem Klima, teilweise festes natürliches körniges Material, in roter oder brauner Farbe, mit hohem Eisenoxid und Aluminiumhydroxid-Anteil.

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