In general, rocks containing a high proportion of aluminium and iron laterise more readily than those composed mainly of alkali felspars.
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In general, rocks containing a high proportion of aluminium and iron laterise more readily than those composed mainly of alkali felspars.
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These sandstones are very sensitive to erosive agents, whereas the sericite schist "laterises" and thus becomes harder ...
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The underlying rock is granite and the schists and geeiss covering the slopes give rise to loamy soils which harden and laterise on exposure.
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