What does laterise mean?
Laterise means Alternative form of laterize..
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Alternative form of laterize..
In general, rocks containing a high proportion of aluminium and iron laterise more readily than those composed mainly of alkali felspars.
These sandstones are very sensitive to erosive agents, whereas the sericite schist "laterises" and thus becomes harder ...
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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Laterise means Alternative form of laterize..
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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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