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The 15 pages that link to Laterite, each with the reason it gives.

• Soil formationBroader topic: Warm, wet conditions drive the strong chemical alteration that produces lateritic profiles.

• NickelRelated: Nickel laterites are a major ore source, distinct from sulfide deposits such as pentlandite.

• BauxiteRelated: Many bauxite deposits form within lateritic weathering profiles.

• PaleosolBroader topic: Lateritic paleosols preserve evidence of strong chemical weathering in ancient landscapes.

• Ore depositBroader topic: Intense tropical weathering can concentrate nickel into mineable deposits.

• RegolithBroader topic: It is a chemically altered regolith product, not a synonym for the entire surface layer.

• Supergene enrichmentCompared with: Lateritization concentrates residual elements, unlike the downward metal transfer defining enrichment blankets.

• PodzolCompared with: Laterites also reflect leaching, but develop under warm conditions and accumulate oxides rather than podzol humus-metal complexes.

• Khmer architectureRelated: Khmer builders used laterite extensively for foundations, walls, and concealed structural cores.

• Brazilian HighlandsRelated: Deep lateritic weathering is widespread across tropical highland surfaces.

• Oxide mineralBroader topic: Laterite illustrates how tropical weathering can concentrate oxide minerals.

• LimoniteRelated: Limonitic iron oxides can accumulate in lateritic profiles as soluble components are leached away.

• Ramkinkar BaijRelated: Baij used locally available laterite in sculptures shaped by Santiniketan’s terrain.

• Seven Coloured EarthsRelated: The dunes’ colors are associated with iron-rich materials produced by tropical weathering.

• Western PlateauRelated: Lateritic surfaces record prolonged weathering across parts of the plateau.