Close up of a piece of weathered red, iron rich, laterite on a beach.

Laterite is a type of soil rich in aluminium and iron. They get their red, orange colour due to the rich concentration of iron oxides.

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Keywords: aluminium, erosion, geology, goa, india, indian, iron, laterite, orange, red, rock, sand, saprolites, south, stone, weathering