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Elaterite
Elaterite El"a*ter*ite, n. (Min.) A mineral resin, of a blackish brown color, occurring in soft, flexible masses; -- called also mineral caoutchouc, and elastic bitumen.

Meaning of Laterite from wikipedia

- Laterite is a soil type rich in iron and aluminium and is commonly considered to have formed in hot and wet tropical areas. Nearly all laterites are of...
- in humid conditions causes nickel resources to form inside nickel laterites. Laterites are formed by the breakdown of minerals which then leach into groundwater...
- Microhyla laterite or laterite narrow-mouthed frog is a species of frog discovered in Karnataka, India in 2016. It is known from ephemeral ponds forming...
- Angadippuram Laterite is a notified National Geo-heritage Monument in Angadippuram town in Malappuram district in the southern Indian state of Kerala,...
- Africa and parts of Asia and South America, laterite soils are used to build dirt roads. However laterite, called murram in East Africa, varies considerably...
- soil deposits in India. They are alluvial soil, black soil, red soil, laterite soil, or arid soil, and forest and mountainous soil, marsh soil. These...
- The West-coast laterite ctenotus (Ctenotus fallens) is a species of skink found in Western Australia. Craig, M.; Lloyd, R.; Gaikhorst, G.; Sanderson, C...
- Trapezites waterhousei is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Western Australia. The wingspan is about 25 mm. The larvae feed on Xerolirion...
- intense weathering results in a continuous transition from saprolite to laterite. Saprolites form in the lower zones of soil horizons and represent deep...
- meter. The base of the temple is made of laterite stone and upper part is made with bricks. Built on a laterite plinth, it is an impressive square building...