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Saprolite is a
chemically weathered rock.
Saprolites form in the
lower zones of soil
profiles and
represent deep
weathering of the
bedrock surface. In...
- Olsson, Siv; Olvmo, Mats (January 1997). "Palaeosurfaces and ****ociated
saprolites in
southern Sweden".
Geological Society, London,
Special Publications...
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field Undulating hilly land Lidmar-Bergström,
Karna (1995). "Relief and
saprolites through time on the
Baltic Shield". Geomorphology. 12 (1): 45–61. Bibcode:1995Geomo...
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context most of the
saprolite mantles of Late
Cenozoic age are made up of grus,
contrasting with
Mesozoic and
Early Cenozoic saprolites made up of kaolinitic...
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highly deca**** rock
within weathered bedrock that is
known as
saprolite. When
saprolite is
exposed by
physical erosion,
these concentric layers peel (spall)...
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February 2018. Lidmar-Bergströrm,
Karna (1995). "Relief and
saprolites through time on the
Baltic Shield". Geomorphology. 12 (1). Elsevier: 45–61...
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nodules with
brown goethite and
other iron
oxides in the magnesite-rich
saprolite below an iron and
silica cap. As with all
forms of chalcedony, chrysoprase...
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March 2011. Lidmar-Bergströrm,
Karna (1995). "Relief and
saprolites through time on the
Baltic Shield". Geomorphology. 12 (1). Elsevier: 45–61...
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father of pedology. Here, A is the topsoil; B is a regolith; C is a
saprolite (a less-weathered regolith); the bottom-most
layer represents the bedrock...
- "saprolith'",
generally divided into the
upper saprolite:
completely oxidised bedrock lower saprolite:
chemically reduced partially weathered rocks saprock:...
