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A deposit of clay and disintegrating rock that is found in its original place
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saprolite
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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 most outcrops its color comes from ferric compounds. Deeply weathered profiles are widespread on the continental ...
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n. a deposit of clay and disintegrating rock that is found in its original place