saprolite
IPA: sˈæprʌɫaɪt
noun
- a chemically weathered rock
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Examples of "saprolite" in Sentences
- Saprolite is a chemically weathered rock.
- Aquifers in estern Australia are of saprolite grit.
- It is arguable whether or not this counts as saprolite.
- Silicate type or saprolite type nickel ore formed beneath the limonite zone.
- Most of the gold was found in eroded rock saprolite and mixed in with quartz.
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