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what is another name for iron oxide (soil)

2007-02-19 12:46:29 · 4 answers · asked by robertotk 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

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Well yes, iron oxides are commonly known as rust; but, I think you may be looking for the term laterite. It's a type of soil that has become heavily concentrated in the iron oxide minerals goethite and hematite. These minerals give the soil a reddish color. Wikipedia has a good summary if you need more info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laterite

Hope this helps :)

2007-02-19 13:25:59 · answer #1 · answered by GatorGal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Fe2O3

2007-02-23 12:44:59 · answer #2 · answered by Don A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

rust

2007-02-23 10:59:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

rust

2007-02-19 12:49:16 · answer #4 · answered by JohnnyB 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋