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Laterite rock is a type of Sedimentary rock which is rich in iron and aluminium, formed in hot and wet tropical areas
Francis Buchanan-Hamilton
From Latin later brick, tile + -ite1
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Wehrlite is an ultramafic and ultrabasic rock that is a mixture of olivine and clinopyroxene. It is a subdivision of the peridotites
From the name of a professor, Alois Wehrle
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock