laterite

The wall of the temple is built on the laterite stones.

They are cut into the coarse laterite rock of the southern hill.

The building material used for construction is dressed laterite blocks.

Laterite stone, native to the region, was used as the main building material.

Laterite is the major soil type found in the taluk.

In the central and eastern parts, there are rich laterite deposits.

Below four to six inches, he said, lies a hard layer called laterite.

The tank has laterite embankments on all the four sides.

Latosols with the characteristic red color are seen on the laterite in the area under study.

This species is sometimes found on sand over laterite.

For example, the red of many sand deserts comes from laterite minerals.

Laterite ores also were the early major source of nickel.

It is a Thai-style brick building with a laterite base.

Four monuments are existing inside the area of 736,000 m2 enclosed by a laterite wall.

Laterite has been used for the walls, platforms and pavements.

The crumbly laterite of "Chicago" had been crawling with them.

The soils are fragile red laterite and the rain is savage.

The tank was excavated by cutting through the laterite bed rock.

The present bridge is make from laterite, replacing the old one that was removed for road construction.

At some places one finds hard beds of laterite.

Silcrete and laterite from this time is found too.

Only the old laterite pavements are visible below the structures.

These are raised on a foundation with a plinth made of laterite stone.

"The only thing you could do with laterite," he said, "is dynamite it."

These are excavated into the laterite hill and consist of two major chambers.