red earth
Iron-rich ground cover
Red earth is soil rich in iron oxides, giving it a distinctive reddish or orange-brown color.
Found in tropical and subtropical regions, red earth results from intense weathering that leaves iron compounds behind.
The term describes both the geological phenomenon and the soil itself: The red earth of Georgia stained everything it touched.
Artists and potters sometimes use red earth as a natural pigment.
- lateriteTropical iron-rich clay
- iron oxideFe plus oxygen
- ochreIron-rich earth pigment
- hematiteIron oxide ore
- soilGround matter for planting
rust colored · indigenous art · ceremonial use · ferruginous · pigment · terra cotta · clay · dust · African · African savanna · crimson · folklore · Australian · scorched · mythology · burnt · adobe · plateau
- PilbaraNewman, iron ore, Wickham, iron deposits
- African Safarielephant, elephants, lions, zebras, zebra
- Australian landscapesoutback, bushland, bush, billabong, Kimberley
- Australian OutbackUluru, outback, Ayers Rock, spinifex, dingo
- soilstopsoil, subsoil, clay soil, sandy soil, loam
- YunnanKunming, Dali, Shangri-La, ethnic minorities, rice noodles
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Humus-rich dark soil
black soil · white sand · white chalk · white clay · sandy loam
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