“Constant tropical rain makes a mush of hard old lavas. The end product is a brick red soil called laterite.”

“On the other hand, laterite stone take very little, sometimes no cement and sand to build and last almost forever.”

“There were numerous potential dangers to be avoided on this laterite track, and thick dust reduced visibility considerably.”

“Herbillon A J, Nahon D Laterites and laterization processes.”

“Although the reason for this is not clear, some linguists have attributed this phenomenon to the laterization of the part of the brain that is used for language acquisition.”