- Conditions for formation
- There must be laterite rock or structure.
- Formed under high temperature and heavy rainfall.
- Characteristics
- Subjected to heavy leaching due to high rainfall that results in low fertility.
- Brown in colour
- Composition
- Deficit in lime and silica.
- Rich in iron oxides and aluminium compounds.
- Distribution
- Western Ghats in Goa, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Kerala.
- In the state of Orissa, in the Eastern Ghats.
- Amarkantak plateau region of Madhya Pradesh.
- Crops: Groundnut, cashew nut, and rubber.
- Other Use: Used as a building material.