Saprolite vs Regolith - What's the difference?
saprolite | regolith |
A chemically weathered rock.
(geology) The layer of loose rock, dust, sand, and soil, resting on the bedrock, that constitutes the surface layer of most dry land on earth, the moon, and other large solid aggregated celestial objects. There can also be sub-marine regolith.)
As nouns the difference between saprolite and regolith
is that saprolite is a chemically weathered rock while regolith is the layer of loose rock, dust, sand, and soil, resting on the bedrock, that constitutes the surface layer of most dry land on earth, the moon, and other large solid aggregated celestial objects. There can also be sub-marine regolith..saprolite
English
(wikipedia saprolite)Noun
- Saprolites form in the lower zones of soil profiles and represent deep weathering of the bedrock surface.
