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What is the type of chemical weathering that causes some soil to appear orangish red? Pls help. :)
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What is the type of chemical weathering that causes some soil to appear orangish red?

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Oxidation, especially ferric (iron-based) oxidation, causes some soil to appear orangish red. This is the same process by which metal rusts, and is related to the redox reaction of iron in the soil.
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