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Why is the soil of Australia Red?

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Oldman | 08:34 Sun 10th Mar 2002 | Animals & Nature
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Why is the soil of Australia red and does this red soil appear in any other country?
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It is red because of iron oxide caught in the soil particles. Many countries have this. Devon is known for it, as are large areas of kenya, some of the Mendips....
19:08 Wed 13th Mar 2002
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I BELIEVE THAT THE RED SOIL IS FROM HIGH IRON CONTENT IN THE SOIL. AND YES I HAVE SEEN THAT IN INDIA ALSO AT THE RED FORT IN NEW DELHI.
05:12 Fri 15th Mar 2002
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I believe parts of Argentina has red soil. Hunstanton, Norfolk has unusual red chalk cliffs.
11:02 Sat 16th Mar 2002

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