Which long-term outcome arises when intense chemical weathering of basalt releases soluble cations in tropical lateritic systems?

💡 Explanation

Bauxite occurs because intense chemical weathering via hydrolysis dissolves and leaches away silica and other cations, leaving aluminum and iron oxides concentrated in the residual soil. Therefore, bauxite ores form, rather than silica accumulation, under specific weathering-controlled laterization.

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