A form of hardened material or a geological layer of cemented sediment, similar to duricrust.
From French, related to Latin durus meaning hard. This geological term describes mineral-cemented layers that form through weathering and chemical precipitation in soil profiles.
Durets are nature's way of creating stone from soil—iron oxides and silica act like cement over thousands of years, turning soft earth into rock-hard layers that archaeologists use to date ancient sites.
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