Ferricrete

Ferricrete is a hard, erosion-resistant layer of sedimentary rock, usually conglomerate or breccia, that has been cemented into a duricrust by iron oxides.

[1] Ferricretes form at or near the land surface and may contain non-local sediments that have been transported from outside the immediate area of the deposit.

Synonyms include ferruginous duricrust, hardpan and ironpan.

[1] Ferricrete deposits along the Animas River watershed in Colorado have been classified as: Ferricrete also occurs in the United States in areas of the Gulf Coastal Plain and the Atlantic Coastal Plain, and in remote eastern areas of Australia and Western Australia.

Ferricrete is used widely in South Africa to create roads in rural areas.