red mud

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red mud [′red ′məd]

(geology)

A reddish terrigenous mud composed of up to 25% calcium carbonate and deriving its color from the presence of ferric oxide; found on the sea floor near deserts and near the mouths of large rivers.

(metallurgy)

An iron oxide-rich residue obtained in purifying bauxite in the Bayer process.

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No references found			On such occasions, youths display their best oxen and girls dress in the best traditional attire while smearing their faces with red mud known as 'wan. Jonglei's Bor wrestling ends in 3-2 victory for Angakuei section by Sudan Tribune (Sudan) Alabama was a huge underdog, and the teams played in a "sea" of red mud. 6 Fun Facts About the History of the Alabama Crimson Tide by Rick Grantham / Sports and fitness community The puddle where the frogs had been swimming is gone and only thick red mud remains. Letting go by Hemans, Donna / Witness			Red Haw State Park red heart red hematite Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial Red Hills State Park Red Hundreds Red International of Trade Unions red iron ore Red Jacket Red Jungle Fowl red lake C pigment Red Lake County red lauan red lead red lead ore red leaf red light red liquor Red Lithuanian Cattle red loam red locust red magnetism red maids red mercury sulfide red metal red mud red nitric acid red nucleus red oak red ocher red oil red on blue red on green red on yellow red orpiment red oxide red oxide of zinc red pepper red phosphorus Red Polish Cattle Red Poll cattle red potassium chromate red potassium prussiate red precipitate red prussiate of potash red prussiate of soda Red Queen red ring Red River Red River County Red River Gorge Scenic Byway			red men red mercury sulfide red metal Red Mexicana de Accion Frente al Libre Comercio Red Mexicana de Acción Frente Al Libre Comercio Red Mexicana de Derecho Ambiental Red mist Red mist Red mist Red mist Red mite Red mite Red Mombin Red moon Red moon red mordant red morning-glory Red Mottled Hard Rubber Red Mountain Chamber Orchestra Red Mountain Christian Center Red Mountain Community Church Red Mountain High School Red Mountain Music Company Red Mountain Open Space Red Mountain Ranch Country Club Red Mountain Residents Association Red Mountain Theatre Company Red Mountain White Trash red mouth red mud Red Mud Plastics red mulberry red mullet red mullets Red Municipal de Bibliotecas de Murcia red muscle red muscle red muscle Red Music Red Nacional Audiovisual Universitaria Red Nacional de Bioinformática Red Nacional de Ferrocarriles Españoles Red Nacional de Metrologia Red Nacional de Observadores de Aves Red neck Red neck Red neck Red Neck Cocaine Red neck syndrome Red neck syndrome Red neck syndrome red ned Red Network Red Network Red Network red neuralgia red neuralgia red neuralgia red nitric acid red nose

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