Hevelyn S. Monteiro

Lithology plays a fundamental role in rock weathering and erosion, and in landscape evolution. When weathering- and erosion-prone lithologies are protected from erosion by more resilient rock types (e.g., quartzites and banded iron formations) unusual weathering products result. At the Southern Espinhaço Range, Minas Gerais, Brazil, bauxitic weathering profiles are found in a unique geomorphological–lithological–climatic setting.