: disintegrated rock that lies in its original place
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The decline in saprolite ore has occurred just as the demand for battery-grade nickel has spiked.—
Rebecca Tan, Dera Menra Sijabat and Joshua Irwandi,
Anchorage Daily News,
12 May 2023 But Indonesia — and the world — is running out of saprolite ore.—
Rebecca Tan,
Washington Post,
10 May 2023