Laterite

Laterite is a natural resource in Astroneer. It is found in red-and-blue cylindrical crystalline deposits.

Source
Laterite can be found under the surface of every Planet.

The gives 1 Laterite for each, up to 8 Laterite for 8 Scrap.

Uses
Laterite is used to craft the following items: Laterite is used to open an EXO Dynamics Research Aid on

Missions

 * Smelteringly Hot requires the player to refine Laterite into Aluminum.

Trivia

 * Laterite is a soil or mineral layer high in aluminum and iron ores that is easily cut into bricks for construction. This term in its etymology comes from the Latin "later" (brick) and the suffix "ite" to form the name of the minerals in mineralogy.
 * Laterite isn’t the usual mineral used for aluminium. In most industries, the mineral usually used is “bauxite”.

Media
Laterit Laterita Latérite ラテライト Латерит