Bauxite - France

Occurrence in France with commodity Aluminum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068691
MRDS ID W001911
Record type Site
Current site name Bauxite - France

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 2.55405, 46.56346 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 2.55405, 46.56346

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ESTEOLE-CHOUX, J., 1967, CONTRIBUTION A L'ETUDE DES ARGILES DU MASSIF ARMORICAIN. ARGILES DES ALTERATIONS ET ARGILES DES BASSINS SEDIMENTAIRES TERTIAIRES: THESE DOCT. SCI. NAT. RENNES, 1967, ARCH. ORIG, CENTRE DOC. C.N.R.S., PARIS, 19 JUIL., 1967, NO. 1748, 319 P., ILLUS. (INCL. MAPS)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STUDIES OF THE ALTERATION OF SEDIMENTARY, CRYSTALLINE, METAMORPHIC ROCKS, AND RED CLAYS, FERRUGINOUS CRUST AND ASSOCIATED CLAYS. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF CLAY MINERALS IN TERTIARY SEDIMENTARY BASINS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1973 Bannigan, Jane L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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