Bauxite - France

Occurrence in France with commodity Aluminum

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10068692
MRDS ID	W001913
Record type	Site
Current site name	Bauxite - France

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	5.25198, 43.49897 (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

(1)	5.25198, 43.49897	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W001913

Bibliographic references

Deposit

MAUREL, P., 1969, DISTRIBUTION DES MINERAUX ET DES ELEMENTS MAJEURS DANS UNE POCHE DE BAUXITE DES ENVIRONS DE MAUSANNE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE): BULL. SOC. FR. MINER. CRISTAL., PARIS, SEPT.-OCT., 1969, T. 92, NO. 5, PP. 493-496, 1 FIG., 1 TABLA GEN THE PROFILE STUDIED IS A NORMAL LATERITIC PROFILE WITH ALUMINUM HYDROXIDES AT THE TOP AND KAOLINITE AT THE BASE. THIS SUPPORTS THE THEORY THAT BAUXITIZATION OCCURS AFTER THE DEPOSITION OF THE ORIGINAL MATERIAL

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.