| Deposit ID | 10068698 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W001924 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bauxite - France |
| Geographic coordinates: | 6.50198, 43.49895 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
France(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| France |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bauxite | Ore |
| Boehmite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | 6.50198, 43.49895 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W001924 |
NICOLAS, JEAN, HIERONYMUS, B., AND KOTSCHOUBEY, B., 1969, KAOLINISATION ET FORMATION D'ARGILES "FLINT" PAR RESILICIFICATION ET DEFERRIFICATION DE LA BAUXITE DU VAR SOUS L'INFLUENCE DES TOITS SABLEUX ET GRESEUX DU VALDO-FUVELIEN: C.R. ACAD. SC. PARIS, T. 268, P. 2862-2864
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | KAOLINISATION AND FORMATION OF "FLINT" CLAYS BY RESILICATION AND DEFERRIFICATION OF BAUXITE OF VAR UNDER INFLUENCE OF SAND AND SANDSTONE ROOF OF VALDO-FUVELIAN |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1973 | Bannigan, Jane L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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