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Bauxite - France

Occurrence in France with commodity Aluminum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068700
MRDS ID W001927
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

Comments on the location information

  • SITUATED BETWEEN LAVELANET AND ST. GIRONS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 2.55405, 46.56346
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Thickness 10M

Comments on the geologic information

  • FORMED BY FERRALITIZATION OF CLAYEY OR MARLY SEDIMENTS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name L'Ariege

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMBES, P. J., 1970, OBSERVATIONS ET INTERPRETATIONS NOUVELLES SUR LES BAUXITES DE L'ARIEGE (FRANCE), IN CONFERENCE ON BAUXITE GEOLOGY: ANN. INST. GEOL. PUBL. HUNGAR., V. 54, NO. 3, P. 165-178.

  • Deposit

    COMBES, P.J., 1969, RECHERCHES SUR LA GENESE DES BAUXITES DANS LE NORDEST DE L'ESPAGNE, LE LANGUEDOC, ET L'ARIEGE (FRANCE): MEMOIRES DU CENTRE D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET HYDROGEOLOGIQUES, TOME III-IV, P. 318-322.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BAUXITE IS INDEPENDENT OF ITS SUBSTRATUM, DERIVED FROM KAOLINITIC CLAYS {DEPOSIT REGION LONGITUDE LATITUDE {ST. GIRONS 001-07 E 42-55 N {LAVELANET 001-50 E 42-48 N

Reporter information

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

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