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Bauxite - China

Occurrence in China 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093354
MRDS ID W001853
Record type Site
Current site name Bauxite - China

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 107.99959, 27.49901 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
China

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 > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) 107.99959, 27.49901
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE FAR EAST, 1963, MINERAL DISTRIBUTION MAP OF ASIA AND THE FAR EAST: EXPLANATORY BROCHURE, NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 28

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OVERLAIN BY LOWER CARBONIFEROUS COAL SERIES, BAUXITE BED 8 METERS THICK IN KWEICHOW PROVINCE

Reporter information

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

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

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