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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093368
MRDS ID W001912
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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

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

Mining district

District name Midi De La France

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSITS LONGITUDE LATITUDE {NEAR BAUX 004-45 E 43-45 N {NEAR BRIGNOLES 006-05 E 43-25 N {NEAR FOIX 001-08 E 42-55 N {NEAR BEDARIEUX 003-10 E 43-40 N

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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