| Deposit ID | 10093372 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W001928 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bauxite - France |
| Point of reference | Approximate |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 2.55405, 46.56346 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
France(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| France |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bauxite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate | ||
| |||
| Approximate (1) | 2.55405, 46.56346 |
|---|
| General form | LENSES, POCKETS |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1821 |
| Discoverer | P. Berthier |
| District name | Brignoles, Les Baux, Bedarieux, Foix |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W001928 |
NICOLAS, J., 1970, PROBLEME DE LA GENESE DES BAUXITES A MUR KARSTIQUE DE FRANCE, IN CONFERENCE ON BAUXITE GEOLOGY: ANN. INST. GEOL. PUBL. HUNGAR., V. 54, NO. 3, P. 135-164
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DISCUSSION OF VARIOUS BAUXITE DEPOSITS IN FRANCE; CONCLUSION THAT THEY ARE SEDIMENTS, DETRITUS FROM LATERITIC DEPOSITS {DEPOSIT NAME LONGITUDE LATITUDE {BRIGNOLES 006-05 E 43-25 N {BAUX, (LES) 004-45 E 43-45 N {BEDARIEUX 003-10 E 43-40 N {FOIX 001-08 E 42-55 N |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1973 | Bannigan, Jane L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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