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. 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 10093372
MRDS ID W001928
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
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 2.55405, 46.56346

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES, POCKETS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1821
Discoverer P. Berthier

Mining district

District name Brignoles, Les Baux, Bedarieux, Foix

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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

General comments

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

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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