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Bauxite-Dinarides

Occurrence in Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 10093905
MRDS ID W702078
Record type Site
Current site name Bauxite-Dinarides

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 17.00195, 43.99877 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bosnia and Herzegovina(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 17.00195, 43.99877
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • MESOZOIC AND QUATERNARY BAUXITES IN IRREGULAR BEDS AND POCKETS, SOME OF WHICH HAVE AS MUCH AS 55% AL2O3, WITH LESS THAN 8% SIO2. KARST BAUXITES MAY HAVE ORIGINATED FROM THE CARBONATE ROCKS AND THE TERRA ROSA WHICH IS SUPERIMPOSED ON THEM.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MARIC, L., 1969, RELATIONS GENETIQUES ENTRE LA "TERRA ROSA" ET LES BBAUXITES DANS LE KARST DES DINARIDES EN YUGOSLAVIA: BULL. MUS. NAT. HIST. NAT., PARIS, T. 41, NO. 3, PP. 77--777, ILLUS

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RECORD ORIGINALLY PART OF "BAUXITE-MONTENEGRO" WHICH IS RECORD NUMBER W001958

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1973 Bannigan, Jane L. U.S. Geological Survey RECORD DEVELOPED FROM W001958 SPLIT
Editor 19-JAN-1995 Boyce, E. G. 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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