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Bauxite - Origin

Occurrence in Brazil 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068636
MRDS ID W001803
Record type Site
Current site name Bauxite - Origin

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -53.089, -10.77098 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Brazil

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -53.089, -10.77098
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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

    RUTTNER, A. W., 1970, CONTRIBUTION TO THE DISCUSSION ON BAUXITE, IN CONFERENCE ON BAUXITE GEOLOGY: ANN. INST. GEOL. PUBL. HUNGAR., V. 54, NO. 3, P. 478

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COMPARISON OF SOUTH AMERICAN BAUXITE WITH THAT OF EASTERN ALPS - ORIGIN THEREOF

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-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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