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Bauxite - France

Producer in France 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 10068697
MRDS ID W001922
Record type Site
Current site name Bauxite - France

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 6.50198, 43.49895 (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 > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 6.50198, 43.49895
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NICOLAS, JEAN, AND ESTERLE, MICHEL, 1965, POSITION ET AGE DE LA BAUXITE KARSTIQUE D'OLLIERES (VAR). PRESENCE DE GASTEROPODES DANS LA BAUXITE DE MAZAUGUES (VAR): C.R. ACAD. SC. PARIS, T. 260, P. 3722-3723

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit POSITION AND AGE OF KARST BAUXITE AT OLLIERES (VAR). PRESENCE OF GASTROPODS IN BAUXITE AT MAZAUGUES (VAR)

Reporter information

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

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