Bauxite - France

Producer 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. 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 10068698
MRDS ID W001924
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
Boehmite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 6.50198, 43.49895

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NICOLAS, JEAN, HIERONYMUS, B., AND KOTSCHOUBEY, B., 1969, KAOLINISATION ET FORMATION D'ARGILES "FLINT" PAR RESILICIFICATION ET DEFERRIFICATION DE LA BAUXITE DU VAR SOUS L'INFLUENCE DES TOITS SABLEUX ET GRESEUX DU VALDO-FUVELIEN: C.R. ACAD. SC. PARIS, T. 268, P. 2862-2864

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit KAOLINISATION AND FORMATION OF "FLINT" CLAYS BY RESILICATION AND DEFERRIFICATION OF BAUXITE OF VAR UNDER INFLUENCE OF SAND AND SANDSTONE ROOF OF VALDO-FUVELIAN

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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