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Bauxite - France

Occurrence 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. 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 10068699
MRDS ID W001926
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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 6.50198, 43.49895
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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

    NICOLAS, J., AND LECOLLE, M., 1968, ESSAI DE RECONSTITUTION PALEOGEOGRAPHIQUE DE LA PROVENCE AU CRETACE SUPERIOR. POSITION ET AGE POSSIBLES DE LA ROCHE MERE DE LA LATERITE D'OU PROVIENT LA BAUXITE: C.R. ACAD. SCI., PARIS, T. 266, PP. 445-448

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PALEOGEOGRAPHIC RECONSTRUCTION OF PROVENCE IN UPPER CRETACEOUS. POSITION AND POSSIBLE AGE OF PARENT ROCK OF LATERITE AND BAUXITE IS APTIEN-ALBIEN.

Reporter information

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

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