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Bauxite-Germany

Occurrence in Germany 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 10068701
MRDS ID W001929
Record type Site
Current site name Bauxite-Germany

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 9.25224, 50.49878 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Germany(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Germany

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore
Gibbsite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) 9.25224, 50.49878
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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

    SCHELLMANN, W., 1966, DIE BILDUNG VON ROTERDE UND BAUXITKNOLLEM IM VOGELSBURG(LA FORMATION DE SOLS ROUGES ET DE NODULES DE BAUXITE DANS LE VOGELSBURG): NEWES JAHRB. MINERAL, MONATSH., STUTTGART, NO. 11, PP. 321-341(INCL. ENG. SUM.), ILLUS

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RED SOILS ARE DERIVED FROM LATERIZATION OF ADJACENT BASALT. THE BAUXITE NODULES WERE FORMED FROM LESS ALTERED BASALTIC CORES, WHICH WERE REPLACED BY GIBBSITE.

Reporter information

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

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