Bauxite - Italy

Occurrence in Italy 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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068711
MRDS ID W001946
Record type Site
Current site name Bauxite - Italy

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 12.07367, 42.79465 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Italy(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Italy

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) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 12.07367, 42.79465

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Length 5000M

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCK IS LOWER ALBIAN LIMESTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Caserta, Matese

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FOUND IN BOCCADELLA SELVA NEAR MATESE LAKE SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND TONS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRESCENTI, U. AND VIGHI, L., 1970, RISULTATI DELLE RICERCHE ESEGUIYE SULLE FORMAZIONI BAUXITICHE CRETACICHE DEL CASERTANO E DEL MATESE, IN CAMPANIA, MEMORIE DELLA SOCIETA GEOLOGICA ITALIANA, VOL. IX, P. 401-434 (INCL. ENG. SUM.), ILLUS

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BAUXITE FORMED FROM CLAY MINERALS DEPOSITED ON LIMESTONE {DEPOSIT NAME LONGITUDE LATITUDE {CASERTA 014-20 E 41-10 N {MATESE {CASERTA 014-20 E 41-10 N {MATESE

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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