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Bauxite-Montenegro

Occurrence in Montenegro 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 10068719
MRDS ID W001958
Record type Site
Current site name Bauxite-Montenegro

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 19.50188, 42.99875 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Montenegro(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Montenegro

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 19.50188, 42.99875
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • MESOZOIC AND QUATERNARY BAUXITES IN IRREGULAR BEDS AND POCKETS, SOME OF WHICH HAVE AS MUCH AS 55% AL2O3, WITH LESS THAN 8% SIO2. KARST BAUXITES MAY HAVE ORIGINATED FROM THE CARBONATE ROCKS AND THE TERRA ROSA WHICH IS SUPERIMPOSED ON THEM.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUBEZANIN, D. AND KRKOVIC, D., 1965, (LA GEOLOGIE DES FORMATIONS BAUXITIQUES DANS LA PARTIE SUD-QUEST DU PLATEAU KARSTIQUE DE MONTENEGRO): MONTENEGRO, ZAVOD GEOL., ISTR. CRNE GORE, GEOL. GLAS., TITOGRAD, V. 4, PP. 27-54 (INCL. FR. SUM.), ILLUS

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RECORD WAS SPLIT INTO TWO RECORDS AND FORMERLY INCLUDED "BAUXITE-DINARIDES", NOW RECORD NUMBER W702078.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1973 Bannigan, Jane L. U.S. Geological Survey RECORD SPLIT INTO W001958 AND W702078
Editor 19-JAN-1995 Boyce, E. G. U.S. Geological Survey

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