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Bauxite - India

Occurrence in India 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 10093355
MRDS ID W001860
Record type Site
Current site name Bauxite - India

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 71.00059, 21.99949 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
India

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 71.00059, 21.99949
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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

    IIJIMA, A. AND OGASAEARA, K., 1967, THE PALEOGENE BAUXITE IN THE SAURASHTRA (KATHIAWAR): JAP. JOURN. GEOL. GEOGR., TOKYO, 30 MAR., 1967, V. XXXVIII, NO. 1, PP. 1-11, ILLUS

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BRECCIATED PALEOGENE BAUXITE OF 60% AL RESTS ON DECCAN TRAP. PROBABLY ALLOCHTHONOUS.

Reporter information

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

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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