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Bauxite - New Zealand

Occurrence in New Zealand 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 10093366
MRDS ID W001906
Record type Site
Current site name Bauxite - New Zealand

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 173.99827, -35.24656 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New Zealand(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
New Zealand

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 173.99827, -35.24656
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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

    KEAR, D., WATERHOUSE, B.C., AND SWINDALE, L.D., 1962, BAUXITE DEPOSITS IN NORTHLAND: NEW ZEALAND DEPT. SCI. AND INDUS. RESEARCH, INF. SER. 26, 58 P.

  • Deposit

    SWINDALE, L.D., 1959, BAUXITE IN THE RED-BROWN SOILS OF NEW ZEALAND: NEW ZEALAND SOIL BUR. PUB. 191, PAPER 184, 6 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EST. 20 MILLION TONS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-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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