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Bauxite - France

Occurrence in France 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093371
MRDS ID W001920
Record type Site
Current site name Bauxite - France

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 6.50198, 43.49895 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) 6.50198, 43.49895
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3M
    Length 300M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Var/Mazaugues

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NICOLAS, JEAN, AND LECOLLE, MICHEL, 1966, NOUVELLES HYPOTHESES CONCERNANT LE MODE DE TRANSPORT ET DE DEPOT DE LA BAUXITE DE MAZAUGUES (VAR): C.R. ACAD. SC. PARIS, T. 263, P. 224-227

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BAUXITE IS DETRITAL, DEPOSITED IN SEVERAL STAGES; IT WAS ALREADY BAUXITIC WHEN DEPOSITED

Reporter information

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

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