Occurrence

Bauxite - France

France
Aluminum
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Commodities
PrimaryAluminum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsBauxite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10068692
MRDS IDW001913
RegionEU
Data scoreD
Coordinates43.49897, 5.25198
References
MAUREL, P., 1969, DISTRIBUTION DES MINERAUX ET DES ELEMENTS MAJEURS DANS UNE POCHE DE BAUXITE DES ENVIRONS DE MAUSANNE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE): BULL. SOC. FR. MINER. CRISTAL., PARIS, SEPT.-OCT., 1969, T. 92, NO. 5, PP. 493-496, 1 FIG., 1 TABLA GEN THE PROFILE STUDIED IS A NORMAL LATERITIC PROFILE WITH ALUMINUM HYDROXIDES AT THE TOP AND KAOLINITE AT THE BASE. THIS SUPPORTS THE THEORY THAT BAUXITIZATION OCCURS AFTER THE DEPOSITION OF THE ORIGINAL MATERIAL