Bauxite: A clay-like mineral, bauxite is the principal ore of aluminum. It is composed of aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides.
bauxite
A reddish-brown gemstone which is actually an ore of aluminum. It is found in tropical climates such as Nigeria. Because of it coloring, some African cultures revere it as a symbol of life's force.
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bauxite
An ore of aluminum, found in richly forested, humid, tropical climate, particularly Nigeria. It is a reddish-brown gemstone. In African cultures it is considered a sacred stone because the color symbolizes the life's force.
Bauxite: The principal ore in aluminum. It a sedimentary rock produced by chemical weathering typically under tropical to subtropical climate conditions. It is naturally occurring.
Bayadère: A multi-strand pearl necklace with twisted strands.
Bauxite Al2O3 for production of aluminium
Beryl: Be3Al2(SiO3)6
Bornite: Cu5FeS4
Cassiterite: SnO2
Chalcocite: Cu2S for production of copper
Chalcopyrite: CuFeS2
Chromite: (Fe, Mg)Cr2O4 for production of chromium ...
The products of the group other than diamonds comprises of Alumina, aluminum and bauxite, borates, coal, copper, diamonds, gold and silver, gypsum, iron ore, molybdenum, salt, sulphuric acid, talc, titanium dioxide, uranium and other products.
Corundum that has been synthetically manufactured from bauxite is most often used for this purpose. It is also said to help release negative emotions in constructive ways while giving give inner peace.
Aluminum: An inexpensive, lightweight, silver-white ore with a bluish tinge. Aluminum is primarily found in bauxite, is remarkable for its resistance to oxidation, and is used in many alloys.
* Archeological State Parks: Rockhounders can visit archeological state parks like Hampson Museum State Park, Parkin Archeological State Park, Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park, Oil And Brine Museum, Hot Springs National Park, Bauxite Museum, ...
Examples of hydroxides are manganite (MnO(OH)), goethite (FeO(OH)), and gibbsite (Al(OH)3; one of the main components of bauxite). Minerals of the hydroxide class are typically softer than oxides and are of low to medium density.
 See also: Mineral, Oxide, Crystal, Rough, Stone
  
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