Petrography mineralogy geochemistry and genesis of the Balaya bauxite
Bauxite is a term currently used for weathering products or sedimentary rocks rich in alumina but low in alkalis alkaline earths and silica Gow and Lozej 1993 Bauxites containing 3 5% combined silica less than 20% Fe 2 O 3 and more than 45 50% Al 2 O 3 are considered as bauxite ore Valeton 1972; Gow and Lozej 1993 the main raw material of aluminum Al
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Lateritic bauxites formed in equatorial climates comprise ∼ 90% of the world s exploitable bauxite reserves Freyssinet et al 2005 The weathering process has resulted in a typical profile in which the valuable aluminous material lies atop of an aluminosilicate base often clay and has formed from it through the leaching of silica