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7.5" Free-Standing Polished Bauxite (Aluminum Ore) Section - Australia
This is a gorgeous, 7.5" tall, free-standing section of bauxite mined near Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. One side of the specimen has been cut flat and polished to a glossy-finish, and the base has been cut for presentation.
Bauxite is the world's primary ore of aluminum. It is a heterogeneous material consisting mostly of the minerals gibbsite (Al(OH)3), boehmite (γ-AlO(OH)) and diaspore (α-AlO(OH)), mixed with the two iron oxides, goethite and hematite, the clay mineral kaolinite, as well as small amounts of anatase (TiO2) and ilmenite (FeTiO3 or FeOTiO2). Australia and China are the world's two primary producers of this ore.
SPECIES
Bauxite
LOCATION
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
SIZE
7.5 x 5.3 x 2.45"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#221465
