bauxite

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The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides
One of the ores from which alumina is extracted and from which aluminum is eventually smelted Bauxite usually contains at least 45 percent aluminum oxide (alumina), and the best grades have a low silica content About four pounds of bauxite is required to produce one pound of aluminum
A ferruginous hydrate of alumina
An ore from which alumina is extracted and from which aluminum is eventually smelted Bauxite usually contains at least 45% alumina About four pounds of bauxite are required to product one pound of aluminum
Bauxite is a clay-like substance from which aluminium is obtained. a soft substance that aluminium is obtained from (Les Baux, place in southern France where it was found). Most important aluminum ore, of varying compositions in which aluminum hydroxide or aluminum oxide predominate (named for Les Baux in southern France, where the ore was identified in 1821). The other constituents are largely iron oxide, silica, and titania. Bauxite has been found in all the continents except Antarctica. Known deposits can supply the world with aluminum for hundreds of years at present production levels
the raw material mined from the earth we use to make aluminum [return to top]
an ore of aluminum consisting of moderately pure hydrated alumina - Al2O3× 2H2O
a clay-like mineral; the chief ore of aluminum; composed of aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides; used as an abrasive and catalyst
It is largely used in the preparation of aluminium and alumina, and for the lining of furnaces which are exposed to intense heat
The principal ore of aluminum, occurring as an oxide
the raw material mined from the earth we use to make aluminum
The principal ore of aluminum; a rock containing aluminum hydroxides
the raw material mined from the earth we use to make aluminum Top of Page
{i} earthy compound containing alumina
A whitish, grayish, brown, yellow or reddish-brown rock composed of hydrous aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides and containing impurities such as free silica, silt, iron hydroxides, and clay minerals; the principle commercial source of aluminum
bauxite

    Hyphenation

    baux·ite

    Turkish pronunciation

    bôksayt

    Pronunciation

    /ˈbôksīt/ /ˈbɔːksaɪt/

    Etymology

    () French from Les Baux|Les Baux]] in France.
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