bauxite
Image credit: R. Weller, Cochise College
bauxite
bauxite
USGS National Minerals Information Center
USGS National Minerals Information Center
What is bauxite and alumina?
Credit: Scott Horvath, USGS. Public domain
Interactive 3D Model
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bauxite
bauxite
image credit: R. Weller, Cochise College
bauxite chemical formula
bauxite chemical formula
Al(OH)3 with possible additional Al and (OH). Bauxite is not a single mineral. bauxite is a sedimentary rock of of one or more aluminum-bearing minerals. Thus, a single chemical compound does not usually characterize this material.
(interpreting mineral chemical formulas: atoms, molecules, elements)
non-metallic
non-metallic
not electrically conductive
not electrically conductive
Credit: No name provided, USGS. Public domain
