A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Bauxite, Saline County, Arkansas |
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| Description | This earthy, pisolitic, buff to dark brown rock is a typical example of bauxite, a mixture of aluminum oxide and hydroxide minerals. The pisolites (the rounded red-brown features) in bauxites commonly show color zoning, as can be seen here. This sample is 10 cm across. |
| Chronostratigraphy | Early Eocene |
| Location | USA ▹ Arkansas ▹ Saline. Near Bauxite. |
| Photographer | Mike Davis. 2001-03-22. |
| Collection | Ward’s Collection of Classic North American Rocks #55. |
| Key words | bauxite, Arkansas |
| Tech details | 691 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 244 |
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