the cleavage of bauxite
the cleavage of bauxite. A soft aluminumcontaining ore Bauxite is an impure mineral that contains hydrous aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides In 1821 the first commercial source of bauxite was a mine near Les Baux France since then deposits have been found worldwide Bauxite ores are usually a mottled reddish brown but can also be white gray yellow or red