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a rock consisting of aluminum oxides and hydroxides with various impurities: the principal ore of aluminum.
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bauxite
1861, clayey mineral containing aluminum, from Fr. bauxite, from Les Baux, near Soles, where it was first found. The place name is from Prov. Li Baus, lit. "the precipices."
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bauxite  (bôk'sīt') Pronunciation Key
A soft, whitish to reddish-brown rock consisting mainly of hydrous aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides along with silica, silt, iron hydroxides, and clay minerals. Bauxite forms from the breakdown of clays and is a major source of aluminum. |
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