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WITH the increasing popularity of the metal aluminium, increasing interest is being taken in its principal ore, bauxite, and Dr. Fox has opportunely provided a trustworthy and comprehensive treatise on the occurrence and uses of this substance. lie distinguishes two principal modes of origin, the terra rosa (sic) type representing the insoluble residue of great masses of soluble limestone or dolomite, and the lateritic type resulting from the decomposition in situ of original aluminous rock. The former occurs mainly in the Mediterranean region of Europe, and the latter in the tropical monsoon lands of Asia, Africa, and America.
Bauxite: a Treatise discussing in Detail the Origin, Constitution, known Occurrences, and Commercial Uses of Bauxite: and including Particulars regarding the Present Conditions of the Aluminium Industry and the Pecutiar a Importance of Cryolite in the Extraction of Aluminium from Bauxite.
By Dr. Cyril S. Fox. Pp. x + 312. (London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1927.) 30s. net.
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Bauxite: a Treatise discussing in Detail the Origin, Constitution, known Occurrences, and Commercial Uses of Bauxite: and including Particulars regarding the Present Conditions of the Aluminium Industry and the Pecutiar a Importance of Cryolite in the Extraction of Aluminium from Bauxite . Nature 120, 800 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/120800a0
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