What are the chief characteristics of bauxite?
Answer:
- Though several ores contain aluminium, it is from bauxite that a clay-like substance alumina and later aluminium are obtained.
- Bauxite deposits are formed by the decomposition of a wide variety of rocks rich in aluminium silicates.
- Aluminium is an important metal because it combines the strength of metals such as iron with extreme lightness and also with good conductivity and great malleability.